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Jack Morrison, from Scythe Robotics, made a post on LinkedIn talking about the electrification of tractors and how autonomous systems can aid in the process. I have thought about this topic for years and decided to do an entire blog post on Tractor Electrification and Autonomous Farming. I love what his team is doing and think the vision of small fleets of autonomous tractors is the future, but I wanted to outline some of the challenges this segment of vehicle electrification will have. Enjoy! ...

My thoughts on the Pixel 7a from a standard user… My Samsung Fold 4 has a beautiful bright pink line and two circles of dead pixels across the screen. Since I live in the middle of nowhere, I had to mail my phone to the Samsung Service Centre. Unfortunately, that meant being phone-less for at least a week, which, professionally, is a non-starter. I went to Best Buy and picked up a Pixel 7a to hold me over and serve as our backup phone. My last Pixel was the 5, and I loved that device. Small, clean, and it just worked. Given my travel schedule, it was SLOW and forced me to carry both a tablet and a phone. ...

Introduction A few weeks ago, I woke up in NYC with my throat and chest burning and sore. I rolled over to grab my phone and start answering the morning litany of Slack and email messages from our European team well underway with their day. Google was kind enough to alert me that the air quality would be an issue. When I landed in Michigan, the issue cleared within 24 hours. Weird. ...

Crosspost from Power Mag Today, modern network technology can transform commercial and industrial facilities into power sources that generate, store, and trade clean energy, allowing owners to increase cash flow, achieve decarbonization goals, and improve energy reliability. Energy flexibility can be a competitive advantage, particularly when an industry is operating under increased constraints. Changeable power costs, the need to reduce carbon emissions, and questions about energy reliability are frequent concerns shared by commercial and industrial (C&I) companies. However, the industry has more options now to deal with these challenges, which include tapping into their building assets to increase cash flow, achieve decarbonization goals, and improve energy reliability—all at the same time. ...

Crosspost from Avionics International Nick Schmidt, Chief Technology Officer at Blueprint Power, recently offered some perspectives on their services and technology platform as well as the topic of decarbonization in the aviation industry. Check out our question-and-answer session with Nick Schmidt below. Avionics: How does the Blueprint Power platform work? Nick Schmidt: We think of airports as “mini cities,” given the number and variety of buildings and transportation operating at airports. Blueprint Power combines its “in-building data analytics” platform with energy advisory expertise to help airport and building operators harness the surplus energy in their buildings to generate new cash flows and help fund carbon reduction and energy resilience goals. We work with customers to identify existing flexible energy capacity, add new capacity, optimize its use, and connect it to energy markets that pay for flexible capacity. Many operators don’t realize that they have options to generate economic, decarbonization, and resiliency benefits at the same time. We can help them implement an approach that aligns with the airport’s preferred combination of goals and adapt it as business needs, energy and regulatory markets change. ...