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Some thoughts from some random internet stranger: 1. Connectivity is an issue that isn't power generation per se but a potential business opportunity. From wha
by DoreenMichele 4y ago
Some thoughts from some random internet stranger:
1. Connectivity is an issue that isn't power generation per se but a potential business opportunity. From what I gather, the power grid would be more stable if we had better connectivity and the isolation of Texas from other parts of the US has been a factor in some of their issues of late.
2. Electricity generation is very much an environmental issue. Regulation is a big thing generally, but environmental regulation is something likely to bit you at some point. If you can do something that is so high quality in that regard that it is likely to exceed any standards that may be instituted in the near future, you would have an edge on competitors.
3. Energy storage is a big issue. We are moving towards solar and wind, both of which put out energy but don't create stored energy, unlike historical hydro which dammed up water and thus created a store of potential energy that could be adjusted at times.
4. Both solar and wind are variable in their ability to produce energy. Wind power has the issue that when a big storm comes, they may need to shut things down to prevent damage to the system and cannot handle the potential big influx of power the high winds represent. We are apparently failing to capture a lot of value in that regard.
5. Wind and solar tend to be complementary but I don't know how often they get packaged together for off-grid applications. It's common for it to be windier than usual when the sun is not available (during storms, shortly after dark).
I think there is lots of ways you could create new businesses related to energy. I encourage you to find some means to just start reading, come up with your own ideas of where some of our energy generation pain points are and go from there.
People tend to do more of the same old, same old. If you find some new angle, keep it quiet until you get traction etc, you can potentially make a mint and also go down in history as some kind of hero for solving this. We currently do a lot of hand-wringing about how there are too many people, there are not enough resources to support them, we are doomed, we need to stop consuming so much electricity, etc ad nauseum.
Best of luck.