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• Essay

My Two-Year Journey to Home Electrification

Summary Electrifying our (Bay Area) home was a complex and drawn-out process, taking almost two years. * Installing solar panels and storage was particularly challenging, involving numerous hurdles and unexpected setbacks. * We worked with a large solar installer (Sunrun) and, while the individuals we worked with were highly competent, handoffs within Sunrun and with other...

• Reading Note

Flow Batteries Resurgent?

I’ve been pitched by numerous flow battery companies in my days as a deeptech/climatetech investor. The promise of the technology has always been: * Long cycle life (the number of charge-discharge cycles you can do before the performance degrades) * Easy to scale: you want 2x the storage? Just get 2x the electrolyte! * Low fire risk: most flow batteries use water-based...