Inputs on energy innovation
Watching this interesting 33 minute video, that I came across at google.org, I learned, for example, these 4 things:
1. Reduce the weight of cars.
2. Rebuild the electric grid to be more flexible and decentralized.
3. Make it possible for people to get real time information over the Internet about the energy use they use at home.
4. At your home, replace old products, that use a lot of energy, with newer products that use less energy. For example, have a look at how much energy your refrigerator uses.
1. Reduce the weight of cars.
2. Rebuild the electric grid to be more flexible and decentralized.
3. Make it possible for people to get real time information over the Internet about the energy use they use at home.
4. At your home, replace old products, that use a lot of energy, with newer products that use less energy. For example, have a look at how much energy your refrigerator uses.
Comments
Important points you mention here. A year ago I tried to keep track of how much electricity we used, because I wanted to see how effective various measures to conserve electricity were. Because it was so tedious I eventually gave up on it. A personal electricity consumption information portal would be a wonderful thing. Maybe we should pitch this idea to some energy providers?