Garry Golden

I just posted on Memebox FutureBlogger about a recent CERA forecast on the potential plateauing of US gasoline demand inthe next 10-15 years - possibly in 2010.
How can demand peak so soon?
Because sustained high energy prices are forcing the auto industry to increase efficiencies and move beyond the combustion engine as we electrify the industry […]

A personal/professional update since this blog has not been an accurate mirror of my freelance work world.
The spring and early summer have been quite fantastic (and busy) with several collaborative projects on the:

future of transportation infrastructure (TxDOT/University of Houston Futures Studies program)
future of financial services (Citigroup/FutureThink)
association leadership in 21st century (ASAE/ UK-based FastFuture)
future of […]

It is easy to set up a blog, but not easy to maintain an accurate web presence that reflects, or better yet - balances, one’s personal interests and professional services.
I have struggled to post on a regular basis, and to make those posts accessible to wider audiences. One of the downsides of working […]

What is the future of energy? The future of energy is about Asia, electrons, biology, nanoscale materials science and inter-dependence.  The great challenge for the energy industry seems to be meeting global demand while trying to overcome production and distribution challenges suitable for a planet of 6 to 9 billion […]

Of course I laughed at the quick exchanges and ‘ego’ jokes while Stephen Colbert interviewed Craig Venter (of human genome sequencing fame) on the Colbert Report. But my mouth dropped when Venter spoke very confidently about ‘microorganisms that produce hydrogen or biofuels’, and Colbert played right into this big, powerful idea that could […]

Last week Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, spent $8 billion to acquire Navteq, the world’s second largest maker of maps used in car-navigation devices and handhelds.
Is it time for us to reconsider the economic value of maps? Or, better yet, the value created in map-making?!
Read more below…

“The seemingly impossible is possible” - and then watch me shock the audience in the end… Hans Rosling is back!
TED 2007 has released its latest video of Hans Rosling’s (of Gapminder.org) visual journey / talk on global health and economic development. Nearly one year after his web-famous TED 2006 talk which highlighted […]

Understanding the future of technology is not about seeing ‘trends’ and fads. It is about comprehending real disruption around fundamental shifts in infrastructure and software architecture. That is where we expose and exploit the opportunities and uncertainties of transformational change. The semiconductor industry is poised for several ‘shifts’ – […]

Interface is a hot topic in conversations related to the future of technology. The vision is often a world of technologies with more intuitive interfaces that create a more ‘human’ experience for the user.
Go deeper and the vision is to break down the barrier between the physical and digital (virtual) world- setting […]

Professional futurists often say that one of the most common mistakes made in forecasting change is to overestimate change in the short term, or underestimate change in the long term. Too often change is hyped in the beginning; and ignored as a real long term disruptive force.
We use a […]

My research notes on developments in energy markets/technologies:
Micro fuel cells markets: PolyFuel Cell membrane patent; Chinese patent for Viaspace; Toshiba’s membrane; Pallidum; Brookhaven uses gold to protect platinum; Oxygen isn’t a problem for hydrogenase in British bio fuel cell;
H2 / CO2 News: Russia dreams of H2 Electron Economy;
Solar News – Wake Forest’s […]

Graphene catalysts break apart CO2… CNTs or graphene sheets?… Canada’s carbon eating enzymes… creating an artificial enzyme for cellular energy conversion… Solid state hydrogen storage… quantum dots and solar… Silicon Valley’s push into solar… selling wind equipment to China…

More on terahertz…carbon transistors, Google’s ‘geo’ push, video telepresence, online video tools, WiMAX, OLEDs, MEMs, ‘chain link’ clothing (!), ‘black hole’ optical coatings, ultrahydrophobic coatings, etc…

WiMax patents, web-based apps, embedded devices, integrated optical chips, nanowires, telescopic nanotubes, rapid DNA sequencing, nanoparticles delivery, bio-sensors, sea urchin genome sequencing, outsourcing manufacturing to E.coli, nanocatalyst grants, sulphur free fuels, flexible OLEDs…

 
Bio-energy (protein electron transfer), Purdue’s biomass energy appliance, solid hydrogen storage, rapid nanotube assessment, ‘ultimate microscope’, nano ‘rachet’, microfluidics, bio-computing, nanoparticle coatings, RFIDs, mesh networks, India’s R&D workforce, micro-payments…

 
 
 
…organic compounds for optical devices, Zinc oxide nanowires, CMR (UK) ready to ‘inkjet’ print fuel cell membranes, DMFCs, biological energy solutions, bio-encapsulation

 
 
…nanoparticles for concrete production & climate change, PolyFuel’s new Board member, Japanese fuel cell breakthrough, Princeton University’s new fuel cell flow systems (!!!), cheaper catalysts, blue laser diodes, nano wet/dry interface..

(Older post from Jan 30, 2007)
Time to make this blog an open book on my thinking– rather than wait and gather my thoughts into stories– I am going to include some of my scanning results each day so you can see the ingredients that go into my forecasts…

(Reposted from older version of my blog… 1/07)
Even though the media might emphasize a ‘crisis’ mode when it comes to the future of energy - innovation continues. And despite our geopolitical challenges - there is a lot to be thankful about when it comes to our ability to innovate around fundamental research […]