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.

   



21 Stories by Mike Hassaballa

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...
June 17, 2021 5 min read

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....
April 6, 2021 6 min read

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...
February 25, 2021 2 min read

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...
February 9, 2021 4 min read

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...
January 27, 2021 2 min read

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...
January 7, 2021 4 min read 232

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...
November 25, 2020 4 min read 685

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...
April 21, 2020 2 min read 263

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...
March 14, 2020 3 min read 264
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