Jonathan Palmer

Electric Utility Specialist; P.Eng., MBA. Leading holistic electrical grid planning & engineering design for Canadian utilities.

[Extromusic @ExtromusicLab]

🚨 BREAKING: Engineers are human.

I made a song called To Engineer Is Human as a tribute to a profession that quietly carries enormous responsibility.

If you're an engineer, I hope it resonates.
If you're a structural engineer, I hope it doesn't.

🎧 To Engineer Is Human

[Extromusic @ExtromusicLab]

This song is dedicated to the linemen and women who keep the lights on, and to the next generation who will build the future. ⚡️ #Powerline #SkilledTrades #Electricity

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

@elonmusk would @BillGates be a better President than @POTUS and @realDonaldTrump?

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

Is West Kelowna safe from a city-wide blackout?

Here's my perspective with a path forward to enhance West Kelowna's energy resiliency and security.

https://t.co/nMI2L3YLSe

#Resiliency #Renewables #WestKelownaFire #Safety

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

The #gridedge is rapidly evolving with #ElectricVehicles, distributed #RenewableEnergy, battery energy storage, and digital solutions.

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

The best evidence suggests that a 10% rise in housing costs in a pricey city prompts an 8% jump in homelessness. https://t.co/3A4IGgNqoi via @TheEconomist7 #kelowna

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

Jay Schmuecker’s Iowa farm uses solar power to generate fuel and fertilizer on-site - something to consider in #Sask
https://t.co/fuOGdJDmeV
#hydrogen #h2 #renewables #farm #skpoli

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

An Electric Motor That Works in Any Classic Car. https://t.co/XkHq3ELZOq #IEEE #EV #renewables #classiccar #awesome

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

#Hydrail has now proven technology and is part of the solution to zero emission transportation. https://t.co/LjuHqSPL61 #renewables #ok #kelowna

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

#Hydrail sustainable transport planned for the Okanagan valley. Great for #tourism, #economy, #commuterlife https://t.co/8Go0Pk8Lix #kelowna #ok #penticton #oliver #peachland #vernon #winelovers #renewable

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

#Electrification in #Malawi, Africa, writing from a #Saskatchewan prairie lens. Looking forward to #RenewableEnergy, #microgrids, and #energystorage continuing to enhance lives around the world, improving access to #water, #health, and #education.
https://t.co/PHRF23GfGP

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

The #IEEE North Saskatchewan Section presents an #Autonomous Vehicle seminar by @IRDInc1 CEO Randy Hanson. Join us on April 17 7:30-9:30 PM @innovationplace. Register: https://t.co/VbsvVWITSR #autonomousvehicle #yxe

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

Happy #PiDay!

[NASA @NASA]

Pi is the Swiss Army knife of numbers. No matter how big or small a circle — from the size of our universe all the way down to an atom — the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter is always pi. Check out these 10 ways to celebrate #PiDay w/ us: https://t.co/vCuhNiPqnX

[Electricity Canada @Electricity_CA]

The federal government is investing up to $1.5 million to help University of Saskatchewan the university find ways to reduce electricity and natural gas consumption

Read More: https://t.co/dBpRt31bIY

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

It's a flying car!
#flying #futureshappening #awesome
video from @IntEngineering

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

Looking forward to @VaclavSmil's new book "#Growth - From #Microorganisms to #Megacities" to be released Sept 2019. I wish I could get a copy now :) https://t.co/qdhZex9DkG @mitpress

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

Looking forward to this being replicated in the Okanagan. https://t.co/lMmC9JQvH9

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Germany just launched the world's first hydrogen-powered train. It emits nothing but water and steam!

We have solutions to the #climate crisis. Time to implement them. @JustinTrudeau

#ActOnClimate #climatechange #tech #Sustainability #greenenergy #transportation

[Nathan M Ziegler @NathanMZiegler]

Record-breaking device uses sunlight to produce hydrogen at 15% efficiency https://t.co/GhqQwMVmfw via @nwtls

[Tino Link @tin0link]

By designing worlds' power supplies of the future, we should not forget the manifold advantages of #hydrogen

@UteRohr @Nina_Heidel @MirkoDuesel @Robert_Sarcevic @SPlotzner @holger_mller @IRENA @MarcoBecker_MB

[Jonathan Palmer @ExtropicPalmer]

#Malawi has a life expectancy of 61 years--#Canadian life expectancy in 1937 was also ~61 years. Amazing how the world can advance in 83 years! Data from @Gapminder https://t.co/2AB34bsIw8 #Canada