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We need a new Energy Mantra- innovate, innovate, innovate.

Paul Hobcraft

Energy is a vital part of any country’s ability to be competitive, and we need to recognize that to innovate is the critical enabler to a clean energy future. To avoid the predicted consequences of climate change, the global energy system must rapidly reduce its emissions.

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Innovation and creativity: the lasting competitive advantage

Jeffrey Phillips

Clearly things are changing quickly there, and everywhere. What needs to change? Everything All of these factors mean that our educational system needs to change, to reinforce creativity and expansive, divergent thinking. But it's not just elementary schools, high schools and colleges that must change.

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New Business Designs can be delivered through a Business Ecosystem Approach.

Paul Hobcraft

When looking at radically different thinking and design in business, where Ecosystems become central, you need to ask yourself what industries would benefit from such an alternative design and thinking due to the changing complexities and challenges they are facing. Markets today are radically changing and are more demanding.

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The crucial role Innovation must play in the Energy system

Paul Hobcraft

Its ultimate result is to offer innovation that can continually look for re-imagining new market designs and business models to stimulate the changes and solutions for our future energy transformation. Energy is a vital part of any country’s ability to be competitive. We need an innovating mantra for energy.

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The Innovation Intensity needed in the Energy Transition

Paul Hobcraft

At the moment, those that rely on fossil fuels are getting significant support to sustain their current activities, and it seems they are not required to commit to changing their reliance on their fossil fuel dependence. We need to “push” for change now, certainly in the next five years.

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Transport Challenge: Deutsche Bahn and Data Pitch ask startups to change the future of transport

Innovation Excellence

German rail company, Deutsche Bahn AG, is making its data available to start-up businesses and SMEs as part of Data Pitch, a new European Commission-funded initiative which is supporting open innovation with data. Deadline for entrants is Oct.

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The Hard-to-Abate sectors need innovation solutions to reach Net-Zero Co2 Emissions

Paul Hobcraft

I have been looking at those Hard-to-Abate sectors for reaching Net-Zero Co2 Emissions like the cement, steel, plastics, aviation, shipping, and heavy road transport within our need for a global energy transition. The report also states that any scenario that does not involve a reduction to zero will not stop climate change.