Energies Spring 2023
Living Deliberately in the City
Somewhere in my subconscious, I believe I was driven by a Thoreau-like obsession to live deliberately. More in the forefront of my mind, I knew I…
March 31, 2023 · By Matthew Schniper
Environment
Business
Good ESG Practices Lead to Better Operational and Stock Performance
We encounter the effects of climate change more and more every day. For example, in Turkey, we experienced a winter without snow on New Year’s Eve.…
March 15, 2023 · By Ayşe Kaşıkçı
Energies Winter 2022
Filmmaker Susan Kucera: A Realistic Environmentalist
“If oil went away tomorrow, millions of people would die – not just because of not being able to turn on the light switch – but…
November 25, 2022 · By Rebecca Ponton
Education
Top Four Workplace Hazards in Renewable Energy – And How to Prevent Them
As our energy spectrum evolves from traditional sources to renewables, the energy workforce will evolve along with it. It may surprise you to know that wind…
November 22, 2022 · By Bayette Reiter
Environment
Four Ways to Acquire Renewable Energy Certificates
To reduce Scope 2 emissions (those associated with electricity use) and meet renewable energy targets, companies need to acquire, and retire, renewable energy certificates (RECs). There…
November 11, 2022 · By Gia Clark
Environment
Achieving Oil Terminal Water Authority Compliance with Automated Wastewater Treatment
Under the Clean Water Act, the EPA has identified 65 pollutants and classes of pollutants as “toxic pollutants,” of which 126 specific substances have been designated…
November 11, 2022 · By Del Williams
Environment
Lost in Translation: Transitioning into the Renewables Space
Traditional oil and gas companies are transitioning into the renewables space. One might presume they would be particularly well suited for offshore wind development after a…
November 11, 2022 · By Cindy M. Muller and Addie L. Danos
Energies Fall 2022
Q&A with Sequana CEO Liz Madaras
Rebecca Ponton: What motivated you to begin thinking about a solution to chemical and plastic pollution, and form the company that would eventually become Sequana? Was…
September 26, 2022 · By Rebecca Ponton
Environment
New York State of Mind
In 2010, Robin and Duncan Ross, owners of Arrowhead Spring Vineyards in Lockport, New York, needed alternative power generation capabilities for their growing vineyard. Until then,…
September 9, 2022 · By Katie Navarra
Environment
Saving Humanity with Trees and Natural Gas
Last year, in the name of climate change, the federal government and some state governments did much to impede American natural gas production. They blocked pipelines, delayed…
September 9, 2022 · By Poe Leggette
Environment
Texas will Plug 800 Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Compliments of the Federal Infrastructure Bill
The Lonestar state will take advantage of an initial $25 million grant hammered out through President Biden’s infrastructure plan to plug nearly 800 abandoned oil and…
September 2, 2022 · By Nick Vaccaro
Environment
Trendsetter Awarded Contract by Well‐Safe for Plug And Abandonment Campaign
Houston, Texas – Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. is pleased to announce a contract award by Well‐Safe to utilize the Trident Intervention System and technical services for UK…
August 16, 2022 · By Energies Media Staff
Environment
Environmental Strategies That Work
Earlier this year, when the current administration instituted a ban on imported Russian oil, a fierce debate resurfaced with respect to America’s domestic energy policies. As…
July 8, 2022 · By Matthew Iak
Environment
Achieving a Just Transition
An incredible 30 million jobs worldwide are predicted to be created by 2030 with the energy transition as the driving force, according to the IEA’s 2021…
July 8, 2022 · By Rebecca Ponton
Environment
The Color of Clean Energy
Hydrogen fuel is energy efficient, flexible and clean. When used in a fuel cell it creates only water. Unlike fossil fuels which are finite, it is…
July 8, 2022 · By Shannon West
Environment
Fishing for a Purpose: Refitting Offshore Platforms to Transform the Planet and the Economy
Retired GOM Oil Platforms Offer Potential Homes for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Seawater Mineral Mining, Seaweed/Macroalgae for Energy-Feedstock and Other Sustainable Options The U.S. oil…
July 8, 2022 · By Kent Satterlee, III
Environment
Every “Aha” Moment Requires Genuine Follow-Through to Achieve Success
For R3’s solution to recovering synthetic drilling fluid, this meant a combination of expertise, innovation, patience and persistence. Our “aha” moment came at 2 a.m., after…
July 8, 2022 · By Patrick Rooney
Environment
Optimizing Wettability in CCS Class VI Wells can Slash Regulatory Costs and Boost Storage Efficiency
CCS is touted as the solution to continued fossil fuel requirements, so cutting millions from costs and making wells hold more CO2 is vital to the…
May 6, 2022 · By Dr. Geoffrey Thyne and Vladimir Ulyanov
Environment
Microbes Offer Cost Effective and Environmentally Friendly TPH Cleanup of Oil Spills
As everyone from investors to the general public asks the oil and gas industry to get cleaner and more environmentally friendly, more and more operators are…
May 6, 2022 · By Bill Lantz
Environment
The ESG Community Lacks an Understanding of What Crude Oil is Used For
The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment community is divesting in crude oil that provides products and fuels for consumers that did not exist in the…
May 6, 2022 · By Ronald Stein
Environment
A Collective Approach to Transitioning Toward Low-Carbon Solutions
I grew up in Norway, studied in the Netherlands, and have worked throughout the world. I’ve seen many angles of the petroleum business, and I’ve come…
May 6, 2022 · By Kristine Klavers
Environment
Using Life to Power It
Comprising 70 percent of the world’s renewable energy consumption, bioenergy is created using biomass, or feedstock, which is any organic material. It can be used for…
May 6, 2022 · By Shannon West
Environment
USA Energy Workers Hosts 2nd Annual Earth Day Event and Tree Dedication
LAFAYETTE, LA – USA Energy Workers, an organization founded by Scott Angelle to elevate and celebrate the contributions of USA energy workers, today held its second…
April 24, 2022 · By Energies Media Staff
Energies Spring 2022
Advancing the Science of Carbon Removal
Puro.earth is a Finnish startup company launched by two women and their male co-founder that aims to provide the world’s first marketplace for the nascent business…
March 25, 2022 · By Rebecca Ponton
Environment
Green Boom Earns U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Certification for Oil Absorbent Products
Only oil solution that yields no waste and leaves no trace ATLANTA – Green Boom, a revolutionary line of eco-friendly oil absorbent products, is proud to…
March 16, 2022 · By Energies Media Staff
Environment
Taking the High – and Environmentally Friendly – Road
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) are of critical importance to all stakeholders as we move forward with the energy transition and transformation. OILWOMAN asked women at…
March 7, 2022 · By Rebecca Ponton
Environment
ESG University: Water Conservation
I spent the majority of the holiday season talking to random people at holiday parties and discovered that the average person knows nothing about ESG –…
March 7, 2022 · By Jason Spiess
Environment
Properly Handled, Microbes Can Cost-Effectively Treat Scale, Corrosion, Paraffin and the Environment
There’s no question that rising environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns on the part of investors, the public, and the oil and gas industry itself have…
March 7, 2022 · By Bill Lantz
Diversity
Erika Symmonds and the Power of Encouragement
Encouragement changes lives. Erika Symmonds, vice president of Workforce Development and Service at GRID Alternatives, knows that for a fact. GRID Alternatives, founded in 2001, is…
January 7, 2022 · By Elizabeth Wilder
Environment
Transferring Skills for a Sustainable Future
Engineer by Accident As a kid at school, I always enjoyed math and science, and at home I loved anything that involved problem solving and creativity.…
January 7, 2022 · By Kerrine Bryan
Environment
The Heat is On: How to Talk to Your Kids about Energy
What do you eat for breakfast to start your day? How many switches do you flip in your house? How many devices do you charge? We…
January 7, 2022 · By Erin Twamley
Environment
Peacemaking: Find a Collaborative Path Forward in the Energy Transition
Pilar Thomas, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, among the many achievements in her career, has coordinated federal agency policies and efforts in tribal energy development, worked in the…
November 9, 2021 · By Lucinda Jackson
Environment
Clean Coal – An Oxymoron?
Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel on earth and has been used for centuries. It was the energy source that fueled the Industrial Revolution of…
November 9, 2021 · By Sarah Skinner
Environment
The Power of Water
Water makes up 71 percent of the Earth’s surface and 60 percent of the human body. It creates and sustains life. It’s abundant and powerful enough…
September 3, 2021 · By Shannon West
Environment
Vanir Energy: Leading the Charge Through Solar Power
The name Vanir comes from Norse mythology and represents health, prosperity and fertility. Vanir Energy, part of the Vanir Group, acquired clean energy developer Appalachian in…
September 3, 2021 · By Claudia Melatini
Environment
Re-engineered Technology Cleans Produced Water for Green Use
Wyoming-based Encore Green Environmental Technologies and Licensing (EGETL) began with a dream of taking a former nuisance substance – produced water – and turning it into…
September 3, 2021 · By Darren Smith
Environment
Energy in Motion: Untapped Hydrokinetic Energy in the Water Around Us
The earth is perfect, and energy is always at our fingertips; that is the lesson to be learned from hydrokinetic energy. The motion found in the…
July 2, 2021 · By Claudia Melatini
Environment
Energy Trend – Solar & Wind
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July 2, 2021 · By Energies Media Staff
Environment
Charting a Path to Clean Energy
“Change is coming so very fast in the energy sector,” Lorraine Akiba says. “For those at the edge, innovation technology is changing the model that has…
May 5, 2021 · By Karen Haywood Queen
Environment
Power Surge: Women in Geothermal Energy
Headlines over the past few years have shown that we are far behind when it comes to taking definitive action to save our environment. Activists around…
May 5, 2021 · By Claudia Melatini
Diversity
Sisterhood of the Working Pants
Rebecca Ponton: What was the defining moment when you were so fed up with the lack of proper-fitting workwear that you decided to create your own?…
May 5, 2021 · By Rebecca Ponton
Environment
For ESG Investors, “Clean Fracs” Could Mitigate Environmental Impacts
It is no secret that the upstream oil and gas industry has been under increased scrutiny from environmental, social and governance (ESG)-conscious investors and the public…
May 5, 2021 · By Mason Anderson
Environment
Anue Water’s Eco-friendly Wastewater Technologies Launch Into Six New England States with Exclusive Partner Russell Resources Inc
Alpharetta GA — Anue Water Technologies, the manufacturer of cost-effective FORSe® and Phantom® Oxygen/ Ozone injection systems, Enviroprep® well-washers, and provider of Anue Geomembrane Covers with…
April 20, 2021 · By Energies Media Staff
Environment
Elevating Feminine Leadership for Sustainable Results
What Drives You? As a coach who professionally explores purpose and intentions, I felt a sense of glee over Oilwoman’s lead question for this article. Based…
March 7, 2021 · By Rita Hausken
Environment
Putting the “We” Into Community Solar
Working in politics introduced Kristal Hansley to a career in solar energy. She saw the laws designed to encourage increased usage of solar energy. She became…
March 7, 2021 · By Katie Navarra
Diversity
A Key Driver for Delivering Organizational Sustainability Goals
AVEVA recently convened leaders from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Schneider Electric, PETRONAS and Verdantix in a virtual press panel session to discuss how digitization…
March 7, 2021 · By Craig Hayman
Environment
A Bright Outlook for Agri-Energy
“Seeing is believing.” Clusters of wind turbines reach 262 feet into the sky. Solar panels stand side-by-side in acres of once open land. Undoubtedly, these are…
March 7, 2021 · By Katie Navarra
Environment
The Geophysical Sustainability Wheel
The Way Forward Geophysics contributes to and has the long-term potential to advance all 17 [of the United Nations] Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There is an…
March 7, 2021 · By Maria Angela Capello, Emer Caslin and Anna Shaughnessy
Environment
Green is the New Black (Gold)
The C-suite is ever-expanding with new titles being added as companies deem them crucial to their mission. A 2014 Forbes article referred to the Chief Sustainability…
March 7, 2021 · By Rebecca Ponton
Environment
Green Apple Award Won by Legasea for Environmental Best Practice
Legasea, based in Aberdeenshire, has won a Scottish Green Apple Environment Award in the campaign to find the greenest companies, councils, and communities. They have won…
February 23, 2021 · By Energies Media Staff