⚡ The Top 10 People Who Shaped Modern Electricity and the Human Story Behind It
The ten people who shaped how we generate, use, and understand electricity and the sparks of genius, rivalry, and humanity behind every light that shines.
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Buyer Beware: How AI Got My Simplest Task Wrong
A simple country list became five spreadsheet versions, two AI tools, missing entries and confidently wrong explanations. A practical reminder to check AI’s homework before it feeds into reports, strategy decks or executive decisions.
Heat Pumps Changed How I Think About Home Heating: From UK Boiler Panic to US Climate Control
A broken boiler in the UK led to a quick decision. Living with a heat pump in the US completely changed how I think about heating, comfort, and what a home should feel like.
⚡ The Top 10 People Who Shaped Modern Electricity and the Human Story Behind It
The ten people who shaped how we generate, use, and understand electricity and the sparks of genius, rivalry, and humanity behind every light that shines.
The Power of Weak Ties
Opportunity rarely comes from our closest circle. Research and history show that weak ties, the light connections at the edges of our networks, often open the biggest doors. From job markets to civil rights movements, networks quietly shape the world around us.
The Baghdad Battery: Ancient Power or Modern Myth?
Did you know the first battery could be over 2,000 years old? Hidden in the sands near Baghdad, this ancient clay jar may have carried the world’s first spark of electricity.
Texas Energy Market, OBBB, and the New Friction Problem for Solar and Storage
Texas became one of the fastest growing solar and battery markets in the world. Can it keep its speed as OBBB, grid reforms, and demand reshape the energy market?
Do we have enough acronyms… and are they the right ones?
Energy loves its acronyms, but it’s not always clear they’re helping. From HEMS to DERMS, this article explores how language meant to simplify can sometimes add to the confusion.
The Holy Grail: AI, Hype, and the Search for the Self-Healing Grid
AI can write, plan, and predict but can it run the grid? This piece explores where it’s already adding value, where it still fails, and why the future of a “self-healing” grid will depend as much on people and infrastructure as on algorithms.
Heat Pumps Changed How I Think About Home Heating: From UK Boiler Panic to US Climate Control
A broken boiler in the UK led to a quick decision. Living with a heat pump in the US completely changed how I think about heating, comfort, and what a home should feel like.
The Tallest Batteries in Town: America’s Water Towers
I moved to the U.S. and became obsessed with water towers. It turns out these quirky town icons quietly shift up to 30 GWh of load every day. No lithium. No algorithms. Just gravity doing the work.
Optimisation and Risk in a World of Distributed Energy
DER is scaling fast, and the risks are catching up. Software needs smarter optimisation and risk managers need to step up, or we will repeat the same mistakes finance made when models grew faster than governance.
Buyer Beware: How AI Got My Simplest Task Wrong
A simple country list became five spreadsheet versions, two AI tools, missing entries and confidently wrong explanations. A practical reminder to check AI’s homework before it feeds into reports, strategy decks or executive decisions.
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⚡ The Top 10 People Who Shaped Modern Electricity and the Human Story Behind It
The ten people who shaped how we generate, use, and understand electricity and the sparks of genius, rivalry, and humanity behind every light that shines.
Buyer Beware: How AI Got My Simplest Task Wrong
A simple country list became five spreadsheet versions, two AI tools, missing entries and confidently wrong explanations. A practical reminder to check AI’s homework before it feeds into reports, strategy decks or executive decisions.
Heat Pumps Changed How I Think About Home Heating: From UK Boiler Panic to US Climate Control
A broken boiler in the UK led to a quick decision. Living with a heat pump in the US completely changed how I think about heating, comfort, and what a home should feel like.
Texas Energy Market, OBBB, and the New Friction Problem for Solar and Storage
Texas became one of the fastest growing solar and battery markets in the world. Can it keep its speed as OBBB, grid reforms, and demand reshape the energy market?
The Power of Weak Ties
Opportunity rarely comes from our closest circle. Research and history show that weak ties, the light connections at the edges of our networks, often open the biggest doors. From job markets to civil rights movements, networks quietly shape the world around us.
Do we have enough acronyms… and are they the right ones?
Energy loves its acronyms, but it’s not always clear they’re helping. From HEMS to DERMS, this article explores how language meant to simplify can sometimes add to the confusion.