Blog on Energy Efficiency
Let’s nibble a bit on the expression above.
A factory: a fully controlled, well-managed, closed unit.
A place, where plants are produced.
Not grown, but produced according to a production plan. Is this only one further step along the road or is this something revolutionary?
[Read more…] about Lettuce from a plant factory?Do you remember my last post about the hydrogen train? (See: http://gaborpriegl.com/2018/08/26/hydrail-a-killer-application/).
To follow the developments keep your eyes on Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and watch the short report from the Norddeutscher Rundfunk on 01. October 2018. The closing statement is: ”Die Energiewende auf der Schiene wird kommen” (the ”Energiewende” for the railroad will definitely come).
Good for the railroad but what about the car industry?
Well, there is a good news for them too.
Do you remember the BMW Hydrogen 7 from 2005?
No? It’s not your fault, it is still a question even for experts whether it was meant to be a marketing ploy or a real development. For sure the concept burning hydrogen in the combustion engine was a dead end.
We know now that the (fuel cell + electric motor) is the winning match in the hydrogen world.
However, the killer application hasn’t surfaced yet. But now?
Energy has traditionally been a low interest / low engagement commodity purchase. But now, new online and digital tools are making switching easier.
How can it be a win-win situation for the customers and the utility companies at the same time?
Trump backs the oil and coal industries. Is it just paying out the donors or is it a firm policy? Trump has already given up important U.S. positions in the clean-energy sector worldwide. China has already jumped on the opportunities. Is America losing its edge in the clean-tech competition?
The concept is very old. Preparation and design take a lot of time, energy and cost. Construction too. The impact on nature is huge. How does the old design perform in modern times? Does it have a future at all?