Opening up access to energy and information has yielded positive, social transformation, but both sectors have faced challenges and disruptive technologies. These two markets are merging and following countervailing trends: while energy is moving from large, centralized power plants to smaller, distributed systems in homes, computing is moving from smaller, distributed systems in homes to larger, centralized data centers in the clouds. This interconnection introduces cross-sector constraints. At this session, learn how global energy and information interact, what conflicts are looming, and how they can work together.
Michael Webber, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
