Beyond its initial jazz and excitement, what is innovation?
\n\nThomas and Satish start the debate by covering some of the innovation basics. These are relevant to anyone interested in innovation that is independent of your business, market and technology.
\n\nThe duo then dives into energy and power generation markets to debate the role innovation plays from new power generation technologies:
\n\nVisit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources.
Special Guest: Satish Jayaram.
","summary":"Beyond its initial jazz and excitement, what is innovation? Thomas and Satish start the debate by covering some of the innovation basics that are relevant to anyone interested in innovation that is independent of your business, market and technology. Topics include discussing the difference between innovation and research & development, how innovation contributes towards a corporation’s sustainability, the tension between innovating technologies at the core vs. beyond the core, practical examples to think about the uncertainty around innovations, and four ingredients of successful innovation efforts.","date_published":"2020-12-07T08:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/092361e5-f3fc-4a9c-8c6d-8f18c1cf6da7/ea0442cd-4bbc-4a8e-97de-d138b1464fbe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22673958,"duration_in_seconds":1415}]},{"id":"f98d695e-f1c2-4b63-ae2f-8439d0e81669","title":"Cloud to Edge, Energy Footprint of Digital Lifestyles","url":"https://brightest-bulbs.fireside.fm/cloud-edge-energy-footprint-digital-lifestyles","content_text":"Humankind is forecasted to create more data over the next three years than the data we created over the last 30 years. Our digital lives, powered by technologies such as 5G and IoT, also impact our energy footprint. \n\nJoin Sarah and Thomas as they discuss how these technologies, 5G to edge computing, empower our digital lifestyles. They will then dive into the role of data centers in our digital lives and cover: \n\n\nDifferences between hyperscale and edge data centers\nEnergy and electricity consumed by data centers\nRole of Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions in reducing the environmental footprint \nHow renewable energy certificates work as a decarbonization tactic\n\n\nWhether you manage facilities, lead sustainability efforts, maintain power generators or focus on purchasing power system equipment, learnings from the data center industry could spark new ideas in your everyday job. \n\nVisit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources.Special Guest: Sarah Griffiths.","content_html":"Humankind is forecasted to create more data over the next three years than the data we created over the last 30 years. Our digital lives, powered by technologies such as 5G and IoT, also impact our energy footprint.
\n\nJoin Sarah and Thomas as they discuss how these technologies, 5G to edge computing, empower our digital lifestyles. They will then dive into the role of data centers in our digital lives and cover:
\n\nWhether you manage facilities, lead sustainability efforts, maintain power generators or focus on purchasing power system equipment, learnings from the data center industry could spark new ideas in your everyday job.
\n\nVisit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources.
Special Guest: Sarah Griffiths.
","summary":"Humankind is forecasted to create more data over the next three years than the data we created over the last 30 years. Our digital lives, powered by technologies such as 5G and IoT, also impact our energy footprint. Join Sarah and Thomas as they discuss how these technologies, 5G to edge computing, empower our digital lifestyles. They will then dive into the role of data centers in our digital lives and cover the differences between hyperscale and edge data centers, energy and electricity consumed by data centers, the role of Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions in reducing the environmental footprint, and how renewable energy certificates work as a decarbonization tactic.","date_published":"2020-11-16T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/092361e5-f3fc-4a9c-8c6d-8f18c1cf6da7/f98d695e-f1c2-4b63-ae2f-8439d0e81669.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21720858,"duration_in_seconds":1356}]},{"id":"a717e371-a847-4034-87e2-7e5070988dac","title":"Connected Grids, Energy Systems and Power Generators","url":"https://brightest-bulbs.fireside.fm/connected-grids-energy-systems-power-generators","content_text":"Whether it is your power generator at home, a larger power generation system at your facility, the electricity grid or the mobile equipment such as locomotives, boats and mining trucks, connected energy systems and power generators help facilities and mobile equipment all around the world.\n\nConnected energy systems are not only cool but can also help drive clean energy transition within our electricity grid, and ensure business continuity, improving economics. \nJoin Thomas, Dana and Norbert as they share real life examples of how business owners, facility managers, operators and maintenance crews extract tangible value from their connected power generation systems and engines.\n\nIndependent of your industry, if you are an energy-minded professional or have a role focused on sustainability, energy management, facilities and mobile equipment, you will enjoy hearing the perspectives on the following debates: \n\n\nWhat customer problems can connectivity solve in energy and power generation?\nWhat is the difference across levels of connectivity between remote monitoring, diagnostics, condition-based maintenance and prognostics?\nWhat is the role of human involvement as the connectivity technologies advance?\nHow will connectivity empower the electricity grid of the future?\n\n\nVisit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources.Special Guests: Dana Miller and Norbert Nusterer.","content_html":"Whether it is your power generator at home, a larger power generation system at your facility, the electricity grid or the mobile equipment such as locomotives, boats and mining trucks, connected energy systems and power generators help facilities and mobile equipment all around the world.
\n\nConnected energy systems are not only cool but can also help drive clean energy transition within our electricity grid, and ensure business continuity, improving economics.
\nJoin Thomas, Dana and Norbert as they share real life examples of how business owners, facility managers, operators and maintenance crews extract tangible value from their connected power generation systems and engines.
Independent of your industry, if you are an energy-minded professional or have a role focused on sustainability, energy management, facilities and mobile equipment, you will enjoy hearing the perspectives on the following debates:
\n\nVisit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources.
Special Guests: Dana Miller and Norbert Nusterer.
","summary":"Join Thomas, Dana and Norbert as they share real life examples of how business owners, facility managers, operators and maintenance crews extract tangible value from their connected power generation systems and engines. Independent of your industry, if you are an energy-minded professional or have a role focused on sustainability, energy management, facilities and mobile equipment, you will enjoy hearing the various perspectives.","date_published":"2020-11-03T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/092361e5-f3fc-4a9c-8c6d-8f18c1cf6da7/a717e371-a847-4034-87e2-7e5070988dac.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27544014,"duration_in_seconds":1720}]},{"id":"638d9052-99e5-47b9-8659-ed3edd0445d5","title":"Sustainable Mining Starts with Energy Innovations","url":"https://brightest-bulbs.fireside.fm/top-of-mining","content_text":"Mining trucks that carry loads as heavy as an airliner vs. the facilities of your company, or even your home; what do they each have in common?\n\nThey each feature similar engines within their power systems. \n\nThe mining sector consumes 4% of the world’s energy and leads many other sectors when it comes to energy innovations. Whether you oversee facilities, work in maintenance or lead a business, you could benefit from hearing about the mining industry’s journey in leveraging energy and power generation technologies and innovations in addressing economics and sustainability. \n\nJoin Thomas and Beau as they start with interesting anecdotes around the role of mining in our modern, connected lives. Did you know an average infant born today will need a lifetime supply of over 20 tons of lead, zinc, copper, aluminum, and iron? That is the same weight as about 14 passenger cars.\n\nThomas and Beau then dive into tech metals, and how human-kind’s recent focus on decarbonization, sustainability, digitalization and connectivity drive the rise of tech metals such as copper, lithium, cobalt, and nickel. \n\nThe duo then take the listeners through a virtual tour of a modern mine site and debate: \n\n\nHow do energy and power innovations help the mining industry improve sustainability and reduce environmental impact?\nWhat makes some of the world’s top miners get recognized as the most innovative companies?\nHealthcare facilities, data centers, manufacturing facilities or commercial buildings; learnings from the mining sector that other industries can leverage in their energy systems.\nWhy watch predictive analytics and prognostics closely?\n\n\nVisit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources.Special Guest: Beau Lintereur.","content_html":"Mining trucks that carry loads as heavy as an airliner vs. the facilities of your company, or even your home; what do they each have in common?
\n\nThey each feature similar engines within their power systems.
\n\nThe mining sector consumes 4% of the world’s energy and leads many other sectors when it comes to energy innovations. Whether you oversee facilities, work in maintenance or lead a business, you could benefit from hearing about the mining industry’s journey in leveraging energy and power generation technologies and innovations in addressing economics and sustainability.
\n\nJoin Thomas and Beau as they start with interesting anecdotes around the role of mining in our modern, connected lives. Did you know an average infant born today will need a lifetime supply of over 20 tons of lead, zinc, copper, aluminum, and iron? That is the same weight as about 14 passenger cars.
\n\nThomas and Beau then dive into tech metals, and how human-kind’s recent focus on decarbonization, sustainability, digitalization and connectivity drive the rise of tech metals such as copper, lithium, cobalt, and nickel.
\n\nThe duo then take the listeners through a virtual tour of a modern mine site and debate:
\n\nVisit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources.
Special Guest: Beau Lintereur.
","summary":"Join Thomas and Beau as they start with interesting anecdotes around the role of mining in our modern, connected lives. Did you know an average infant born today will need a lifetime supply of over 20 tons of lead, zinc, copper, aluminum, and iron? That is the same weight as about 14 passenger cars. Thomas and Beau then dive into tech metals, and how human-kind’s recent focus on decarbonization, sustainability, digitalization and connectivity drive the rise of tech metals such as copper, lithium, cobalt, and nickel. ","date_published":"2020-10-20T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/092361e5-f3fc-4a9c-8c6d-8f18c1cf6da7/638d9052-99e5-47b9-8659-ed3edd0445d5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27380484,"duration_in_seconds":1710}]},{"id":"d1aaf69e-a3cf-44f3-8c7a-5ac16fd43ca3","title":"Energy Technology Perspectives: Microgrids to Fuel Cells","url":"https://brightest-bulbs.fireside.fm/bright-spots","content_text":"Microgrids, fuel cells, energy storage systems, batteries, low emission engines; a range of power generation and energy technologies are poised to get the spotlight this decade, and for good reasons. \n\nHumankind’s need for energy went up every single year, except 2008, over the last three decades. The increased use of energy — electricity more specifically— puts increasing pressure on environmental sustainability and economics. This is where leading power generation technologies and innovations come to help businesses and the environment. \n\nJoin Thomas, Cathy and Gary as they discuss the energy and power generation technologies as well as innovations that will reduce emissions and speed up the clean energy transition. \n\nThe discussion starts with the role of economics and sustainability driving the need for innovations in energy and power generation markets. Thomas, Cathy and Gary then pivot to three energy and power generation technologies that will shape our decade: connectivity, microgrids and fuel cells. The team shares perspectives on each technology including how they work, their impact on environmental sustainability and how businesses leverage them.\n\nAdditional discussions covered in this episode include:\n\n\nHow does connectivity come to life in energy and power generation?\nWhat is the linkage between microgrids and renewables and what is the environmental impact?\nWhat exactly is a fuel cell?\n\n\nListen in if you enjoy knowing the latest in energy and power generation technologies and innovations. \n\nVisit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources.Special Guests: Cathy Y Choi and Gary Johansen.","content_html":"Microgrids, fuel cells, energy storage systems, batteries, low emission engines; a range of power generation and energy technologies are poised to get the spotlight this decade, and for good reasons.
\n\nHumankind’s need for energy went up every single year, except 2008, over the last three decades. The increased use of energy — electricity more specifically— puts increasing pressure on environmental sustainability and economics. This is where leading power generation technologies and innovations come to help businesses and the environment.
\n\nJoin Thomas, Cathy and Gary as they discuss the energy and power generation technologies as well as innovations that will reduce emissions and speed up the clean energy transition.
\n\nThe discussion starts with the role of economics and sustainability driving the need for innovations in energy and power generation markets. Thomas, Cathy and Gary then pivot to three energy and power generation technologies that will shape our decade: connectivity, microgrids and fuel cells. The team shares perspectives on each technology including how they work, their impact on environmental sustainability and how businesses leverage them.
\n\nAdditional discussions covered in this episode include:
\n\nListen in if you enjoy knowing the latest in energy and power generation technologies and innovations.
\n\nVisit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources.
Special Guests: Cathy Y Choi and Gary Johansen.
","summary":"The discussion starts with the role of economics and sustainability driving the need for innovations in energy and power generation markets. Thomas, Cathy and Gary then pivot to three energy and power generation technologies that will shape our decade: connectivity, microgrids and fuel cells. The team shares perspectives on each technology including how they work, their impact on environmental sustainability and how businesses leverage them.","date_published":"2020-10-12T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/092361e5-f3fc-4a9c-8c6d-8f18c1cf6da7/d1aaf69e-a3cf-44f3-8c7a-5ac16fd43ca3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17729081,"duration_in_seconds":1107}]},{"id":"0feeab6e-d90c-4283-9d17-f64349059734","title":"Decarbonization of the Electricity Grid","url":"https://brightest-bulbs.fireside.fm/all-about-carbon","content_text":"80% of human-made greenhouse gas emissions are from carbon dioxide, and carbon dioxide emitted today would last for over a thousand years in the atmosphere. These are two reasons to pursue innovations in energy and power generation technologies focused on decarbonization as a part of environmental sustainability.\n\nJoin the conversation as Thomas, Srikanth and Jeff start the debate with the basics around primary greenhouse gases: carbon, methane and nitrous oxides. The group then debates what makes carbon dioxide get the spotlight when it comes to decarbonization efforts. \n\nThen comes the carbon terms: carbon neutral, carbon zero and carbon negative; what are these and why are they important in our journey towards decarbonization of the electricity grid? \n\nBeyond the basics, what does the future of decarbonization look like? \n\nMany agree that renewables are the destination in the decarbonization of the grid. Thomas, Srikanth and Jeff discuss energy and power generation innovations needed in the journey towards decarbonization. Distributed generation is one of these technologies and works to integrate renewables into our grid. The team then covers the role of fuels, such as hydrogen and natural gas, in energy and power generation markets.\n\nWhat else can energy-minded professionals expect from this discussion?\n\nWhether you are a facility management professional, business leader or a sustainability champion, join the conversation to seek perspectives on the following questions: \n\n\nWhere do human-made carbon emissions come from? \nWhat is the linkage between electricity consumption, carbon emissions and economic growth?\nHow does distributed generation help to integrate renewables and other low carbon electricity generation sources into our grid?\n\n\nVisit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources.Special Guests: Jeffrey Wiltrout and Srikanth Balasubramaniam.","content_html":"80% of human-made greenhouse gas emissions are from carbon dioxide, and carbon dioxide emitted today would last for over a thousand years in the atmosphere. These are two reasons to pursue innovations in energy and power generation technologies focused on decarbonization as a part of environmental sustainability.
\n\nJoin the conversation as Thomas, Srikanth and Jeff start the debate with the basics around primary greenhouse gases: carbon, methane and nitrous oxides. The group then debates what makes carbon dioxide get the spotlight when it comes to decarbonization efforts.
\n\nThen comes the carbon terms: carbon neutral, carbon zero and carbon negative; what are these and why are they important in our journey towards decarbonization of the electricity grid?
\n\nBeyond the basics, what does the future of decarbonization look like?
\n\nMany agree that renewables are the destination in the decarbonization of the grid. Thomas, Srikanth and Jeff discuss energy and power generation innovations needed in the journey towards decarbonization. Distributed generation is one of these technologies and works to integrate renewables into our grid. The team then covers the role of fuels, such as hydrogen and natural gas, in energy and power generation markets.
\n\nWhat else can energy-minded professionals expect from this discussion?
\n\nWhether you are a facility management professional, business leader or a sustainability champion, join the conversation to seek perspectives on the following questions:
\n\nVisit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources.
Special Guests: Jeffrey Wiltrout and Srikanth Balasubramaniam.
","summary":"Join the conversation as Thomas, Srikanth and Jeff start the debate with the basics around primary greenhouse gases: carbon, methane and nitrous oxides. The group then debates what makes carbon dioxide get the spotlight when it comes to decarbonization efforts. Then comes the carbon terms: carbon neutral, carbon zero and carbon negative; what are these and why are they important in our journey towards decarbonization of the electricity grid? ","date_published":"2020-10-04T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/092361e5-f3fc-4a9c-8c6d-8f18c1cf6da7/0feeab6e-d90c-4283-9d17-f64349059734.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24543844,"duration_in_seconds":1533}]},{"id":"2bd53ef6-d067-45d4-8de7-b23509122bd1","title":"Season 1 Intro: Energy and Power Generation Insights","url":"https://brightest-bulbs.fireside.fm/0-intro","content_text":"Energy and power generation insights ranging from microgrids and distributed generation to fuel cells and power generators. Whether you work at healthcare, data centers, industrial sector or mining, your facilities or equipment likely rely on a power system. Join the conversation to stay current with the latest innovations in energy and power generation. ","content_html":"Energy and power generation insights ranging from microgrids and distributed generation to fuel cells and power generators. Whether you work at healthcare, data centers, industrial sector or mining, your facilities or equipment likely rely on a power system. Join the conversation to stay current with the latest innovations in energy and power generation.
","summary":"Energy and power generation insights ranging from microgrids and distributed generation to fuel cells and power generators. Whether you work at healthcare, data centers, industrial sector or mining, your facilities or equipment likely rely on a power system. Join the conversation to stay current with the latest innovations in energy and power generation. ","date_published":"2020-10-02T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/092361e5-f3fc-4a9c-8c6d-8f18c1cf6da7/2bd53ef6-d067-45d4-8de7-b23509122bd1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":1437716,"duration_in_seconds":87}]}]}