Categoría: Influencers

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — How many times have we had to start the journey towards obtaining a goal again because things did not go as planned?

Our life is full of plans, but we must always keep in mind that the route is very changeable, and that unexpected reversal of the rudder in the trajectory, reengineering of personal projects and in general, trying to get up before a fall, on many occasions can wear us out and weaken us as a person, because it involves facing resistance to the unknown, letting go of attachments and even winning the battle against stress or depression.

This work is the experience of a Venezuelan migrant who has to leave his loved ones, goods, and temporarily withdraw from the exercise of his profession as an engineer-businessman, to dedicate himself to various trades such as cleaner, kitchen assistant, food delivery person and sports coach in a first world country like the USA.

The idea is not to try to describe a manual on how to carry out a successful migration, but rather to show through stories the strategies that the author used to face the obstacles that were presented to him on a playing field with different rules. So, if you suffered the breakdown of a love relationship, this book is for you! If you are grieving for having lost your job, this book is for you! If sadness invades your soul for having failed a subject in your university, this book is for you! Any situation that distresses you for not having obtained the expected results preserves the essence of what is exposed here. We are in this together and surrendering is not an option, take these anecdotes as examples that even when they called us the third strike we will always have a next at-bat, if they gave us a knock out, life will give us revenge, in short, there will always be the opportunity to optimistically write the beginning of a new chapter that will be titled: Start Over.

Published by Page Publishing, Rubert Jose Figueredo Michelangelli’s compelling tale is shared to inspire many people who find themselves in similar situations. Being a migrant is not easy and in this manuscript, readers will witness how one was able to overcome the challenges and the several low moments in life.

Readers who wish to experience this profound work can purchase «Volver a empezar» online at the Apple iTunes Store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or media inquiries, contact Page Publishing at 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional, full-service publishing house that handles all the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not mired in logistics like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and so on. Page’s accomplished writers and publishing professionals allow authors to leave behind these complex and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.

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NEW DELHI, Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The International Solar Alliance (ISA) announces Dr. Ajay Mathur as its new Director General following his election at the first special assembly, held virtually.

A coalition of 73 member countries, ISA was established at the end of 2015 to accelerate the demand for and use of safe, sustainable, and affordable solar energy for all. It aims to mobilize over USD 1 trillion of investment into solar projects by 2030 through focused advocacy, policy and regulatory support, capacity building, and by overcoming perceived investment barriers. Dr. Mathur replaces Mr. Upendra Tripathy, who has served as Director General since the ISA was founded in 2015.

Dr. Mathur’s leadership appointment to the ISA takes place in a year when addressing global climate change transition commitments will take center stage: 2021 started with the US’s renewed climate focus through the Biden administration and will culminate with COP26, the UN’s Climate Change Conference in the UK in November. As the sole multilateral forum dedicated to solar energy transition and building upon existing milestones, including pooling resources across its members, and creating economies of scale to reduce the cost for clean energy, ISA is poised to renew its commitment towards global solar transition through the new leadership.

Speaking at the ISA’s special assembly, Dr. Mathur, said:

«I am honored to lead the International Solar Alliance and am ambitious about what we can achieve together with our members and partners to transition to a safer, sustainable, equitable and more prosperous future for all through solar energy.

«ISA has a vital role to help establish the infrastructure and ecosystem for a zero-carbon emission future. With strong foundations already in place, my immediate focus is to identify and mobilize the opportunities and capital to accelerate our solarization goals in the interim and long-term.»

Dr. Mathur who will take over the leadership of ISA on March 15, brings a wealth of leadership expertise across all key areas of energy transition, from policy, research, and technology commercialization to financing, international cooperation and institutional development. Currently Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), a key driver of the energy transition to renewables and reduction in urban air pollution for the past five years, Dr. Mathur has held leadership appointments at the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and the Green Climate Fund. In 2020, he received an IconSWM-CE Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to environmental protection. 

Ms Barbara Pompili, Minister for Ecological Transition of the French Republic and ISA Co-President added: «At a time when we have reached a new milestone with the recent decision to open ISA membership to all UN Member countries, France, as co-President of ISA, extends its full support to Dr. Mathur. We are fully confident that he is the right person to further the development of ISA, particularly through its universalization, robust governance and support to concrete initiatives to facilitate solar power deployment, such as the ‘STAR-C’ program.»

Mr. R.K. Singh, Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy for India and ISA President, said: «The ISA has grown to become an able global body working effectively towards energy access, energy security and energy transition. I look forward to working constructively under our new Director General and alongside other esteemed Members to take this important mandate forward against a backdrop of growing support around the world for the low-carbon transition.»

COP26 President Alok Sharma said: «I am delighted that Dr Ajay Mathur, an invaluable friend of COP26, is taking up this important post. The International Solar Alliance has been a key partner in driving the international collaboration we need to a low carbon future, and I look forward to working together ahead of COP26 this November.»

Outgoing Director General Mr. Upendra Tripathy commented: «I am grateful to all the member countries for their trust and support over the past five years which has seen ISA grow from an idea to the go-to international organization on solar energy that it is today. It is so pleasing to see more and more countries joining the ISA to work together to pool efforts and resources to bring solar to the next level.»

About the International Solar Alliance 

The International Solar Alliance (ISA), was launched at COP21 in Paris and has recently expanded its membership scope to include all UN member states. There are 90 signatories and 193 prospective members. The ISA provides a dedicated platform for co-operation, through which the global community, including governments, bilateral and multilateral organizations, corporates, industry, and other stakeholders, can contribute to help achieve the common goal of increasing the use and quality of solar energy in meeting energy needs of prospective ISA member countries in a safe, convenient, affordable, equitable and sustainable manner.

ISA’s Key Milestones

• ISA aggregated demand for 23GW across various solar programs worth USD 13Bn
• ISA led the price discovery for a project for 272,000 solar pumps, with a cost reduction of more than 40%
• ISA formed an International Steering Committee to institutionalize the World Solar Bank
• ISA issued a Letter of Award to an EDF-led consortium to design a roadmap for India’s ambitious Global grid (OSOWOG)

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LONDON, Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced bp has joined the IBM Quantum Network to advance the use of quantum computing in the energy industry.

By joining the IBM Quantum Network™ as an Industry Partner, bp will have access to IBM’s quantum expertise and software and cloud-based access to the most advanced quantum computers available via the cloud. This includes access to a premium 65-qubit quantum computer, the largest universal quantum system available to industry today, and an important milestone on the IBM Quantum roadmap to a 1,000-plus qubit system, targeted for the end of 2023.

bp will work with IBM to explore using quantum computing to solve business and engineering challenges and explore the potential applications for driving efficiencies and reducing carbon emissions. 

«bp’s ambition is to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner and help the world get to net zero. Next-generation computing capabilities such as quantum computing will assist in solving the science and engineering challenges we will face, enabling us to reimagine energy and design new lower carbon products,» said Morag Watson, senior vice president, digital science and engineering for bp.

Quantum computing has the potential to be applied in areas such as: modelling the chemistry and build-up of various types of clay in hydrocarbon wells – a crucial factor in efficient hydrocarbon production; analyzing and managing the fluid dynamics of wind farms; optimizing autonomous robotic facility inspection; and helping create opportunities not yet imagined to deliver the clean energy the world wants and needs.

In 2020, bp announced its net zero ambition and its new strategy. By the end of this decade, it aims to have developed around 50 gigawatts of net renewable-generating capacity (a 20-fold increase), increased annual low carbon investment 10-fold to around $5 billion and cut its oil and gas production by 40%.

Joining the IBM Quantum Network will enhance bp’s ability to leverage quantum advances and applications as they emerge and then influence on how those breakthroughs can be applied to its industry and the energy transition.

«bp joins a rapidly growing number of clients working with IBM to explore quantum computing to help accelerate the discovery of solutions to some of today’s biggest challenges,» added Dario Gil, Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research. «The energy industry is ripe with opportunities to see value from the use of quantum computing through the discovery of new materials designed to improve the generation, transfer, and storage of energy.»

bp joins more than 130 members of the IBM Quantum Network, a global community of Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, academic institutions and research labs working to advance quantum computing and explore practical applications. Together, members of the Network and IBM Quantum teams are researching and exploring how quantum computing will help a variety of industries and disciplines, including finance, energy, chemistry, materials science, optimization and machine learning, among many others.

For more information about the IBM Quantum Network, as well as a full list of all partners, members, and hubs, visit https://www.research.ibm.com/ibm-q/network/.

IBM Quantum Network™ is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

About bp
bp’s purpose is to reimagine energy for people and our planet. It has set out an ambition to be a net zero company by 2050, or sooner, and help the world get to net zero, and recently announced its strategy for delivering on that ambition. For more information visit bp.com.

About IBM Quantum
IBM Quantum is an industry-first initiative to build universal quantum systems for business and science applications. For more information about IBM’s quantum computing efforts, please visit www.ibm.com/ibmq.

Contacts:
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Elizabeth Banta
IBM Quantum
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elizabeth.banta@ibm.com

Cautionary statement
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