The Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 is an international conference that took place from June 5 to 9, 2011 in Waterloo, Ontario. The summit was presented by the Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI) to develop scientific and technological solutions for the world’s current energy situation. It examines the present state of energy production, distribution, and storage, and then set benchmarks for where we need to be in the year 2030 to ensure global energy needs are met in a sustainable fashion.