WGSI releases blueprint for low-carbon energy future; ecosystem approach
20 February 2012
The Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI)—a non-profit partnership between Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the University of Waterloo—has released the Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030. The Blueprint provides a view of high impact energy technologies along with a set of implementation strategies as a roadmap to a low-carbon and more sustainable energy future.
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| The low-Carbon Electricity Ecosystem. Source: WGSI. Click to enlarge. |
The Equinox Blueprint is a report from the Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 held in June 2011 in Canada. Part One of the Blueprint details the “exemplar pathways” developed by participants of the Equinox Summit, and incorporates specific proposals for addressing important aspects of the global energy problem. Part Two is a more detailed discussion of the scientific and technical context of each of these exemplar pathways. The five exemplar pathways are:
Energy storage technologies to enable renewable electricity generation
Enhanced geothermal, tapping into the Earth’s heat using techniques we’ve already mastered
Advanced nuclear reactors for enhanced safety, utilizing inexhaustible resources (recycled uranium, thorium, and high level wastes) to close the fuel cycle
Off-grid electrification using flexible solar cells and self-sustaining micro-grids
Smart cities and electric transport for a global future dominated by urban living
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