thanks Roberto!! copying our colleagues from the p2p lab
On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 5:23 AM, Roberto Verzola <[email protected]> wrote: > I just finished the piece "Can micropower be as deep a game-changer as > microprocessing?" It can be downloaded at: > > > https://rverzola.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/can-micropower-become-as-deep-a-game-changer-as-microprocessing/ > > By "deep", I mean being able to change the rules of the game not only > within the industry itself but in society as a whole. In the piece, I > note that the declining prices of renewables such as solar and wind > seem to have brought the renewables sector at the same take-off point > that microprocessing was some three decades ago. > > I analyze the developments from the perspective I've been pursuing, > which is the perspective of abundance. I note that these declining > prices, exponential increases in production, and expanding markets are > bringing these renewables into operating points where the economics of > increasing returns to scale start to take-over, leading to a virtuous > cycle of more rounds of price declines and higher production, the same > kind of economic growth pattern we have seen in the information sector. > These are typical features of the onset of abundance. > > I discuss in the piece what might be the conditions that can make > small-scale generation with renewables as deep a game-changer as > microprocessors have been. > > Greetings to all, > > Roberto Verzola > Philippines > > PS. Those who want more details about developments in renewables from > the perspective of a developing country, you can also download my > recent book, CROSSING OVER: THE ENERGY TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE > ELECTRICITY. Just google the title. > > > > > > > On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 19:03:57 +0700 > Michel Bauwens <[email protected]> wrote: > > > see > > > http://excellencereporter.com/2016/01/07/michel-bauwens-the-meaning-that-we-give-to-life/ > > > > -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/
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