Via Greenbiz, an interesting look at the future of the smart grid, an interdisciplinary solution incorporating clean energy, clean transportation, zero waste, and fresh water: David Crane is banking on a fragile balancing act to see his company, power giant NRG Energy, through what he predicts will be an upheaval in the way electricity is generated, stored and purchased. The […]
Read more »Via Raconteur, an interesting look at how the success of the peer-to-peer economy, from Airbnb to Uber, paves the way for the democratisation and disintermediation of the energy market, aided by advances in technology: Technological developments are already blurring the line between producers, distributers and consumers. Companies are increasingly looking for opportunities to become power […]
Read more »Via The Christian Science Monitor, a look at how water markets – while nascent worldwide – could potentially help water flow to where it’s most useful: When a market for trading water rights opened in central Nebraska last year, one of the initial buyers wasn’t a corn farmer, or even a water user at all […]
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