Gary AitchisonThe Marginal RevolutionThere has been a quiet revolution in the economics of products & technology. One is well know and much heralded. It is commonly referred…Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
Gary AitchisonAssessing Startup Risk — A Methodology for Phi Measure of RiskThis articles describes a methodology for systematically assessing risks in a high technology startup and then presenting the results in a…Feb 28, 20191Feb 28, 20191
Gary AitchisonDiesel-Electric Train Conversion -is an EV Freight Train a Possibility?An interesting thought experiment is to ask whether it would be possible or practical to convert one of the largest locomotives in the…Feb 18, 20191Feb 18, 20191
Gary AitchisonIs Hydrogen Via Natural Gas a Positive Path Forward?{Draft — subject to peer reviewFeb 13, 2019Feb 13, 2019
Gary AitchisonPlanning for the Energy Grid of The FutureIt is necessary for countries to face some harsh facts about the future. I will take Australia as a case example. Its energy consumption…Feb 9, 20194Feb 9, 20194
Gary AitchisonThe Australian NEM — Getting to 100% RenewableThe challenge was to take a one week period in the National Energy Market and try to understand how that one week would look like in 2050…Jan 29, 2019Jan 29, 2019
Gary AitchisonUtility Death Spirals — Some Simple EconomicsThere has been a lot of debate in Australia about the impact of rapidly rising electricity prices, role of solar energy and other…Dec 22, 2018Dec 22, 2018
Gary AitchisoninDataDrivenInvestorTipping Points — The Next 10 YearsDuring the next ten years the world will experience a set of fundamental tipping points that will change both geopolitical dynamics and…Nov 25, 20181Nov 25, 20181
Gary AitchisoninDataDrivenInvestorA KISS Venture Capital Primer — 1This is the first in a three part series that provides a primer on venture capital — how it works, why it works and what it feels like to…Nov 15, 20184Nov 15, 20184
Gary AitchisonGrowth and Climate Change — A Neighbourly Modest Mega ProjectJust to the north of Australia lies one of the world’s most interesting archipelagos — the island country of Indonesia.Nov 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018