Mike Hassaballa

  Mike earned a master’s degree in applied science in 2013, then he launched his career in the data centre industry. In 2015, he shifted gears and took on a Lead Engineer role in a company developing emission reductions technology. He then moved in 2018 into energy consulting. Mike focuses on most critical issues and opportunities in business: strategy, operations, technology, transformation, advanced analytics, and sustainability. Mike writes fascinating stories meant to be read by anyone. He excels in simplifying complex subjects and bringing a fresh new perspective to pressing issues.

 



34 Stories by Mike Hassaballa

What is Low Carbon Transformation? Transportation (Part V)

Climate change is becoming a real threat to humanity and it is time for all of us to take action in order to mitigate...
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What is a Low Carbon Transformation? Buildings Technology (Part IV)

The buildings and construction sector accounted for 36% of final global energy use in 2018. This staggering share of the world’s energy trickles down...
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What is a Low Carbon Transformation? Part III: It is not only about technology

Global warming is the gradual increase in temperature of Earth’s atmosphere due to greenhouse gases (GHG) such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide....
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What is a Low Carbon Transformation – Basic Concepts Part II

The urgency of addressing the climate crisis has been widely recognized by world governments, international organizations, various corporations, and the broader civil society. The...
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What is a Low Carbon Transformation? Basic Concepts Part I

The urgency of addressing the climate crisis has been widely recognized by world governments, international organizations, various corporations, and the broader civil society. The...
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What is our Plan B for Climate Change?

The world’s first trillionaire will be someone who will help solve climate change. In this article, we will touch on solutions to climate change...
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Alpha Fold and GPT – How Radical Technology Disruptions Will Affect Our Future

In 2019, I wrote about the top 10 people you need to follow if you care about AI.  Recently, two institutions mentioned in my...
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SpaceX vs Virgin Galactic – The Race to a Space Tourism Business Dominance

The Space Tourism Business Only 566 humans have ever been to space. More than 85% of these people are from three nationalities. More than...
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Libra may be the end for Facebook: Part 2

Facebook’s choice to issue a centralized, semi-anonymous, permissioned token (Libra) is puzzling. First, Facebook’s understanding of the concept of modern money seems ambiguous at...
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Libra may be the end for Facebook – Part I

In 2019, Facebook crossed a red line. The company announced the Libra project. Before digging into Libra, let’s get a very brief history lesson...
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