One of the fascinating things about innovation projects is the way that they evolve and change as the project progresses, and how they leave echoes long after the project has finished.
In 2012 I was involved in setting up the Future ... Since the IET published our report “Scaling Up Retrofit 2050” several people have asked me why the emphasis on ‘deep retrofit’? Taking today’s properties and upgrading them to 2050 energy efficiency standards in one step. Wouldn’t it be better to ... The challenge of retrofitting 26 million homes
In the UK we face a stiff challenge. The Climate Change Act of 2008 sets a legal target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050.
Every part of the UK economy must contribute ...
Every year I try to get to the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicles show at Millbrook. Now ten years old, this exhibition gives me a chance to see where we are up to on our journey to zero-carbon transportation. You get ... Correctly pricing a new product or service is vital. Too high and you get no customers, too low and you leave money on the table. Either way you burn through cash so your innovation, and possibly your company, fails.
Pricing is ... A large part of the world’s population has experienced a dramatic heatwave in the summer of 2018. We have felt the impact of high temperatures and low rainfall, and we have seen dry rivers, empty reservoirs, and wildfires from all over ... When you are only working on one innovation project at a time, you can give it all the care and attention it needs. There are no competing resource demands; at least for creating new products and services.
Life gets more complicated ... For many years I have been fascinated by the idea of disruptive innovation and technologies. Whilst disruption certainly happens, there are plenty of historical examples of that, I don’t think you can identify which innovations will be disruptive and how ...
At the end of 2017 the natural history programme, Blue Planet II, dramatically pushed the impact of waste plastics on the oceans into public eye. Since then, the topic has ... Last week I visited the Rushlight Summer Showcase in London. This brings together clean technology companies looking for investment and potential investors. The companies give a series of five-minute pitches to an investor panel, and there is also an exhibition ...
Getting the Best Out of the Glasgow Demonstrator
2 Reasons Why Deep Retrofit is Vital for Zero Carbon Homes
How to Make 26 Million Homes Zero-Carbon by 2050
What are the latest developments in low carbon vehicles?
Careful Pricing Is Vital For Successful Innovation
2018 Heatwave Threatens the Future of Towns and Cities
Understanding Your Project Portfolio with the Consumer/Technology Matrix
How to Spot and Make Use of Disruptive Innovation
A Green Future: What Can We Do about Plastic Packaging?
A Snapshot of Energy Innovation from the Rushlight Summer Showcase
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