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Workshop 4
“Energy Challenges: The Next Thousand Years”
March 30 – April 1, 2007 | The
Westin Bellevue,
Bellevue, Washington
 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has determined
not only that climate change is a fact, but also that there is a very
high probability that it is being caused by humans. The cause, of course,
is the continuously increasing level of CO2 introduced into the atmosphere
by the burning of fossil fuels. Humanity’s current sources and
uses of energy – mostly carbon-based fossil fuels – must
be superseded. Most studies pertaining to the future of energy do not
grapple beyond short-term (next 50 years) considerations of conventional
and alternative energy sources.
The Foundation For the Future workshop “Energy Challenges: The
Next Thousand Years” considered all potential sources and
technologies for energy production over three time frames: the near
term (rest of this century), the medium term (next few centuries),
and the longer term (thousand-year future), as well as the challenges
facing humans on the planet in developing and implementing self-sufficient
strategies for energy.
Sixteen prominent energy experts from around the world participated
in the workshop to discuss renewable energy science and technologies
anticipated to emerge during coming centuries.
Proceedings (34.9
MB PDF) and Executive Summary (1.8 MB PDF) of this
workshop, including transcripts of all dialogic sessions, available
for download.
Participants
 Howard Bloom
International Paleopsychology Project
NY, USA
 Dennis M. Bushnell
NASA, Langley Research Center
VA, USA
 William
H. Calvin
University of Washington School
of Medicine
WA USA
 Eric J. Chaisson
Wright Center for Innovative Science Education
MA, USA
 Russ George
Planktos, Inc.
CA, USA
 Jerome C. Glenn
AC/UNU/Millennium Project
DC, USA
 Gustav R. Grob
International Clean Energy Consortium
Switzerland
 Martin I. Hoffert
New York University, Physics Department
NY, USA
 Feng Hsu
NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center
MD, USA
 Thorsten Ludwig
German Space Power Association
Germany
 John C. Mankins
ARTEMIS Innovation Management Solutions LLC
VA, USA
 George E. Mueller
Kistler Aerospace Corporation
WA, USA
 Fabrizio Pinto
InterStellar Technologies Corporation
CA, USA
 Darel Preble
Space Solar Power Institute
GA, USA
 Crispin Tickell
James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization
Oxford University, England
 Thomas F. Valone
Integrity Research Institute
DC, USA
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