Thought Leaders in Internet of Things: CleanConnect CEO David Conley (Part 4)

David Conley: There are two different things to think about. Energy companies have two different types of budgets. They have OPEX budgets and CAPEX budgets. They have this other mechanism that they use called AFE. AFE is essentially investor money in a well. These operators are raising money and putting that money into the upfront

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Thought Leaders in Internet of Things: CleanConnect CEO David Conley (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: What’s interesting to me and created a bit of cognitive dissonance is when you think of gas, I would assume that you’re checking for smells. David Conley: The OGI camera has been around for 15 years. It’s a cold core mid-wave camera. It’s filtered to 3.3 microns. It uses a notch filter to

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Thought Leaders in Internet of Things: CleanConnect CEO David Conley (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Technologists are very good at finding solutions and looking for problems. David Conley: I see that a lot. To find a problem, solve it, and find a customer who’ll pay for it. That’s what we did. Luke was a part of Energy Strong, which is a media company for energy. They had just

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Thought Leaders in Internet of Things: CleanConnect CEO David Conley (Part 1)

David discusses problems, solutions, and open problems in this interview about AI and IoT in the Oil and Gas sector. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing you to our audience and talk about your background and the company.