by David Steven Jacoby | Nov 15, 2016 | Business, Power, Solar, Wind
Drought, electricity rationing, and increasing reliance on dirty thermal power are adding to the woes of the Colombian power sector. El Niño has caused drought and high temperatures across northern and western Colombia since early 2015. Much more potent than usual,...
by David Steven Jacoby | Nov 3, 2016 | Business, Conferences
Boston Strategies International’s President, David Jacoby delivered the results of BSI’s recent study “Impact of Energy Prices on Logistics & Global Supply Chains” at the New England Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition (NESCON) in Boston. NESCON is produced by...
by David Steven Jacoby | Oct 24, 2016 | Cyber Security, Power
Attacks on control systems for critical infrastructure have risen by more than 250% over the past four years in the US, as web linked communication systems have proliferated and nation-states seeking geo-political and economic supremacy added to the incidence of...
by David Steven Jacoby | Oct 18, 2016 | Business
Boston Strategies International (BSI) has been engaged by a branch of the Mexican government – the Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change) – to study renewable energy costs and value chains. BSI will...
by David Steven Jacoby | Sep 21, 2016 | Business
The oil and gas equipment supply industry has been hit hard in recent years. While nominal prices increased by 17% between 2007 and 2015, gross profit margins have fallen by 22%, from +15% in 2007 to -7% this year. Margins grew in 2015 for the first time in six years,...