by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Nov 29, 2019 | All AgTech, All Grids, All Post-Carbon, Big Picture, DAC, Industrial Heat, Regenerative Agriculture
Most of the companies about which I write in this column are new ventures commercializing cutting-edge technology to reduce or eliminate carbon emissions – companies like GlassPoint Solar, Carbon Engineering, and PrairieFoods. As a society, we desperately need these...
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Oct 25, 2019 | All Grids, Efficient Building
I have some good news and bad news about sea level rise. First for the bad news – two pieces, one from each coast. From the East Coast, the bad news came in the form of an excellent New York Times feature story, As Sea Levels Rise, So Do Ghost Forests. The Ghost...
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Oct 2, 2019 | All Grids, Grid Modernization
If you take a survey of the two most important words in Tech investing, you’re likely to get any one of many answers: “Market share” “Network effects” “Application ecosystem” “Price momentum” All are possible responses. In my mind, however, the two most important...
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Aug 22, 2019 | All Grids, All Post-Carbon, Big Picture
Riddle me this, Batman… What country saw electric vehicle sales increase by 62% in 2018 while sales of fossil fuel cars sank by 3%? What country added the most solar photovoltaic generation capacity in 2018 – more than the U.S., Japan, and Germany combined? What...
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Jan 18, 2019 | All Grids
Nevil Chamberlain’s claim in September 1938 that his agreement with “Herr Hitler” had achieved “peace for our time” is one of the dramatic historical interludes that modern people look back upon with wonder. How could so few at the time see that – rather than buying...
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