Alum Garry Golden recently published his first TechCrunch article looking at micro fuel cells and scenario of refueling portable devices. It includes what he dubs a playful scenario timeline looking at ways the idea of ‘refueling’ (not recharging) might unfold in US at least: 
Leaping from buzz from Burning Man, Apple shifting supply chain focus, China + Intel joining hands in solid state energy conversion devices, Time magazine ‘Cordless Christmas’, and then Amazon-Walmart getting into retail fuel business.
He observes that the idea of retail-shelf based portable fuels and refueling devices is “something I’ve been banging the drum on for more than a decade and makes the case for a rational, logical evolution of manufacturing, product design benefits, natural market drivers and social good as making a stronger case for putting clean fuels on retail shelves and cutting the cord. Fuel conversion beats stored charges is my MO [mode of operation].”
For folks interested in future of energy issues — a few other hings to share.
- Garry’s Diigo social bookmarks on energy
- Declara Energy Channel and Collections
Keep up the good work, Garry! –Andy Hines
