Energy for Growth Hub

Leadership & Staff

Jacob Kincer

Former Senior Policy Analyst & Program Coordinator

Energy for Growth Hub

Areas of Expertise

Advanced nuclear technology

jake@energyforgrowth.org

Jacob Kincer is a former Senior Policy Analyst and Program Coordinator of the Energy for Growth Hub. He led the Hub’s project on global markets for advanced nuclear technology. Prior to joining the Hub, Jacob was a research assistant at the Center for Global Development. He previously worked on a range of energy and development issues interning with the Treasury Department, the Department of Energy’s EIA, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Jacob holds a BA in Economics and a Masters in International Economic Policy at the University of Maryland.

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Infographic – Are We Learning the Right Energy Lesson from Mobile Phones? The Energy Iceberg Says No
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Infographic – Are We Learning the Right Energy Lesson from Mobile Phones? The Energy Iceberg Says No

The mobile phone revolution is allowing countries to skip landlines, prompting many observers to assume countries might also skip building an electricity grid and jump right to distributed home energy systems (e.g., here and here). New disruptive technologies are exciting and alluring, especially in sub-Saharan markets where the unmet infrastructure needs are huge. After all, if you can charge your smartphone with a rooftop solar kit, then who needs power plants and a grid?
Todd Moss, Jacob Kincer
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