18. Energy
Status Quo:
- We love hydrocarbons
- No one wants less
- I don't see people changing
- More nukes, now
- Renewables suffer from
terminal intermittency
28. Energy
A Goal
“Energy needs to be both
cheap and clean.”
– Bob Metcalfe
29. Energy
Telecom Network
Then
- had to synchronize /w/ network
- no storage
- had to get permission
Now
- not synchronized
- storage
- anyone can connect
30. Energy
Electrical Network
Today
- have to synchronize /w/ network
- no storage
- have to get permission
Tomorrow?
- not synchronized?
- storage?
- anyone can connect?
39. Energy
Electric Utilities
vs.
Oil Companies
Electric motor
vs
ICE
Been there,
done that?
Dr. Porsche's electric car – c. 1900
40. Energy
Advantages of
electric motors:
- highly reliable
- little maintenance
- relatively small /
can use more than one
- can be designed for
power or torque
- little need for a heavy,
complicated transmission
- electrons can come
from anywhere
45. Energy
What to do?
- The future doesn't have to be like the present.
- Scale should not be an initial gate keeper to
new energy solutions.
- To innovate, go where the incumbents are not.
- Challenge the Status Quo in personal,
professional, & political conversations
46. Energy
Is the Mass Market Holding
Us Back in Energy Innovation?
Joel Greenberg
Tech2Energy.com
joel@tech2energy.com
512-736-1835