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Insider’s Guide to Energy

This week, Will is joined by Tony Pan, CEO and co-founder of Modern Electron, a sustainable heat and power company. Tony shares how there wasn’t really a Eureka! moment in the early days of his start-up, just the natural evolution of a good idea. He also explains that he sees energy as the most important driver of modern civilisation and energy access as the key predictor of quality of life, two facts that drive his passion for the work he does.
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Hot Water Heater As Backup Generator? New Ideas For Defending Against The Energy Spike

As the EU faces an ongoing energy crisis and natural gas shortage, we as a society must develop innovative solutions to embrace energy efficiency. Forbes reporter Ken Silverstein explains how Modern Electron’s technology enables a more efficient energy future by converting otherwise wasted heat from boilers and furnaces into electricity at scale.
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Modern Electron Optimizes Home Mini Power Plants Using Amazon EC2

Modern Electron is developing technology to enable hundreds of millions of homeowners worldwide to save money on energy while reducing carbon emissions that degrade the environment. The company is working with heating appliance manufacturers to integrate new technology into the next generation of home heating systems.
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Can we crack the hydrogen puzzle this time around?

Hydrogen is enjoying a massive resurgence in 2020 as a zero-emission wonder fuel. There is real hope that hydrogen might be able to decarbonize many parts of the economy that electrification cannot reach.
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Innovations Transform Gas Appliances into Home Generator

The company he co-founded, Modern Electron, has developed a new type of thermionic converter with reference to the traditional thermionic converter-an old technology that can directly convert heat into electrical energy-through computer simulation and the application of new materials. Energy conversion efficiency.
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His company revamps an old device to allow you to generate electricity in your own home

Modern Electron has applied a modern twist to an old technology. By using computer simulations and novel materials, the Seattle startup has made a new type of thermionic converter, a heat engine first developed in the 1950s, that’s more efficient than the old model at turning heat into electricity.
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Innovator of the Month: Modern Electron lights the way to generate electricity inside your home

The startup has developed technology that uses heat to generate large amounts of electricity. One of its biggest challenges has been integrating its diverse workforce.
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The power plant of the future is in your home

The price of solar power has fallen dramatically in the past four decades. This wonderful development has empowered individuals to install solar panels in their homes and produce their own energy.
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40 Under 40: Tony Pan generates big change for power distribution

Tony Pan is the CEO and co-founder of Modern Electron, a company that specializes in efficient and scalable energy solutions. The 32-year-old is the inventor of more than 200 patents, ranging from nanotechnology to biomedical devices.