The Institute for Energy Efficiency proudly presents the Energy Leadership Lecture Series, which is open to the public and features prominent leaders in energy efficiency and related fields. Leading thinkers and researchers are invited to UC Santa Barbara to present their findings and views to the campus and broader communities.

Our distinguished visitors have included Darrell Smith, Director of Worldwide Energy and Sustainability at Microsoft; Tom Steyer, NextGen Climate Founder and President; Arun Majumdar, Vice President for Energy at Google; Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times columnist; Daniel Yergin, author of The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power; Amory Lovins, Director of the Rocky Mountain Institute, and Ed Mazria, the founder of Architecture 2030. 

Energy Leadership Lectures
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Home Energy Storage Workshop: Is Battery Backup Right For You?

Various Speakers

Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library

Energy Leadership Lectures

urs holzle

Energy Leadership Lecture: Advances in Energy Efficiency through Cloud and ML

Dr. Urs Hölzle

Corwin Pavilion

Energy Leadership Lectures

margaret martonosi

Internet of Things: History and Hype, Technology and Policy

Margaret Martonosi

Corwin Pavilion

Energy Leadership Lectures

Walter Cunningham

The Global Warming War - Alarmists vs. Realists

Walter Cunningham

ESB 1001

Energy Leadership Lectures

philip warburg

Harness the Sun: America's Quest for a Solar-Powered Future

Philip Warburg

Corwin Pavilion

Energy Leadership Lectures

pedro pizarro

California’s Low Carbon Future: Energy Efficiency and Distributed Energy Resources

Pedro Pizarro

Pollock Theater

Energy Leadership Lectures

darrell smith

How Microsoft Quietly Built the City of the Future

Darrell Smith

Corwin Pavilion

Energy Leadership Lectures

tom steyer

Confronting Climate Change: A Political Reality Check

Tom Steyer

Pollock Theater

Energy Leadership Lectures

arun majumdar

Energy & The Industrial Revolution: Past, Present & Future

Arun Majumdar

Corwin Pavilion

Energy Leadership Lectures

daniel yergin

The Quest – Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World

Daniel Yergin

Campbell Hall

Energy Leadership Lectures

michael webber

A Thirst for Power: The Global Nexus of Energy and Water

Michael Webber

Corwin Pavilion

Energy Leadership Lectures

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Sustainability on a Smarter Planet

Matthew Denesuk

Broida 1610

Energy Leadership Lectures

edward moses

Laser Fusion Energy: Opportunities and Challenges

Edward Moses

Marine Science Building Room 1302

Energy Leadership Lectures

larry smarr

Energy Leadership Lecture: Larry Smarr

Larry Smarr

MSI 1302

Energy Leadership Lectures

david mackay

Energy Leadership Lecture: David MacKay

David MacKay

Kohn Hall 1003

Energy Leadership Lectures

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Amory Lovins- Reinventing Fire: Profitable Solutions to Climate, Oil, and Proliferation

Amory Lovins

Corwin Pavilion

Energy Leadership Lectures