Event Details
When:
-
Location:
Online: Zoom
In-Person at WWU
Academic Instructional Center West
Room 204
Price:
Free
Brought to you by:
Institute for Energy Studies, The Foundation for WWU & Alumni
Description
Check out this video to watch the Powering the Next Generation of AI Infrastructure.
AI is driving a transformative technological revolution that the US wants to and indeed must lead. AI is dependent on data centers and computing power that in turn depends upon significant electric energy as a primary input. Yet utilities, interconnection queues, and existing regulatory regimes are bottlenecks. How will we build and finance the clean energy infrastructure necessary to meet this need rapidly and without raising costs for other utility customers? What resources do we need? How will we navigate the current political and regulatory environment to meet this challenge?
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Featuring:
Brian Janous, Speaker
Brian is a global energy and decarbonization leader with nearly 25 years of experience pioneering innovative approaches to marrying sustainability with business strategies. Brian is the Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Cloverleaf Infrastructure. Cloverleaf aims to solve the critical problem of expanding grid capacity to support the largest electric customer loads to spur economic growth and investment. Brian also serves as a Sr. Advisor with Green Strategies, advising early stage to Fortune 500 companies on energy and decarbonization strategies. Previously, Brian served as VP of Energy at Microsoft, supporting the development and execution of Microsoft’s global cloud and AI energy strategy. This included oversight of energy policy, procurement, renewable energy, distributed generation, and overall environmental impact. Prior to Microsoft Brian worked as a consultant at Brubaker & Associates, assisting Fortune 500 companies with energy procurement, policy, and sustainability matters.
Brian holds board positions with LineVision, a leader in dynamic line rating technology, VEIR, a pioneer in superconducting transmission technology, Protect Our Winters, and the Institute for Energy Studies at Western Washington University. Brian has also previously served on the board of the American Wind Energy Association (now the American Clean Power Association). Brian holds an MBA from Webster University, a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Missouri.
Questions and Accommodations
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- Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is appreciated. Please mention your needs when registering.
- There will be auto-captions for the Zoom webinar.
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- More parking details for campus visitors are available online.
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- Purchase your permit at the pay stations in lot C or 6V or use the Parkmobile app (use Zone 1200). This allows parking in any disability space. If these are full, you can use a non-reserved space nearby.
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The views expressed by our speaker do not necessarily reflect those of Western Washington University.