Bob Metcalfe discusses the Enernet

Bob Metcalfe, founder of 3Com and co-inventor of Ethernet, gives a lecture at Singularity University (www.singularityu.org) in July 2009. Metcalfe outlines the Enernet, applying the Internet model to one of the most pressing issues facing the globe today, energy.

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[mirforpeace]

As someone who lectured at Singularity University, I could be dismissed as being biased.

Bob Metcalfe is a must view video if you are interested in the future of energy and the energy-Internet connection....

Great content! Great performance!!

[thegreeensky]

great lecture.. well done...

[divineagent]

40:15 lol Cum Prediction

[fireofenergy]

Surely, it could be "easy" with today's tech to make machines that spit out thousands of square miles of (the best kind of) solar panel material, and batteries...

How to deal with full blown automation and jobs losses (install jobs aside) is the REAL challenge! Is this even possible within today's monetary system?

[KraussHelmut]

Hey, does someone know where I can download the slides? Thanks!

[Michael John Battista]

lots of questions not many answers great speech amount energy etc thanks for sharing

[Fridemar Dr. Pache]

Building the ENERNET (derived of E[NERgy]Net) could be inspired and learn from the history of building the Internet. cu -- fridemar 2012-03-27 04:08:42 CET

[Galforg]

I would murder to attend this university.

[celshader]

I have seen quite a few of the Singularity University videos and so far this is the best one by a good margin.

[almeidaed]

About the question: "If you were an entrepreneur in a garage, what sort of Energy startup would you build?"

Here is my answer since I am this entrepreneur: "I would start an Energy Business that ties Energy with Social Networking. The Social Energy Network. We launch phase I of the service by end of January 2010. The name of the startup is SKYNJA (like Energy NINJAs) an Icelandic word for "Perception", which is what we need to solve energy. I look forward to starting it. Edison."

[Terrence Lee Reed]

Too much attention towards fission and not enough on fusion power as a silver bullet. Nuclear power is non-renewable and does not produce electricity directly as solar does, it produces heat.