1. The Solar Skyways Challenge
Environmental Systems Seminar Series
The Solar Skyways Challenge
Ron Swenson
International Institute of
Sustainable Transportation
2012 October 24

2. I have a few questions to ask about your future

3. Will you be able to find a job when you graduate?

4. More to the point, what will you do if you don’t find a job?

5. Stay tuned. You’re about to find out.

6. Did you there is a Happiness Advantage?

7. How can you find happiness in your work life?

8. How can you find happiness in your work life?

9. Observe: What big challenges are confronting humanity?

10. Observe: What big challenges are confronting humanity?

11. Observe: What big challenges are confronting humanity?

12. Observe: What big challenges are confronting humanity?

13. Observe: Another big challenge is global inequity

14. So, what’s the best way to predict the future?

15. Invent! For now, I’d like to focus on transportation

16. For sustainable mobility, there are many alternatives in play

17. Moving to renewable energy is by far the most economical
Estimated costs of fossil & nuclear energies (US $)
Petroleum
Natural Gas
Coal
Electricity
Sum per year (ignoring external costs!) B$ B$ B$ B$
5 000–7 750 B$
Sum
(+ 20% rise) B$
Sum to replace world’s energy with 100 % renewable energies by 2030 B$ 
half!

18. Germany proved the industrial policy model for mitigation

19. Germany proved the industrial policy model for mitigation

20. Germany proved the industrial policy model for mitigation

21. For sustainable mobility, there are many alternatives in play

22. How far can we go with biofuels?

23. How far can we go with biofuels?

24. Fortunately, we have viable alternatives to biofuels

25. Fortunately, we have viable alternatives to biofuels

26. Choices?

27. Invent! With solar podcars, Sweden is leading the way

28. Invent! With solar podcars, Sweden is leading the way
[Video]

29. There is more to it. As of now, urban transport doesn’t work
[Video]

30. San José State engineers are inventing the Solarevolution

31. We do real world projects with University students. Join us!

32. Incrementalism will not deliver sustainable transportation

33. Incrementalism will not deliver sustainable transportation
… smart parking management.

34. Be bold! Like, take the world record for a traction kite

35. For now, we hold the world record for a traction kite

36. We do custom commercial solar projects

37. We do custom commercial solar projects

38. And these projects are leading to solar skyways

39. And these projects are leading to solar skyways

40. Thank you for your kind attention!

41. Follow your bliss!