Sometimes you meet folks who look and sound exactly like their name - and Hawkins ‘Hawk’ Dunlap fits that bill. This 32-year Oilfield Veteran from Longview, Texas may not look like a global businessman and world traveler at first glance, but after a few minutes you realize this man has seen firsthand what oil and gas means to the global economy and the importance of investing in oil and gas wells. From West Texas to Singapore and hundreds of points in between, Dunlap shares how he got his start as as well control specialist; the causes of well fires across the globe; the mercenary nature of his job; how Nigeria is doing a better job than his home state at capping wells and how a Covid forced him back home - and a chance meeting with Sarah Stogner led him to helping out her campaign. It’s a helluva podcast debut from one of the more well-traveled oil and gas professionals in the world.

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From defending his country as a Navy Pilot to now defending his country’s energy independence, Michael Eyman is leading the charge at Origis Services with doses of optimism, diligence and realism. In today’s episode, Eyman, the Managing Director for Origis Services, shares its genesis and why joining them made sense for him personally and professionally; why litigation isn’t always the answer; the need for more transparency in the solar industry and how the Inflation Reduction Act might make things a little more difficult before it gets better in the renewable sector. Eyman also shares the big Day Zero event happening at the Origis Operations Center in October that’s been postponed the last two years - thanks to you guessed it - Covid. Definitely one of the best Power Connect episodes yet - Eyman pulls no punches and makes it clear that Origis Services is ready to take the lead in solar and renewable operational excellence.

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Data collection leading to better energy efficiency? It’s one thing to suggest it and it’s another thing to demonstrate it. However UtilityAPI Founder and CTO Daniel Roesler and his team have uncovered that and more in the last eight years since they looked to streamline and improve the process in which companies acquired utility billing information and now UtilityAPI has become the go-to clean data collection company leading the energy transition. They’ve also become active in the data and consent regulatory space and are helping municipalities and companies alike achieve better energy efficiency - and - why Daniel says you won’t see UtilityAPI joining the analytics fray anytime soon.

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What makes someone detour from acting to climate activism? We ask that of Aria McKenna, who spent years honing her craft as an actress but the pull to do improve the planet for her daughter was even more important so she combined both loves and is now both a climate activist and working to bring more green entertainment to the small and big screen. Aria shares her story and details what viewers will learn on her newest program, Becoming the Change, and she details how she’s trying to make climate a more prominent story line in entertainment without it always having to be doom or gloom or documentary style. It’s a marvelous story about making two passions work together.

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Not all recruiters are created equal and we learned that from a veteran in the business, Catherine McLean, CEO and founder of Dylan Green, a recruitment agency that specializes in the green and clean energy spaces. McLean details a little about her journey into recruiting, but then dishes on how she approaches including more diverse candidates, how a resume isn’t always a great indicator of the quality of candidate - and what a cover letter really showcases. Plus she let’s us know why she’s dedicated to being an entrepreneur and what keeps her going - plus what the Inflation Reduction Action means for green and clean energy recruitment. It’s a fun and informative listen with one of the best in her industry.

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Rooftop solar isn’t just a hit in the United States as it’s booming in Europe too thanks to the likes of Andreas Thorsheim and his team at Otovo. Thinking e-Commerce meets Solar Energy, Thorsheim and his team have revolutionized the residential solar process while keeping tabs on what’s going on in the US market and abroad. Thorsheim also shares how the Russia-Ukraine crisis has affected business, why Norway was the perfect place to get started and would Otovo ever think about coming to the United States?

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From removing mines to tackling a global subsurface utility problem - although both are big problems - the team at 4M has taken on the herculean task of identifying what’s underground. David Horesh, Director of Marketing for 4M, tells the story of how two former Israeli Special Forces members have taken what started out as a humanitarian mission and is now trying to become the ‘Google Earth of the Subsurface’ as David puts it. He details exactly how tall a task this company has taken on and highlights why it’s never been done before now. The Israeli company has taken up shop in Texas to start its US operations and so far has received rave reviews -not just with its platform - but with the astounding amount of time and money 4M is saving customers thanks to satellite technology and some of the best research and design in the world.

Find out more about the newest 4M platform here.

It’s a Special Tuesday edition of News You Can Use and we get into the following:

Offshore wind ready to blow thanks to new climate bill

Oil Price dips amid talks with Iran

Rainwater is not safe to drink

Canada ready to tax emissions - on luxury items.

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It was a busy news weekend in the Energy World as the Inflation Reduction Act took center stage with its passing on Sunday in the US Senate along party lines. But that was not the only big news as there are more concerns from automakers as you’ll find out about the act and whether the EV Tax credits are even viable for most of the electric vehicles in the United States and what that means for the EV goals by 2030. Plus extreme heat causing serious Grid issues in Iraq — Here are your stories - on a Monday:

Senate Passes Climate Bill - awaits House

EV Credits may not be creditable after all

Iraq grid fails in 125 degree heat

Vegas says good bye to grass

British brace for high winter bills

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It’s another Friday which means another News You can Use to close out your work week - for some of some of us anyway. It’s a Climate Bill aka Inflation Reduction Act kind vibe today - so here we go:

Senator Sinema gives her approval for Climate Bill

Princeton predicts big boom for Solar

EV Tax Credits too good to be true?

When BBQ Shark gets you in prison

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