# The high-wire act of unlocking clean energy

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Countdown: Overcoming Dilemmas in the Green Transition
- Speaker: Jason Huang
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jason_huang_the_high_wire_act_of_unlocking_clean_energy)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Why are we using tech from 100 years ago to deliver the world's electricity? Materials scientist Jason Huang shows how we could massively upgrade the global power grid by replacing the wires in existing transmission lines with new, advanced conductors, helping us affordably meet rising energy demands while unlocking a cleaner, more climate-resilient future.

## Lectures

1. [The high-wire act of unlocking clean energy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jason_huang_the_high_wire_act_of_unlocking_clean_energy/4ab11cd79268), 12 min (TED's player)