https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2023/02/16/growth-of-renewables-no-longer-throttled-by-vcs/2023-02-16T15:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2023/02/02/bp-peak-oil-demand-is-over-now-accelerating/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image_4baeb104-67a9-41a6-8285-b92ebc277300.jpgimage_4baeb104-67a9-41a6-8285-b92ebc2773002023-02-03T12:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2019/10/14/why-suvs-deserve-no-love/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/audi-wagon-vs-bmw-suv-.jpgAudi-wagon-vs-BMW-SUV-Which would Ms. T choose?2019-10-14T11:13:27+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2018/06/13/the-sound-of-change/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fund-manager-decision-meeting.jpgExecutive Explaining GraphFear Uncertainty and Doubt play a huge role in financial decisions - photo credit iStock.2018-06-13T15:27:43+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2010/06/16/lessons-for-cleantech-marketers-in-the-tale-of-two-priuses/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/prius-japan-sales-full-year-2009-re-size.pngPrius Japan Sales full year 2009 re-sizehttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/prius-japan-sales-full-year-2009.jpgPrius Japan Sales full year 2009https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/prius-japan-sales.jpgPrius Japan SalesSource: Japanese Automotive Dealers Association2015-12-01T12:40:10+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2015/11/13/change-strategy-the-focus-on-evidence-of-climate-change-fuels-apathy/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/grid-parity.jpgGrid ParityBlue lines above the zero line are states where electricity is cheaper to generate from solar cells than coal.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/standing_on_foot.jpgstanding_on_footTime for a new perspective on climate change.2015-11-30T22:34:55+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2014/01/15/do-agile-toyota-production-method-and-lean-construction-go-together/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-15-18-mary-poppendieck1.png2014-01-15 18 Mary PoppendieckThe cadence of pacemaker tasks dictates the project's pace.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-15-18-mary-poppendieck.pngCadence of pacemaker tasks dictates flow.2015-03-29T17:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2014/01/07/what-it-takes-to-change-the-world/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reagan-outdoors-small.pngReagan outdoors smallNo more for you, Mr. President.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/clmp.gifclmpWhat might have been, in blue; what is, in green.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reagan-shotx-large.jpgreagan-shotx-largeIf not for this moment, climate change would be much worse now.2015-03-29T03:10:32+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2015/03/23/what-happens-when-unlimited-clean-power-is-free/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gcspic.pngTrend in global PV capacitySource: European Photovoltaic Industry Associationhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/water-map.pngwater mapoverlaps areas of water scarcity.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/population-map.jpgpopulation mapHigh population density...https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/whac-a-nerd-lighr.pngwhac a nerd lightEverybody is cool when mashing plastic moles.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cartoon-solar-gaining-on-fossils.gifcartoon solar gaining on fossilsSolar PV is on par with fossil fueled electricity.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/whac-a-nerd.jpgwhac a nerdArt imitates life.2015-03-24T01:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/about/2015-03-06T19:09:12+00:00weekly0.6https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2015/02/07/its-time-to-burn-down-the-tech-incubators-and-start-again/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/y-combinator-intake-pitchers.jpgY Combinator intake prepFounders prep for their Y Combinator intake interviews. Many imitators have coped Silicon Valley's Y Combinator. That model, says Steve Blank, needs to be adapted to work in other geos.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/y-combinator-building.jpgY Combinator buildingMany imitators have coped Silicon Valley's Y Combinator. That model, says Steve Blank, needs to be adapted to work in other geos.2015-02-07T22:39:17+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2015/02/02/weak-performance-of-golden-horseshoe-startups-its-not-what-you-think/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/soft-skills-duke-it-out.pngsoft skills duke it outhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/soft-skills-catapult-launch.jpgsoft skills catapult launchExpectations are good; expecting to get there in one go might be expecting too much.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hockey-boys-with-men.pnghockey2015-02-02T19:26:19+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2014/07/25/do-canadian-startups-call-it-quits-too-early/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/success-george-takei.jpgSuccess-George-TakeiThe path to success is anything but straight. 2014-07-25T20:27:28+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2014/07/22/should-canadian-startups-move-to-silicon-valley/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/talent-wars.jpgtalent-warsIn The Valley, competition for top talent is ferocious. 2014-07-22T17:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2014/06/12/why-cant-canada-have-a-facebook-scale-going-public-event/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/its-the-liquidity-stupid.jpgTwo women check the pictures they took nIt's the liquidity, stupid.2014-06-12T12:53:19+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2014/06/11/ctos-ambivalent-attitude-to-tech-works-awfully-well/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/reverse_gun.jpgReverse_GunDeciding to build your cool new tech with immature tools can lead to problems.2014-06-12T00:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2014/06/06/big-data-needs-designers-not-technologists/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hz-1_aerocycle_flown_by_soldier.pngHZ-1_Aerocycle_flown_by_soldierYet another example of why design is as important as data.2014-06-06T17:15:16+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2010/06/15/public-policy-survey-a-useful-guide-for-cleantech-marketing/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/blog-chart-redrawn1.jpgBlog Chart redrawnLooking at green values through the Rogers Curve lense shows potential pricing and positioning pitfalls for cleantech products.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/blog-chart-redrawn.jpgBlog Chart redrawnGreen segments diverge from key Rogers Curve segments.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/rogers-avs1.jpgRogers + AVS2014-02-25T20:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2014/01/11/crossing-the-chasm-again/2014-01-11T15:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2014/01/08/the-two-most-important-numbers-for-startups/2014-01-08T16:52:06+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2012/03/11/the-power-of-achoring-to-stop-innovation/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/anchoring_bias.jpganchoring_biasAnchoring: sometimes the brain works in weird ways.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lime_vs_beef.jpgLime_vs_beefAnchor #1: old ideas die hard. For centuries people believed there was no difference in the food value of these two items.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/anchoring_illustration1.jpgAnchoring_illustrationAnchor 2, mission priority. When you need 100 million or so of the items on the left, letting scurvy kill a few thousand or so of those items on the right seems like a good deal.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/anchoring_illustration.jpgAnchoring_illustrationWhen you need 100 million or so of the items on the left letting scurvy kill a few thousand or so of those items on the right seems like a good deal. 2014-01-07T20:32:30+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2012/12/20/new-insight-into-why-fact-based-green-policy-marketing-fails/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mr-emotion-beats-mr-reason.jpgMr Emotion beats Mr Reason2013-06-06T03:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2012/12/17/a-new-approach-for-selling-green-buildings-and-green-retrofits/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pod-3.jpgpod 3This doesn't look like green building. But his story will help sell them.2012-12-17T17:13:40+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2012/04/15/paris-apartment-block-retrofit-has-it-all-cheaper-greener-nicer/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/before-concept-after-v2.jpgBefore-concept-after-vYes, you can have it all.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/before-concept-after-v1.jpgBefore-concept-after-vYes, you can have it all.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/before-concept-after-v.jpgBefore-concept-after-vYes, you can have it all. 2012-04-16T02:03:15+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2012/03/22/humans-can-go-further-than-horses-so-what-about-cars/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/burning-fuel.jpgburning-fuelWho knew a pint of Ben & Jerry's has less calories than a gallon of gasoline?2012-03-22T00:12:36+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2012/02/21/worst-seatmate-ever/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/628x471.jpgWhale dissectorDr. Reidenberg and an absent friend. Her fancy rubber suit doesn't help.2012-02-21T17:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2012/02/01/viagara-vs-energy-conservation/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/goodideaj1.jpggoodideaj1It seemed like a good idea at the time. With thanks to www.fark.com.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/goodideaj.jpggoodideajIt seemed like a good idea at the time. 2012-02-01T14:39:52+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2011/12/04/big-bonuses-produce-better-performance-right/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pink-rsa-infographic-crop.jpgPink RSA infographic cropBigger bonus, smaller results - huh?https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mpen174h.jpgOur faith in bonuses is self serving and unfounded.2011-12-04T16:22:20+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2011/10/23/more-about-envy/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/goods.jpgEnvyNo happy ending here, unless there's another bone around. 2011-10-23T15:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2011/08/26/splinters-of-good-news/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/arkiddigging.jpgreforestation and climate changeThe longest journey beigns with a single step2011-08-26T19:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2011/07/25/what-power-generation-and-sewage-treatment-have-in-common/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/adult131.jpgsewage cocktailThese fellows seem pleased with the new sewage cocktails.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/adult13.jpgSewage cocktailsThese fellows seem pleased with the new sewage cocktails.2011-07-25T03:06:58+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2011/06/29/worst-green-marketing-ever/2011-06-29T08:29:24+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2011/06/25/personnas-that-work-expose-the-feelings-emotions-underlying-rational-thought/2011-06-25T17:42:25+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2011/06/03/guns-ammo-and-energy-rebates/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/www-houndrat-com1.jpgwww.houndrat.comEnvy can do good. Really.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/www-houndrat-com.jpgEnvy can do good. Really.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/envy-of-the-bone12.jpgenvy-of-the-bone1Envy can be good. Really.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/envy-of-the-bone11.jpgEnvy: a force for good?https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/envy-of-the-bone1.jpgSurprise: envy isn't all bad2011-06-03T10:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2011/02/27/follow-the-money-again/2011-03-29T02:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2011/03/29/green-irony/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/composite2.jpgComposite50m, 500-ton eco-yacht, meet 20m, 34-ton brontosaurus. The blue biped is a human, to scale.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/composite1.jpgComposite50m, 500-ton eco-yacht, meet 20m, 34-ton brontosaurus. The blue biped is a human, to scale with the other subjects.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/composite.jpgCompositeThe largest dinosaurs measured 20 or so meters and 34 tons. The yacht size difference is to scale. It is 2 and a half times longer and 14 times more massive.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/apatosaurus_scale_mmartyniuk_wiki.pngApatosaurus_scale_mmartyniuk_wikiGreen Voyager masses 14 times more than your average bronto, give or take. 2011-03-29T02:23:20+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2010/12/17/follow-the-money/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/empire-state-l-r1.jpgempire-state-l-r1The old Empire State Building is on left. New one is on the right. Can you tell the difference?https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/empire-state-l-r.jpgThe Empire State Building before, left, and after, right. Can you tell the difference?https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/empire-state-building-green-retrofit.pngempire-state-building-green-retrofit2010-12-17T23:53:52+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2010/12/09/selling-green-sell-savings-instead/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/chart-1-22.jpgGreen BIM-ers to the left, Non-Green BIMers to the right.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/chart-1-21.jpgGreen BIM-ers to the left, Non-Green BIMers to the right.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/chart-1-2.jpgGreen BIM-ers to the left, Non-Green BIMers to the right.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/green-bim-21.jpgChart 2 - Non-Green BIM practitionershttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/green-bim-2.jpgChart 2 - Non-Green BIM practitionershttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/green-bim-1.jpgChart 1 - Green BIM practitioners2010-12-09T03:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2010/07/17/sport-the-new-energy-saver/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/electricity-demand-gold-medal-game-vs-a-typical-day2.jpgElectricity demand Gold Medal Game vs a typical dayIs it good strategy to watch TV to save electricity?https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/electricity-demand-gold-medal-game-vs-a-typical-day1.jpgElectricity demand Gold Medal Game vs a typical dayIs watching TV to save energy good strategy? https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/electricity-demand-gold-medal-game-vs-a-typical-day.jpgElectricity demand Gold Medal Game vs a typical dayThe grey line is electricity demand in Ontario on a typical Sunday. The yellow line is electricity demand during the gold medal hockey game between Canada and the US.2010-07-17T22:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2010/06/18/conclusion-cleantech-marketing-lessons-of-the-tale-of-two-priuses/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/small-faceoff.jpgsmall faceoff2010-06-18T14:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2010/05/09/we-have-no-competition/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/blackberry-palm-iphone-mark1.jpgblackberry-palm-iphone-markWithout Blackberry, and especially Palm, would iPhone have been so successful?https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/blackberry-palm-iphone-mark.jpgiPhone strategyWithout Blackberry, and especially Palm, would iPhone have been so successful?2010-05-09T13:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2010/02/21/how-to-annoy-the-eco-friendly-and-climate-change-skeptics/https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cash-for-clunkers-chart1.jpgCash for Clunkers chart1Non-combustible CO2 is fuel for good arguments.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cash-for-clunkers-chart.jpgCash for Clunkers chartNon-combustible CO2 is fuel for a good argument.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cash-for-clunkers-31.jpgCash for Clunkers 3https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cash-for-clunkers-3.jpgCash for Clunkers 3Fuel for a good argument.https://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cash-for-clunkers-jpg.jpgCash for Clunkers jpgEvery good argument needs some fuel.2010-02-21T20:53:57+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2010/02/05/worlds-in-collision-5-ideas-to-help-consulting-thrive-in-product-companies/2010-02-09T14:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blog/2010/01/30/wind-power-plenty-in-newfoundland-nowhere-to-go/2010-01-30T19:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://megawattsandnegawatts.blogdaily1.02023-02-16T15:06:21+00:00