This is slightly tongue-in-cheek as I am personally determined to do this following a 5-day power outage in Oct, that also left us without internet for 3 days. Being in the business of sustainable infrastructure, I am also aware that the grid is not getting better anytime soon. But in…

In sustainability, it seems that technology innovation gets the most attention. However, it is the less-sexy stuff that really makes the difference. You can innovate technology all day and night, but the chances of that innovation getting deployed, at scale in this decade is near-zero. …

Digital Power Consumption Vs. Global Power Supply With the help of a few colleagues, we pulled together the most credible data sources we could find and created a simple graph. The graph is based on the following data; Total Global Electricity/Power Supply — w/ growth rates to 2030 Total Global ICT (mostly data centers) Electricity/Power Consumption —…

The opportunity to finance sustainable power to the digital infrastructure sector is driven by business needs and offers a healthy return profile for investors. It also has a positive impact on our global emissions profile. Why is this space attractive for investment? Asset-backed (project) finance structures for long term yield …

Inspired by a discussion with my brother this week, I compiled a few highlights from “Enlightenment Now” by Steven Pinker. Specifically the section on The Environment as I realized that most of this is not common knowledge. The purpose of this article is simply to bring awareness to a few…

I have the pleasure of working with some very talented engineers, data scientists and developers in the software and analytics space. The concept for our Cognitive-X, consulting business started with the end customer and worked back to the tech required to deliver. As we come from B2B backgrounds, the business…

IOT Hardware and devices…a difficult business to say the least…especially for a start-up. At first glance, it seems simple enough; put a few sensors into a device, develop an app and you have an IOT device for the market. But the realities are much more complex. You need to manufacture…

During my time at ConnectM as CEO, in 2016, I acquired the assets of Ecovent Corp., one of the leaders in smart vents, and promptly killed the notion of the smart vent being the key to this solvable problem of rooms that are too hot/cold. Why kill the vent? Because…

When I first began working in emerging markets in 2006, my aim was to help with the expansion of GSM networks and communications in developing economies. …