Published inG2 Insights·Sep 18, 2022Decarbonizing Industrial Heat: Are There Any Good Options?Decarbonizing the industrial sector is one of the most difficult problems in climate technology today. First, this sector accounts for a significant portion of global emissions — “industry” (aka industrial heat) alone accounts for ~25% of global emissions, with electricity use in industry adding another 11%. Second, unlike many sectors…6 min read6 min read
Published inG2 Insights·Sep 2, 2022Decarbonizing Heat: The Decade of the Heat PumpYou may have recently seen a headline or an article touting the decarbonization potential of heat pumps. Interest in this technology intensified as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (as a way to reduce Europe’s reliance on natural gas) and will continue to grow due to the recently passed…9 min read9 min read
Published inG2 Insights·May 16, 2022The Next Business Models of Web3Early innovation in Web3 was and is centered on cryptocurrencies and Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Companies in these areas are building decentralized versions of traditionally centralized financial institutions (banks, exchanges, payments). …5 min read5 min read
Jan 4, 2022GPT-3 and 2022 PredictionsFun blog to start the year, looking at the state of NLP (natural language processing) in AI. You may be familiar with GPT-3, which is an NLP model from OpenAI. Introduced in 2020, GPT-3 is probably the most famous NLP model in the world due to its uncanny ability to…5 min read5 min read
Published inG2 Insights·Dec 17, 2021The Business of SpaceThe space sector, and specifically the satellite market, is booming over the last few years. The number of satellites in orbit has surged, and in 2020 there were more than 3,000 active satellites orbiting overhead. Although there are quite a few use cases for satellites, two comprise the majority —…6 min read6 min read
Nov 30, 2021The Promise of Web3Crypto and blockchain have been present in the public’s consciousness for ~5 years. …5 min read5 min read
Published inG2 Insights·Oct 6, 2021Is Hydrogen Worth the Hype?Hydrogen as a sustainable fuel has gained significant momentum over the past few years. The attraction of hydrogen is obvious — much of the world’s current energy use is built around liquid fuels (petroleum, natural gas), and replacing those fuels with a “clean” alternative sounds simple and appealing. Europe, in…Hydrogen9 min readHydrogen9 min read
Published inG2 Insights·Jun 23, 2021Enterprise Blockchain — Worth the Hype?Some people see blockchain as the most important technology of this century — a globally distributed supercomputer, that will someday serve as a purpose-built internet for transaction and agreement. Blockchain technology rose to fame with cryptocurrency and has now entered Phase II of its proliferation with the rise of DeFi…9 min read9 min read
May 13, 2021On ChaosYou are likely familiar with the “butterfly effect”, in which a butterfly flapping its wings can cause a completely unrelated occurrence (usually some sort of extreme weather event) halfway around the world. This concept has become ingrained in popular culture as a fun quirk of the universe. However, I have…10 min read10 min read
Published inG2 Insights·Mar 30, 2021An Overview of Earth Observation SatellitesAs of early 2021, there are ~6,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. Of these, 3,200 are junk — old satellites that are no longer in operation. However, 2,600 are active. 1,000 of these are for communication — this is the largest use case. …8 min read8 min read
