Adam and Rodrigo had the opportunity to chat with engineer and business owner Alonso Gonzalez about his upcoming book, and in particular his research on the transition from a dirty, inefficient fossil fuel economy predicated on scarce energy to a new energy economy founded on effectively infinite, distributed clean energy from the sun.

Alonso shared a presentation that introduced a variety of novel concepts and assertions that makes a compelling case for a complete overhaul of earth’s energy sources and infrastructure, much of which will be quite noticeable and impactful within the next five to seven years. Topics covered include:

• Impacts of the exponential age of knowledge
• Megatrends of energy abundance and digitization
• Uncertainty as the source of anxiety
• From linear to exponential growth and how the past is no longer useful in understanding the future
• Difference between innovation and disruption and the phases and timeline of disruption
• Understanding general terms about energy
• Understanding current energy production and consumption
• Visualizing a chronological road map of the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in the near future
• Consequences of energy abundance

We hope you enjoy our conversation with Alonso Gonzalez!