Experience with Murphy’s law for executives and entrepreneurs: when compliance risks crystallize in the relationship with third parties, the public power sector, and the criminal justice system.

Rayner Salazar 17 de enero de 2022 0 Comments

In this series I will share lessons learned about risks that crystallize when the «perfect storm» arrives, a case that illustrates the risks to which many entrepreneurs and executives are exposed due to the systemic risks of our societies; some experiences to learn about and prevent ourselves from the risks that can «sweep over us» […]

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YES, it is good business to generate renewable energy from home in Guatemala. Last part

Rayner Salazar 17 de enero de 2022 0 Comments

In this final installment of the project that I have been sharing in «walk the talk» style, I share the experience of the start-up of the project, the closing of a cycle for the beginning of the commercial operation with the Distributor, and thus the beginning of the contribution to Sustainable Development Goal No.7 «Affordable […]

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Is it good business to generate energy from home with renewable sources in Guatemala? Part 4

Rayner Salazar 17 de enero de 2022 0 Comments

In this installment I describe the evaluation and award process to the project contractor, the financial evaluation, and determine that it IS a good business to generate power from home with solar renewable energy.   After having passed a first stage of the project development through the elaboration of a first viable project offer, with […]

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Is it good business to generate energy from home with renewable sources in Guatemala? Part 3

Rayner Salazar 14 de enero de 2022 0 Comments

In this installment we discuss the development of a second bid for the solar home energy generation project, and a quick tour of the regulations that govern it. As part of the next step in project development – the search for a viable project – I contacted a specialized industry supplier – this time I […]

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Is it good business to generate energy from home with renewable sources in Guatemala? Part 2

Rayner Salazar 14 de enero de 2022 0 Comments

This edition begins the development of a proposal for the project, as a vehicle for the exploration and learning stage. The first offer I received for the project I got from a supermarket, – interesting! it means that the market for this is very advanced!   The proposal is as follows   The bid amount […]

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Why is there not as much talk about Energy Transition in Guatemala as in other parts of the world?

Rayner Salazar 5 de enero de 2022 0 Comments

Beginning to explore why an issue of global importance such as the energy transition to zero emissions is not well publicized in Guatemala. A matter that will surely have many nuances.   It has caught my attention that in Guatemala, a leading country in many aspects related to the energy market, the term «Energy Transition» […]

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Is it good business to generate energy from home with renewable sources in Guatemala? Part 1

Rayner Salazar 5 de enero de 2022 0 Comments

I anticipate that this story will take several chapters to discover the answer; in this part we take the first, somewhat intuitive, step to explore the initiatives of installing a solar generation project at home.   Yesterday I started to develop a solar generation project in my house to integrate it to the grid, central […]

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Planting solar-powered lights in the garden: a first step to participate in the energy transition

Rayner Salazar 5 de enero de 2022 0 Comments

Taking a small step at home, for humanity’s great journey towards net-zero emissions.   Today I planted some solar lamps in my garden to enjoy it with night lighting and thus replace the current lighting that is supplied from the mains. Yes, I spelled it right: I literally planted them, because the shape of the […]

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My motivations to write and collaborate for a better society, from the energy sector.

Rayner Salazar 14 de diciembre de 2021 0 Comments

After 36 years of having started a journey in the world of electricity and then in energy, I started to think about how to share my lessons learned and thus collaborate in the construction of a better society using the communication spaces of a blog.   As a child I dreamed of […]

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