Tag: innovation

I’m looking forward to today’s  meeting with David O’Brien, Bridge Energy Group’s Director of Regulatory Strategy and Compliance.  With his permission, I will record the discussion and squeeze it into my current book project, “Renewable Energy – Following the Money.” …

The Way We Regulate Electrical Power Utilities Stifles Innovation Read More »

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Here’s another quick note from San Diego, where I’m spending the day at the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure USA 2012. I just had a great conversation with Allan Schurr, IBM’s Vice President of Energy and Utilities. I performed quite a …

IBM’s Vice President of Energy and Utilities — Making a Difference in Electric Transportation Read More »

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All the bad news about the U.S. economy further heightens our fascination with Steve Jobs, a man whose life’s work showed us all the power of innovation. Indeed, if there is hope for Americans to propel themselves back into a …

Steve Jobs, Innovation, and Clean Energy Read More »

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Here’s an article that deals with a fundamental issue in sustainability: Can we innovate our way out of the mess we’ve created? Does the promise of abundant and inexpensive clean energy somewhere down the line – even if that promise …

Questions of Energy and Sustainability: Can We Innovate Our Way Out of our Mess? Read More »

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I had a talk just now with an old friend — an extremely senior business visionary who helped me put a few things into perspective about the innovations that are reshaping our world. Coming out of decades of work for …

Innovation Means Introducing New, Relevant Concepts to Your Customers Read More »

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A near full-scale prototype of an airborne wind energy system that generates power from constant, high-speed, high-altitude winds will be tested in Piedmont, Italy, in the coming weeks. When fully operational, KiteGen should be capable of generating 3MW of power. …

[The Vector] Low Cost Power from High Altitude Winds Read More »

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What’s worse, the U.S. has traditionally attracted the bulk of private venture capital. Now, these capital flows are making their way towards Asia, as Asia’s great public investment and focus gives more confidence to private capital. Deutsche Bank says “generous …

[The Vector] Innovation, Growth and Competitiveness: China and the U.S. (continued from earlier post) Read More »

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“…Yesterday I listed a few of the hottest new innovations coming our way in clean tech. Here are a few more. DuPont and Bio Architecture Lab are developing a process to produce bio-butanol from seaweed. This project is funded through …

Breakthrough Discoveries, Innovations and Renewable Energy – Guest-Blogger Kathy Heschelow – Continued Read More »

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“…Because energy has become a focus for innovation, things will start to move faster…The most important thing we did is make energy an interesting area for Ph.D. students over the last five years,” said Vinod Khosla at the inaugural ARPA-E …

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I just got back from California Polytechnic Institute, or Cal Poly as it’s popularly called — at which I interviewed Dr. Tom Mackin, chairman of the mechanical engineering department for my upcoming book. The focus here, of course, is nurturing …

Cal Poly — Teaching Innovation Read More »

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