Tag Archives: Energy

Chelsea from Fourth Economy Travels to Korea

This Friday I will be taking my maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean – heading to South Korea for a month of cultural and vocational learning. The trip is sponsored by the Rotary Group Study Exchange (GSE) program, which provides …

Irrational Exuberance and the Need for a Balanced Portfolio

I am deeply concerned that state and local governments are being flooded by irrational exuberance of a different industry, the Shale play. Let me be clear, I think that having a U.S. sourced energy supply can prove to be a great catalyst for supporting our pursuit of energy independence. The concerns however come from the lack of honest planning and conversation about how the economic opportunity of Shale fits into any coordinated economic and business growth strategy for the state.

Case Study: A Match Made in Energy

As one of the managing partner organizations of the Energy Alliance, Innovation Works realized a pattern of disconnect between professionals across the greater Pittsburgh region’s energy sector and sub sectors. Since collaboration is vital to ensuring the success of the regional energy sector, this trend was worrisome. . Innovation Works needed to connect the dots among energy professionals, while measuring the successes of these connections to ensure future funding and support of the Energy Alliance.

Energy Innovation?! Really?

On March 11, 2011, Energy in Depth, a coalition of gas and oil producers, reported the results of a study conducted by IHS/Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) which ranked shale gas exploration as the “…the most significant energy innovation so …