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What Is Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS)?
What Is Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS)? Energy-as-a-Service is a business model that doesn’t rely on centralized energy generation or is particularly asset-focused, predicated on the maintenance of a set customer base featuring non-engaged consumers....
Night Riding And the Energy Transition
As most of you know by now, my passion is anything on two wheels. When not in quarantine, I both motorbiked and mountain-biked to work, not just because I love any excuse to ride, but also to get mental and physical stimulation, reduce my carbon...
Why Antifragile Humans Need Antifragile Systems
Andrea Ruotolo, Ph.D., is Global Head of Distributed Energy for Worley, the world’s largest engineering services firm in the energy sector, where she leads intrapreneurial teams in scaling new technology solutions and entering new markets, and...
Shawshank And Those Pure, Proud And Free Moments
Taking Pride In Our Work I was chatting with my dad recently and he shared a story about how his neighbor needed to fix their house roof. They did their research and contracted the best rated roofing contractor in the area. To access the roof, the...
5 Microgrid / DES Hurdles And How To Overcome Them
Although investment in microgrids and other Distributed Energy Systems (DES) is growing at over 10%-37% CAGR (depending on specific technology, e.g. microgrids, 10.6%; distributed storage, 38%), we still see more pent up demand for DES than we see...
Quick Guide To Distributed Energy Systems (DES)
This post is a primer quick guide to distributed energy systems and assumes no technical background on the part of the reader. You may have heard terms such as “microgrid”, or “Distributed Energy System (DES)” in the news, especially after storms...
5 Ways To Grow Stronger From Disruption
Being Antifragile To Adapt Purposefully It’s often said “change is the only constant in life.” Despite this (or perhaps because of it), people have an instinctive desire to create “stability” and “safety” -- situations we think we can control and...
What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About The Future of Energy
Here at VECKTA we spend a lot of time talking about distributed energy systems (DES). The belief at the core of our business is that the future of energy lies not in massive centralized energy production and distribution, but in smaller,...
Resilience In The Age Of Disruption
Blackouts at home are annoying. Blackouts in business can be devastating. Since the dawn of the electrical grid, businesses have largely relied on infrastructure outside their control to bring them a safe, reliable supply of electrical power and...
