Articles by John Addison

About John Addison

John Addison is the author of two books - Save Gas, Save the Planet that details the future of transportation and Revenue Rocket about technology partner strategy. CNET, Clean Fleet Report, and Meeting of the Minds have published over 300 of his articles. Prior to being a writer and speaker, he was in partner and sales management for technology companies such as Sun Microsystems. Follow John on Twitter @soaringcities.

LA vs SF in Battle for Tallest Building

Salesforce Tower In the heart of San Francisco, Salesforce Tower, at 1,070 feet and 61 floors will rise far above other San Francisco buildings. Opening in 2017 and occupying a full city block, the Tower’s 1.4 million square feet of office space is offered to multiple...

Solar Energy to Triple by 2018

Solar energy will triple to 430 GW by 2018, delivering the equivalent of 500 coal or nuclear plants, according to the latest “high scenario” from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). Even the low scenario of 321GW is impressive. With the price of...

Grid Storage and Renewables Threaten Utilities

Your pension plan and bond funds just took a hit when Barclays downgraded U.S. electric utility bonds. Renewables and energy storage are disrupting the market and those risks need to be in the bond prices according to Barclays. Wall Street may bet against utilities...

Her – Movie Star and the Future of Mobility

“Her,” nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, demonstrates the power of artificial intelligence. In the film, “Her” is an operating system enhanced with expert systems, similar to the way that Android is enhanced with applications such as Google Maps. “Her” is also a...