[P2P-F] my take on the 'meaning of life'

[Roberto Verzola]

I just finished the piece "Can micropower be as deep a game-changer as
microprocessing?" It can be downloaded at:

https://rverzola.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/can-micropower-become-as-deep-a-game-changer-as-microprocessing/

By "deep", I mean being able to change the rules of the game not only
within the industry itself but in society as a whole. In the piece, I
note that the declining prices of renewables such as solar and wind
seem to have brought the renewables sector at the same take-off point
that microprocessing was some three decades ago. 

I analyze the developments from the perspective I've been pursuing,
which is the perspective of abundance. I note that these declining
prices, exponential increases in production, and expanding markets are
bringing these renewables into operating points where the economics of
increasing returns to scale start to take-over, leading to a virtuous
cycle of more rounds of price declines and higher production, the same
kind of economic growth pattern we have seen in the information sector.
These are typical features of the onset of abundance.

I discuss in the piece what might be the conditions that can make
small-scale generation with renewables as deep a game-changer as
microprocessors have been. 

Greetings to all,

Roberto Verzola
Philippines

PS. Those who want more details about developments in renewables from
the perspective of a developing country, you can also download my
recent book, CROSSING OVER: THE ENERGY TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE
ELECTRICITY. Just google the title.






On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 19:03:57 +0700
Michel Bauwens <michel at p2pfoundation.net> wrote:

> see
> http://excellencereporter.com/2016/01/07/michel-bauwens-the-meaning-that-we-give-to-life/
>