The Energy Disruption Triangle: Three Sectors That Will Change How We Generate and Use Energy

by David C. Fessler

A real-world guide for adapting to the new energy eraThe Energy Disruption Triangle is a treatise on the energy revolution's real-world impacts, and a handbook for anyone looking to weather the storm. Three major technologies are already changing the energy solar energy, electric vehicles, and energy storage. As technology continues to evolve and become more accessible to the masses, the nation's energy habits will experience a dramatic upheaval; this book provides actionable guidance to help you adapt.We are already in the beginning stages of this black swan event, and most people don't know what's coming--but it will come much sooner and much faster than anyone thinks. This book reveals the revolution happening right before our eyes, and shows you how to thrive in this new era.Learn how our energy supplies--and usage--are changing Understand why energy storage matters, and how the technology is evolving Explore the history and future of groundbreaking energy technologies Delve into the disruption of the U.S. energy supply, and the possibility of energy independence Rapidly advancing battery technology is boosting energy storage for homeowners, utilities, and electric vehicle manufacturers, stranding fossil fuels in the ground due to the high price of extraction relative to cost-effective sources such as solar and wind. Traditional energy sources are being phased out, and our nation has come to a fork in the uphold the status quo and allow our energy supply to be disrupted, or adapt and advance to a state of total energy independence. The Energy Disruption Triangle explores the state of U.S. energy from source to consumer, and provides insight into the three sectors that are changing the world.

Genres: Nonfiction

384 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 22, 2019

Reviews

[João Cortez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great overview about the upcoming energy disruption that involves renewable energy production, electric vehicles and energy storage.

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

If I had read this book in 2019, when it was released, then I could have made a lot of money in the stock market in 2020! This book would interest anyone who has an interest in technology, energy, engineering, the environment, or is an investor. Mr. Fessler teaches how the modern advancements (and modern affordability) in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and energy storage will shape the future.

I do agree with what Mr. Fessler writes and I learned a lot. The simple fact that the technologies he discusses are now cheaper than the established means that they will be adapted.

There are two cons that should be mentioned. The main one is that he discusses the negatives of 'legacy' energy (coal, nuclear, natural gas) and cars with internal combustion engines, but does not even touch on the negatives of the newer technologies that he advocates. For example, how is the environment impacted by the manufacturing of solar panels and batteries? Are we able to recycle these products and reuse some of the elements to make the replacements? Nuclear power may be more expensive than solar & wind but how bad is it really for the environment? The second con is that I wish he would have commented more on some of the other 'green' energy options including geothermal, hydrogen, and nuclear fusion.

I missed out on Tesla but hopefully the knowledge from this book will help me avoid mistakes in the future.

[ofits · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's always interesting finding visionaries, and it's even more interesting when they don't find each other. Best I can tell, Kartik Gada, Tony Seba, and David Fessler have never heard of or interacted with each other, but they're all coming to the same conclusions regarding energy disruption.

This was a good book. I didn't learn anything new, and I think Fessler's predictions are conservative, but it is nice to hear another voice agreeing with the ones spouting the predictions I so desperately want to believe.

It is interesting, though, to write a book about disruption, because we've reached the point in the timeline where disruption happens so quickly that any book written about it will be out of date by the time it is in bookstores. Fessler even mentions this a couple times in the book. Reading it four years later may as well be decades. But, it's still nice to fill my head with optimism for the future.

[Karli Heimburger · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wasn't a fan of this one. I was hoping it would show a lot more of the engineering behind energy production and the new technologies in the field. Instead, half of the book was glorifying Teslas without giving any information about the drawbacks and obstacles yet to be overcome. Not one mention about what we will do with all of the solar panels that can't be recycled after 25 years of use.

[Sabina Bejan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great predictions into the green energy productions, especially if you are able to make investments now is a great opportunity! Also it gives an overview of the richest people and their perspective and influence into the green energy production/consumption!

[Yves Leblanc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative.

[Isaiah Kearney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Educational for an outsider on these topics. Loves talking about Tesla and Elon Musk. Probably is going to be pretty dated information by 2025.