Rob Majteles
@RobMajteles
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Impact Entrepreneur and Investor: Board Member-in-Residence, Mach49; Board, Circularity2; Board, Clara; Senior Advisor Impact, Eneration; Faculty, Parsons
New York, USA
Joined May 2009
America became an economic powerhouse because of massive cost of capital advantages built on a 200+ year commitment to rule of law ideals, and the civil liberties underlying that commitment. Trump is destroying all of this, every single day. When will investors re-price?.
When rule of law erodes: capital gets cautious, long-term investments shrink, risk premiums rise, and innovation slows.
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Inspiring.
Texas is nearing 100 gigawatts of emission-free power (solar, wind, storage, nuclear). EIA reported yesterday that the US will install 50 gigawatts of solar + storage in 2025, 40% of it in Texas. That & much more in today's Grid Roundup. Link in reply.
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"There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them"~Ray Bradbury. “The man who does not read has no advantage over the one who cannot read"~Mark Twain
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“Startups that integrate environmental and social considerations at their inception can differentiate themselves, attract top talent, reduce operational risks, and position themselves for better valuations and acquisition opportunities.”.
sloanreview.mit.edu
Startups that embed sustainability early gain advantages in talent attraction, risk management, and investment appeal.
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Shockingly dumb and competitive cowardice are the foundations of America’s economic ‘strategies’ now. This is as dangerous as it is insane. “Trump is shockingly dumb about (electric) power” @billmckibben .
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What if the real problem is enterprise workflows are bad and the real opportunity is AI exposes this?. “Generic [AI] tools excel for individuals because of their flexibility, but they stall in enterprise b/c they don’t learn from or adapt to workflows”.
fortune.com
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
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RT @JaneAFlegal: Few people have been as wrong about anything as the environmentalists who opposed Indian Point and there should be some ac….
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We are in an astounding moment in energy and solar. Whether you are experienced in these topics or not, maybe especially if you are experienced, you need to re-think everything you think you know. This @douglewinenergy and @billmckibben convo will help: .
podcasts.apple.com
Podcast Episode · Energy Capital Podcast · 08/19/2025 · 52m
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“Sea levels are rising. A new DOE report downplays the threat: though the current administration might be refusing to acknowledge the physical risks of global warming, there is an opportunity for financial markets to demand change” @scrawford.
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Solar panels are SMRs: Small Modular … Receivers.
Time to formally rebrand solar energy as nuclear fusion. Because that’s what it is. I won’t be taking any questions at this time.
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The Impossible Thing:. “Who wants to read a novel about the trade in rare birds' eggs that thrived in England in the first half of the 20th century but is now illegal? Not me — or at least I didn't until I read this suspenseful, charming mystery.”.
nytimes.com
Our columnist on the twisty, suspense-laden books that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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“To effectively contain a civilization’s development and disarm it across such a long span of time, there is only one way: kill its science.”. ― Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem.
Terence Tao: . "This is not a routine policy shift - it is a deliberate dismantling of the institutions, funding, and freedoms that have sustained American science for generations."
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Inspiring.
California on pace to become 100% WindWaterSolar 24/7/365 by 2033. 57.5% of all demand in 2025 met by WWS, vs 52.4% in 2024. 2 more >100% WWS days for 176 of 229 (76.9%) in 2025. Gas down 25% v '24 & 43% v '23. Demand down 2.4% v '24 & 2.6% v '23 despite more EVs, heat pumps, AI
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Impact weight all of your risk and opportunity assessments. Act in that work. Repeat. Or, lose. You choose. “Why a landmark ruling from the world’s top court puts financial markets on notice” .
cnbc.com
The International Court of Justice recently delivered its first-ever advisory opinion on the obligations of states in respect of climate change.
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Permissionless renewable energy is rapidly emerging. I wonder if in the U.S. we’ll see a well-funded startup extend this to permissionless energy distribution, neighbor to neighbor — inviting the utility lawsuits, like Uber used lawsuits, to grow?.
apnews.com
Small-scale solar panels about the size of a door are poised to be plugged into more U.S. homes and apartments as homeowners and renters who want to harness the sun’s energy look for cheaper altern...
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I can’t tell anymore: is the ‘woke’ part many in America now hate about all progress the saving money part or the saving lives part?. “Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives” .
grist.org
Replacing conventional boilers with heat pumps could also avoid 33 million asthma attacks by 2050, thanks to improved air quality.
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RT @tylerhnorris: Great conversation. What both @CJHandmer & @dwarkesh_sp appear to miss is that even AI-specialized data centers don’t ope….
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This is a fun and inspiring tale. I have no idea if any of this works, I hope it does. Regardless, the tale is inspiring. “The rogue idea that saved a hydrogen startup”.
podcasts.apple.com
Podcast Episode · The Green Blueprint · 08/13/2025 · 38m
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