Trend: smart grid

WHAT COULD MAKE AN ENERGY GRID ‘SMART’? Aren’t our current energy networks managed by information technology and able to distribute power in a smart way and as required (most of the time)? So far, most of our energy gets produced somewhere centrally...

Trend: urbanization

WILL URBANIZATION IMPACT YOUR BUSINESS PLANNING?   The latest news on population growth by Odometer (based on UN stats) informs that planet earth has reached 7 billion on October 31, 2011 is projected to reach 8 billion by 2025 is currently growing at a rate of...

How Chinese Aid is used to lock-in Chinese products

HOW CHINA IS USING GOVERNMENT AID TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION IN CHINA The Chinese Government is distributing government aid to countries that contain something of interest to them. What is of interest? That is described in the countries strategy document: Catalogue...