Context for Extreme Energy Efficiency in Industry - Lecture 1

Join Amory Lovins, Lecturer at Stanford University and Co-founder of Rocky Mountain Institute, for this comprehensive industry lecture on extreme energy efficiency. Explore breakthrough industrial energy efficiency design processes, starting with an introduction to the vast opportunities in the field. Learn about fossil fuel substitution for process heat, strategies to reduce energy demand, and concepts like Muda (purposelessness) and Lean Thinking. Examine practical examples, natural capital business models, and the "Golden Rule" of efficiency. Discover innovation charrettes and the "Eightfold Way" methodology for industrial energy efficiency. This 84-minute lecture, recorded in May 2023, is part of Stanford's Extreme Energy Efficiency course, which focuses on integrative design and whole systems thinking to achieve greater energy savings at lower costs with multiple benefits.