Join Focus

Share what you know with millions of people

Focus is the best place to turn what you know into remarkable content

Follow Following Unfollow

Energy

Ask a Question

4 hours 33 minutes ago

Bill McChesney and 3 other people answered this question

Is cloud computing more energy efficient than traditional computing?

I’m not sure I buy into cloud being more energy efficient or green. Cloud is “where” the machinery is (i.e. it’s not in your data center per se) while virtualization allows me to carve up a big server into individual virtual machines. So virtualization, on ... more

Cloud Computing

Energy

Green IT

Scalability

2 more topics

May 10, 2012

Glenn Keyes and 10 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Energy Policy in 2011: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly [6/8 @ 11 am]

Will Obama's renewable energy initiatives create a significant number of net new jobs in the US?

Energy policy is an interesting dichotomy; fuel prices need to be high in order to make the electric and hybrid vehicles viable and to help develop the technology and buy ins needed to get us off of the fossil fuel merry-go-round. People complain and the ... more

April 24, 2012

Hemant Sharma asked a question

What is new in the gasification sector?

Energy

Gasification Technology

Oil and Gas

April 19, 2012

Richard Bruno and 2 other people answered this question

No more coal power plants will be built in the US. What is the next, yet most benign power source?

The cost of natural gas is at an all time low. The cost will not stay that low forever. I believe natural gas should be used as an automotive and truck fuel. Rather then spending billions on the subsidization solar energy. Those billions would have ... more

March 25, 2012

Kavitha Jhaveri and 1 other person answered this question

How can we change the world for better?

This forum is also one medium where different minds come together and express views on topic of individual interest. The ideas thus generated, needless to say, bear a greater impact to influence and if possible create a change.
The onus to break the barrier is ... more

Feb. 15, 2012

Michael Boddington and 3 other people answered this question at this roundtable

China's Energy Future and the Shale Gas Question [5/25 @ 11 am]

What are the specific steps China should take to become more efficient in energy consumption?

First and foremost step in my view is keep population control, and raise the education level, then the environment protection consciousness among all its citizens. more

Feb. 14, 2012

Robert Starinsky and 2 other people answered this question

Why is Google investing in solar energy?

Didier:
Good observation - As a highly visible public company, known the world over, being green does indeed paint Google in the image as a 'good corporate citizen'. more

Feb. 13, 2012

Michael Tingle answered this question

How do Energy and Gas companies hire in Germany and where do they find new engineers?

Dario,
I run a group on LinkedIN, called Linked Energy. I see a lot of oil and gas firms use that method to post jobs and review candidates. So, if you are a job seeker, or an employer, that might be one area to look ... more

Energy

Engineering Recruitment

Gas

Hiring

Feb. 4, 2012

abraham abraham and 2 other people commented on a roundtable

The Real Causes and Wider Macroeconomic Effects of High Gas Prices

supply and demand has very little to do with gas prices. greed and the devaluation of the us dollar. research 5 year chart of crude prices compared with gas usage. also the us military is the largest consumer of petro fuel. they don't care how ... more

Jan. 27, 2012

Andrew Baker answered this question

What are some best practices for IT/ OT convergence?

What is seen as the difference between IT and OT?

Economy

Information Technology

Operations

Energy

2 more topics

Jan. 20, 2012

Nawar Alsaadi and 1 other person answered this question at this roundtable

China's Energy Future and the Shale Gas Question [5/25 @ 11 am]

Any thoughts on how China's water shortage will impact its ability to extract shale gas?

The solution to the above water problems is waterless fracking (NYT touched on the topic in November), Gasfrac has done over a 1000 fracks with gelled propane, no potable water is used, and no waste water is produced and on top of that oil/gas well ... more

Dec. 20, 2011

Alexander Kotov asked a question

What are the perspectives on shale gas in USA?

Events

Lead Nurturing 202: The Next Generation May 31 @ 11 am PT
The Tricks to Paid Media June 6 @ 11 am PT
Display Advertising for Brand Awareness June 20 @ 11 am PT

Top Contributors

more less

Robert Rapier

Points: 265

Chief Technology Officer Follow Following Unfollow

H. Sterling Burnett

Points: 110

Senior Fellow Follow Following Unfollow

Gail Tverberg

Points: 82

Editor Follow Following Unfollow

Kurt Cobb

Points: 50

Freelance Writer and Author Follow Following Unfollow

Andrew McKillop

Points: 50

Consultant / Author Follow Following Unfollow

Dock David Treece

Points: 45

Investment Advisor, Market S... Follow Following Unfollow

David Fridley

Points: 40

Staff Scientist Follow Following Unfollow

Margaret Greenberg

Points: 40

Consultant/SI Follow Following Unfollow

Craig Brennan

Points: 30

Business Analyst Follow Following Unfollow

Arthur Berman

Points: 30

Energy Consultant Follow Following Unfollow

Rick Kadet

Points: 30

Vice President, Senior CFO C... Follow Following Unfollow

Allan Barry Laboucan

Points: 30

Editor, Show Host Follow Following Unfollow

Roger Faulkner

Points: 30

President Follow Following Unfollow

Jessica Groopman

Points: 30

Researcher Follow Following Unfollow

Erik Conley

Points: 30

CEO and Founder Follow Following Unfollow

Search for...

Share what you know with millions of people

Focus is the best place to turn what you know into remarkable content

Energy

Recent Activity

Events

Top Contributors

Related Topics

Search for...

Share what you know with millions of people

Focus is the best place to turn what you know into remarkable content

Energy

Recent Activity

Events

Top Contributors

Related Topics

Log In

Not a member yet? Join Now

Join Now

Already a member? Login

Focus is free.

Focus is simple.

As Featured In