The art of integrative design
Last week, I had the chance to listen to Amory B Lovins, as he was giving a presentation at the climate-KIC green garage about his concept of integrative design. For those, who have not heard of...
El Hierro – The leading example?
Just some weeks ago, I was at the Aegean Energy network conference on “Islands as Test Beds for Innovative Sustainable Energy Technologies”. Here El Hierro was referred to by many participants as the leading example for renewable integration...
Mind the gap!
Recently, I came across the same article posted all over my LinkedIn wall, across all relevant industry groups on the network. It was this post on renewablenergyworld.com written by Dr. Thomas Hillig of www.th-energy.net, which...
Off-grid: When hybrid plus storage makes sense
Reducing the reliance on costly diesel-based power generation is high on the list of priorities for off-grid operators around the world. PV-hybrid systems alone can only go so far in meeting this need. The addition of...
Misleading expectations for solar PV cost can make market entries more difficult
Just last week I received an email from the Tanzanian private sector foundation. In their e-mail they promoted an upcoming business trip from a delegation of German solar companies to Tanzania. This trip is arranged...
Is there a thing, such as “too much” grant money?
Just recently, I stumbled across a link on my LinkedIn wall, where the start of a new business was being advertised – a business that’s sole purpose is to advise other companies on how...
The start of my blog
I used to have a blog, some years ago, where I wrote about my personal life and whatever crossed my paths and I felt it was worth sharing. I always enjoyed writing. The fact...