As controlled blackouts roll across Texas’ ERCOT electricity grid due to freezing weather, here’s some information resources that may help understand what’s going on. Hopefully this information and others will help answer the question, “Why were their blackouts when electricity demand is higher in August? A/C is all electric. Heat is electric and natural gas, yet news outlets report… Read the rest
I’m really excited to announce that I’ll be interviewing Bob Metcalfe at SXSW 2011 this year. Our discussion is titled:
Ladies & Gentleman…The Enernet! Discuss.
The discussion will take place on Sunday, March 13th, although we don’t have a time yet. It’ll just be the two of us and the format will be… Read the rest
I recently gave a talk at IEEE in Austin about how the present state of energy is based upon the mass market and that the mass market’s requirements don’t foster innovation. They foster the status quo.
I began with a simple question, “How many people in this room think that we have the best energy system(s) today?” If you think… Read the rest
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As we watch the continue tragedy of the gulf oil spill unfold, Garry Golden and I talk about the implications. Certainly, there are a lot of losers. The Lousiana seafood industry is $2.8 billion dollar industry. That’s going to be affected. Tourism will probably be affected. The oil industry will come under greater scrutiny.
Because of the size of the… Read the rest
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OK. Say you did something like invent and promote the networking standard everyone uses. What do you do next?
How about investing in energy? It’s a big problem and big problems bring big opportunity.
But how?
“The trick,” says Dr. Bob Metcalfe, inventor of ethernet, founder of 3Com, and a Venture Capitalist investing in energy, “If… Read the rest
Tech2Energy will be attending the 2010 SXSW Interactive conference in a big way:
“Can the Creative Class Transform the Energy Business?”
Monday, March 15, 11am
I’ll be moderating the discussion. This is a late addition to the SXSW schedule, but the audience is the sweet spot for Tech2Energy.com: geeks who are interested in energy.
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Tuesday, March… Read the rest
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Bob Metcalfe Discusses the Future of Energy at SXSW Interactive with Joel Greenberg
Coming to SXSW Interactive 2011 this week? Join Dr. Bob Metcalfe and I as we discuss how hi-tech geeks can help solve one of the most important problems of our generation: energy.
Use Twitter hashtag #sxswenergy to join the conversation.
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