The Future of Energy
February 24, 2009
Change is in the air. That’s nothing new, of course. Change is always in the air. But a lot people believe that when it comes to generating electrical power fundamental changes will
Category: Critical Infrastructure
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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The Green Update
February 18, 2009
One of the prominent themes of President Obama’s campaign was developing a “green economy” and creating 5 million new jobs. Sensing an opportunity, former Vice President Al Gore went to Capitol Hill
Building Up rather than Bailing Out
November 18, 2008
In my post Green Capitalism and the Map of Grand Challenges, I discussed proposals by individuals like New York Times’ columnist Tom Friedman that the United States take advantage of the current
GE, Google, and Grids
October 9, 2008
In a post entitled Updates on Solar Energy, I noted that if the dream of increasing the use of alternative sources of energy is to come true there will have to be
From Solar Power to Kid Power
September 17, 2008
Massachusetts set off a bit of a firestorm when it recently passed legislation requiring that 15 percent of the power purchased by utility companies operating in the state must be from renewable
Going Green in Libya
September 11, 2008
One of the hopes shared by environmental and development groups is that developing countries can progress without causing severe damage to the environment. Traditionally, a developing country looks for the cheapest (not
Updates on Solar Energy
August 29, 2008
Yesterday, Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination to run for the office of the President of the United States. Nothing surprising there — he has been the presumptive nominee for some
Looking Beyond Oil
August 1, 2008
For decades one of the critiques of Saudi leaders has been that they were not investing in their country for the day that oil runs out. The inevitable result of such shortsightedness
The Future of Desalination
July 8, 2008
In a recent post, I discussed efforts to harness the power of the ocean’s waves to generate electricity [Harnessing the Power of Waves]. Scientists and engineers are also looking to the oceans
GE Chairman Urges Pursuit of Cheap, Green Energy
June 24, 2008
For years people have been looking for technological breakthroughs that would make clean alternative energy sources competitive with electricity produced by coal and natural gas powered power plants. Jeff Immelt, chairman and
