by David Brooks | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Segway occupies a weird space in the history of New Hampshire industry. The self-balancing vehicle developed by Dean Kamen and his merry band of R&D elves at DEKA in Manchester in 2001 may be the best-known invention ever to come out of the state, but it’s...
by David Brooks | Nov 27, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Big, empty military bases always produce lots of big ideas for reuse. Here’s a big idea for the former Loring Air Force Base in northern Maine: Turn it into a spaceport. The Brunwick Daily News reports (read the whole thing here) that the proposal would...
by David Brooks | Nov 26, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have identified new, readily available materials that convert sunlight and carbon dioxide (CO2) into building blocks for liquid fuels. “Currently we can convert sunlight into electricity using solar...
by David Brooks | Nov 26, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
I wrote last week about innovative program that Liberty Utilities’ electric system is testing in New Hampshire, putting subsidized Tesla Powerwalls into customers homes to help regulate the grid, and also allowing other companies to participate via a...
by David Brooks | Nov 20, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire may soon become part of the home-battery experiment, as Liberty Utilities is nearing approval on a plan to help 250 of their customers install the systems, with hundreds more open to participation by other companies. “It’s amazing to see a small utility...
by David Brooks | Nov 20, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The Chronicle for Higher Education, sort of the Wall Street Journal of the college-and-university industry, has a long look at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester that calls it a ‘mega-university’ whose push into online education is indicative...