THE CHALLENGE WE FACE

It is impossible to achieve current "net-zero" decarbonization strategies. Continuing to favor wind and solar energy technologies to meet the world’s clean energy needs by 2050 would require more than 150 billion metric tons of material and equipment. There is only enough global logistical capacity to handle 11 billion metric tons.

How will we produce and manage that much material? How will we ship it?

Even if we could—such intermittent energy sources are becoming less and less reliable in the face of extreme weather events linked to climate change, the frequency and ferocity of which are increasing.

THE WAY FORWARD

A "RealZero2040" approach, not net-zero. We create compact energy and production systems—entirely local and integrated … without needing to be interconnected. These systems serve as the backbone for a new production infrastructure that creates self-sustaining economies fit for the 21st century.

It is time for an economic and industrial transformation of the scale of the digital revolution a generation ago. This means re-conceptualizing the energy utility business model through bypassing the need for large electricity grids, instead co-locating electricity and heat generation with end users.

INTRODUCING E+ LAB

Modularized production facilities in non-commodity markets can make finished products whose price is less sensitive to the cost of the energy input. Examples of these markets include production of high-value added steel, glass and food products, or powering mining sites and clean hydrogen facilities at the community scale.

Discover how E+ Lab has the template for a more versatile energy-industrial strategy. One that can actually combat climate change and shepherd a new economic future where communities across the world can thrive … delivering the world of tomorrow, starting today.