Third Industrial Revolution

Leading the Way to a Green Energy Era and a Hydrogen Economy

Welcome to the Third Industrial Revolution!

What is the Third Industrial Revolution?

In a Nutshell: The Third Industrial Revolution is a distributed energy revolution as well as an economic game plan. There are 4 pillars upon which the Third Industrial Revolution is based upon: 1) Renewable Energy, 2) Buildings as Positive Power Plants, 3) Hydrogen storage, and 4) Smartgrids and Plug-in Vehicles.

The Third Industrial Revolution


"We have the science and technology to do it, but it will mean nothing unless there is a change in will." — Jeremy Rifkin

We are on the cusp of a Third Industrial Revolution that could give us a door open to a new post-fossil fuel era. It was the first Industrial Revolution that brought together print and literacy with coal steam and rail. The second combined the telegraph and telephone with the internal combustion engine and oil. What we now have now is the possibility of a distributed energy revolution. We can all create our own energy, store it, and then distribute it to each other. Twenty five years from now millions of buildings will become power plants that will load renewable energy. We will load solar power from the sun, wind from turbines and even ocean waves on each coast. We can also make the power grid of the world smart and intelligent; we call it inter-grid. Not far from now, millions and millions of people will load power to buildings, store it in the form of hydrogen and distribute energy peer-to-peer; just like digital media and the internet. The first inter-grids are going up in the United States this year in Houston, Boulder Colorado, and Southern California. Learn More...

What are the four pillars?
Pillar 1: Renewable Energy
Pillar 2: Buildings as Positive Power Plants
Pillar 3: Hydrogen Storage
Pillar 4: Smartgrids and Plug-in Vehicles

Blog Posts

Amy Domestico

Can we conserve our way out of a water crisis?

Can we conserve our way out of a water crisis?

Around the Water Cooler welcomes Doug Bennett, the water conservation manager for the Southern Nevada Water Authority and chair of the 2009 WaterSmart Innovations Conference, about the future of our drinking water. http://budurl.com/wc1104

Posted by Amy Domestico on November 5, 2009 at 2:11am

stex auer

Computer game taps creativity of scientists to solve energy problems


Continues the reporting of events and initiatives that affect the sustainability of energy. Here is an example as a game, s… Continue

Posted by stex auer on August 19, 2009 at 3:57am

Forum

Giuseppe Lisena

Pensiero sostenibile

Started by Giuseppe Lisena in The Italian Forum Oct 15.

Nitin Raulji

Introdcuing HHO Research

Started by Nitin Raulji in The Italian Forum Oct 8.

Osian Thierry

Green Infrastructure and Renewable Energy 3 Replies

Started by Osian Thierry in The English Forum. Last reply by daniel Sep 25.

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