The cost of flying is soaring with domestic airfare outpacing inflation, rising 2.7% compared to the 2.1% gain in the Consumer Price Index. In an Associated Press article Scott Mayerwitz reported that in the first six months of 2014 the average price of a round-trip...
The Oil and Gas industry has historically seen limited differentiation between oilfield service companies, so how does a company set its brand apart from the pack? Technology: More specifically, with the use of robotics and artificial intelligence technologies in...
Energy Efficiency Education – Do We Already Know It All? In spite of all that utility companies have done over the last 20 years to persuade customers that energy efficient appliances really do save energy – and money – over time, energy efficiency efforts have...
Transactivating the Next U.S. Power Grid The U.S. power grid has been called a modern engineering marvel, but it’s long overdue for a massive upgrade. Enter big thinkers and an emerging concept for the future: transactive energy. Huh? “Transactive energy is a means of...
Renewable Fuels – Feast or Famine Renewable fuels, those produced from renewable resources such as vegetable oils, ethanol and methanol, have gained popularity due to their sustainability, low contributions to the carbon cycle, and in some cases lower amounts of...
