Strategic Paths to the Future Energy System
Strategic Paths to the Future Energy System
Given the ramifications of carbonization and climate change in an increasingly mobile and industrialized world, what will power the Earth of tomorrow?
According to Prof. Konstantinos Boulouchos, an expert on Swiss energy strategy, electricity is the backbone of future energy systems. Prof. Boulouchos was speaking at a breakfast roundtable on “Transformation Paths for the Swiss Energy System in the Context of Climate Change” at swissnex Boston on March 10.
Prof. Boulouchos explored strategies towards decarbonization, such as the “Four Rs”: Replacing, Recycling, Reducing and Removing carbon energy. Strategic climate-relevant goals, he said, can only be met by utilizing the flexible portfolio of electricity’s inputs (sources) and outputs.
Twenty energy experts and researchers attended the interactive session, including representatives from MA Clean Energy Center, MA Clean Technology Transfer Center, City of Boston, Cambridge City Council, Venture Capital Companies, MIT Energy Initiative, MIT Energy Club, Harvard Business School, and Cleantech Companies from the Boston area.
Prof. Boulouchos has co-authored 120 publications and established the research group on unsteady combustion at the Institute of Energy Technology, Switzerland. A former Visiting Scientist at Princeton University, he is now Full Professor and head of the Aerothermochemistry and Combustion Systems Laboratory at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ).
swissnex Boston will continue the discussion around the energy topic during the year. One of the focus areas will be the aspect of “Green Jobs” and how Switzerland and the U.S. approach this topic.
For more information:
Prof. Konstantinos Boulouchos’ biography
Presentation “Strategic Paths to the Future Energy System”
