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ENERGY THOUGHTS


Powering the Future: Dcubed’s ARAQYS-D3 Mission Sets the Stage for Space-Based Energy
The race to industrialize space is accelerating, and with it comes an urgent need for scalable space power solutions . Dcubed GmbH is stepping up to meet this challenge with ARAQYS , a groundbreaking platform designed to deliver affordable energy in orbit for next-generation applications. After launch costs dropped thanks to innovators like SpaceX and Rocket Lab , a new wave of in-orbit applications —from space-based data centers to defense constellations —has emerged. The
Steve Nieland
Dec 4, 20251 min read


I'm Back!
Hello everyone and welcome (again for those of you here before! After a busy three years of building three new teams to deliver product solutions, navigating personal health challenges, and celebrating kids graduating and getting married, I’m excited to reconnect with you here. While life has been full, the world of technology has been racing ahead. Innovations in energy, data centers, generative AI, 5G networks, mRNA technology, electric/autonomous vehicles and breakthroughs
Steve Nieland
Nov 20, 20251 min read


Disruptive Technologies
In this post I want to talk about disruptive technologies from an innovation perspective. Disruptive technologies are innovations that...
Steve Nieland
Nov 7, 20224 min read


EV's are not just about ground transportation anymore
A little over four years ago in 2018, Faith Technologies displayed our first containerized microgrid system at the Experimental Aircraft...
Steve Nieland
Oct 11, 20222 min read


Don't silo your focus at the expense of the overall health of your company
The second revisit to some older posts, this one focuses on the importance of not getting too myopic around how well my group, division,...
Steve Nieland
Sep 23, 20221 min read


Smartest Person in the Room
While revisiting some old blog post from years ago, I came across this one with which, unfortunately it seems, many leaders still...
Steve Nieland
Sep 14, 20222 min read


Agrivoltaics
An interesting concept in renewables, agrivoltaics provides for double use of agricultural land. Crops and solar generation exist in the...
Steve Nieland
Sep 3, 20221 min read


NuScale's "Small" Scale Nuclear
To those that may not have been following developments closely, I thought it would be good to do a high-level review of NuScale's "Small"...
Steve Nieland
Aug 27, 20221 min read


Kohler HVO Ready Generators
Interesting development from Kohler. Their diesel backup generators are now able to be powered with HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil). ...
Steve Nieland
Aug 16, 20221 min read


Innovation is not always...
Innovation is not always about developing state of the art technology. Sometimes its about utilizing multiple areas of existing tech to...
Steve Nieland
Aug 1, 20221 min read


Making a case for microgrids
Great article from Elisa Wood at Microgrid Knowledge on the North American Energy Reliability Corporation's (NERC) report on the state of...
Steve Nieland
Jul 24, 20221 min read


What is (or are) Energy Thoughts?
I wanted to create a space to give my views around developments in energy and innovation, focused on renewable energy developments, but...
Steve Nieland
Jul 23, 20221 min read
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