by JAK | Jan 7, 2013 | big ideas, industry futures
Last week I had a look at whether using a grid connected PV system for generating solar power is viable for NZ homeowners. The short answer is yes. Five years ago I had a look at some of this in a post called How to Survive Peak Oil by Acting Locally – 7 ways. Back...
by JAK | Jan 4, 2013 | big ideas
Many NZ consumers will be wondering if solar power for the home is a practical option. In simple terms despite New Zealand having mostly renewable energy our power costs to the home have continued to climb in the past few years despite low inflation. In real terms...
by JAK | Dec 18, 2012 | big data, big ideas, TED, TEDx
One of the biggest challenges of our times is how to deal with huge amounts of data. It turns out software and computing power work much better when we can use it to augment our intelligence to scale up large scale task management. What if machines/computers and...
by JAK | Sep 5, 2007 | big ideas
Apparently George Bush thinks the answer to global warming is nuclear power. The reality is far more complex and relies on Russian goodwill more than anything else. I suspect this is not something Bush wants to rely on given the resumption of the Cold War practices of...
by JAK | May 9, 2007 | big ideas, culture, development, industry futures
Just tonight as I was driving, I heard some parts of a radio speech that were so sharp I had to pull over to the kerb for safety reasons. Talking on a mobile while driving is not safe and neither was the speech I was hearing. Turns out it was Professor Jeffrey Sachs...
