Sustainable Energy is not just about energy security, or renewable energy, or even renewable base load energy; it is about energy in a circular economy. Project developers must look at the life cycle of an energy project, including full decommissioning, and analyze all the positive and negative externalities. Dr. Thota is a profound advocate and thought leader in the sustainable energy space.

Technological reviews of the full life cycle of a new energy generation project is important, but we must also decipher human, political, economic and other uncertainties critical to determining if we are ‘creating’ sustainable energy. One example is laid out beautifully by ENEL a major international company focused on generation and transmission.