One of the things that you need to do when you’re constructing a building is arrange for new utility connections. Sometimes there’s enough capacity to support what you’re building and sometimes the capacities need to be upgraded (which usually becomes the responsibility of the developer).… Read More
One of the main criticisms of cryptocurrencies is that they consume a lot of energy and are therefore not sustainable. But all blockchains are not created equal and there are different ways in which transactions on a blockchain can be validated. Bitcoin and Ethereum use… Read More
This is impressive: Shenzhen recently finished converting its entire bus fleet to electric vehicles. That’s 16,359 buses and around 8,000 charging stations according to Electrek. It is estimated that this all-electric fleet saves 345,000 tons of fuel per year and reduces carbon emissions by 1.35… Read More
The United Nations and Bloomberg New Energy Finance recently published a report covering global trends in the renewable energy space for 2017. Here are some of their key findings: – 2016 was a record year in terms of renewable power capacity installed worldwide. This includes… Read More
Earlier in the week, I came across this post (via Fred Wilson), arguing that rapid technological progress is causing systemic deflation in the broader economy. Here’s a chart that illustrates the author’s point: What is happening here is that despite advances in technology and increases in… Read More
The car had a profound impact on the landscape of our cities (and that’s probably the understatement of the year). Not only did it force the decentralization of our cities (i.e. sprawl), but it dotted the landscape with gas stations and other things that cars… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 