Henry Aszklar specializes in technology transitions of large energy systems, combining 40 years of practical business leadership and financial experience with a strong engineering background and advanced academic studies.
He has been at the forefront of the transition of the U.S. electric industry from regulated monopolies to its breakup into generation, transmission, and distribution.
He has been awarded a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, an M.S. from the MIT Sloan School of Management with a focus on finance and technology innovation, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where he researched technology transitions.
The world’s energy diet is changing as demand for electrons grows
The requirement for electrons to fuel the AI knowledge revolution, and the drive for domestic production of renewable fuel (protected from geopolitical tensions) is increasing the appetite for electricity, comments Henry Aszklar, who argues that there is a precedent for renewable energy boosting the economy in the US.
How to accelerate technology transitions by creating windows of opportunity
Smalt discovered pneumatic unloaders that could unload grain 15 times faster than the existing manual method and at a lower cost – the response of the grain traders? “No, not interested. There are no bottlenecks in unloading grain at Rotterdam. Why disrupt the status quo?” Henry Aszklar explains how understanding socio-technological linkages is the key to accelerating technology transitions.
