PennEnergy's Daily Power Update 1/1/2015

Energy Insights
Bring Millennials into the Energy Fold Energy companies need to make their New Year’s resolution a simple, important one: Successfully recruit, develop and retain millennials. …more>>
Seven Apps that Every Engineer Should Use Mick Handsley, Technical Sales Engineer for Mirage Machines highlights seven apps for Android or iOS that he thinks every engineer will want. …more>>
Hey Energy Industry - Help me help you! So what can be done as we approach the boom cycle for one part of the industry and the potentially bust cycle for another? The list is long, but for the sake of simplicity and my even smaller role in it, please energy folks – help me help you. …more>>
Your 2015 Weather Forecast In the past six months, Americans have seen a major decline in gas prices at the pump. For the public, this is a sign of relief; however, businesses working, or invested in the oil and gas industry are starting to sweat with the potential or, in some areas of the world confirmation of profit losses because of the flooded market. …more>>
Requisite Variety Collective human experience has shown over millennia that the more complex the system, the more difficult it is to understand the relationships and their behaviors. Therefore, as system density increases, it acquires greater variety, that is systemic behavior becomes more uncertain. …more>>
Becoming a Part of Speech—Pluses & Minus As a general rule, this author believes that when the company or a product becomes part of the vernacular the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Aggressive trademark defense may actually detract from the brand in this case. …more>>
Energy’s Mustache-Twirling Villains Everybody loves a villain. Why? Because everybody wants to be the hero, and having a bad guy means we’re just that much closer to being the ultimate good guy. This theme plays out in everything from cartoons to global energy. Everyone is the hero in their own story. …more>>
Opportunities for Women in the Clean Economy The emerging clean energy economy offers an opportunity for women to close this gap by building sustainable careers in a sector that is becoming increasingly high-demand. …more>>