Tag: energy

Rising Interest Rates Loom Over Energy and Infrastructure

This article was originally posted on TriplePundit.com The Federal Reserve continued to raise interest rates in 2018 as we reached the end of one of the longest bull markets in United States history. As the market cycle turns and the likely economic correction plays out in the coming months and years, what are the implications for the energy and infrastructure markets, which have… Read more →

When Will Solar Hit the Mainstream?

Solar energy continues to grow by leaps in bounds in the US, recently passing 1 million installations. However, solar only makes up 1% of the electricity generation in the US for the 12 months ending February 2016. This is not a knock on solar. It is starting from a low base. Solar made up almost 30 percent of all new… Read more →

Technology, Healthcare and Energy or Having a Real Impact through Scalability

Innovation focused industries vary widely. Developing the next digital healthcare system has little in common with the next generation of wind power turbines. Social media entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley or New York speak a different language from biotechnology companies in Boston. However, the commonality between these varied areas is scalability: if you can reach a wide audience quickly, you will… Read more →

What do Walmart, the U.S. Military and Intel Have in Common? More Than You Think

Walmart, the U.S. Department of Defense and Intel Corporation would seem a strange lot to put together. The largest retailer on earth, the most sophisticated military and the leading semiconductor company are vastly different arms of US power and success. However, they do share at least one trait: they are some of the biggest supporters of renewable energy and sustainability… Read more →