Please see the story below, first published in The Ontario Technologist Magazine. The feature photo is Jessie Ma, PhD., a former hydro engineer and a Senior Research Fellow for the Centre for Urban Energy (CUE) at Ryerson University. You can also download the PDF below. The reinvention of electricity By BF Nagy ‘SMART GRID’ IS TURNING OUT TO
Read moreSUCCESSFUL POWER PLAYS IN THE 21ST CENTURY This article appeared originally in the International Business Times. By BF Nagy At one time you could offshore something, realize a big cost saving, get promoted to the executive suite, score more stock options, and buy a new swimming pool. That’s not working so well anymore, so what else is trending? How about
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We environmentalists have to evolve our storytelling if we want the media to help. Their audience wants: What’s in it for me or my family? 1. Save money at home or work 2. Start something exciting or a new business (3. Help the planet) Tell me something I don’t know Examples: Texas is the wind power capital of the
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BF NAGY RANT – OUR HOME IS SICK BUT IT CAN BE FIXED. No matter who you are, what god you believe in or who you have voted for in the past, you know what’s happening in our world. And you know what that little voice inside of you is saying. Whatever rhetoric or so called clever arguments you may
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When something is less expensive and also a better technology like a digital camera, it becomes a no-brainer. Everyone on every side of the partisan divide should now be able to agree that we can both save money and clean up our world using renewable power generation…
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Lawmakers in Washington and state capitals would be unwise to ignore this growing attitude shift, particularly given that the clean energy economy is now doing far more to add to GDP and jobs than gas and coal are doing…
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Ethical opportunities for progressive investors to earn competitive returns, while providing funding for clean energy projects…
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Battery costs have dropped by three-quarters since 2010. The first Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada, at full ramp up, was projected to, on its own, double the world’s total production of lithium ion batteries…
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There are about 50,000 wind turbines in 40 states in the USA today, each costing $2-3 million, representing a total investment of about $128 billion and 88,000 jobs. One state has more than one-quarter of all USA wind turbines…
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Led by California, solar PV is exploding in the USA, growing by 20% – 40% per year. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, there are more than 2,754 solar companies in California, employing 75,598 people….
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