Posts by Satish Rao
Disruptive Metallurgy for Cleaner, Greener Battery Metals
In an article for Engineering & Mining Journal, Managing Director Satish Rao went in-depth with Carly Leonida on how we’re helping companies reimagine leaching applications for battery metals, and how end-user demands are driving more sustainable approaches.
Read MoreThe Energy Industry’s Renewed Emphasis on Venturing & Innovation
It’s no secret that for technology innovation to create value, the right partnerships and business models are as important as the technology itself. This notion rings especially true in the energy sector, where large corporates – from oil majors like BP and Shell to service providers like TechnipFMC and Worley to equipment manufacturers like Caterpillar…
Read MoreAccessing the Fast and Furious Pace of Autonomy to Transform Mining
Autonomous mining operations offer significant benefits, ranging from improving health and safety by removing people from hazardous environments, to improving productivity, reducing costs, and improving levels of mineral resource recovery. While the mining sector has been an early mover in autonomy, less than 3% of mobile equipment is autonomous after 15 years of development. The…
Read MoreIt’s Your Turn: How Small- to Mid-Tier Companies Can Win the Innovation Race
Prior studies have highlighted the challenges to ramp up productivity in the Mining sector. Mining companies are struggling to be sufficiently profitable and to satisfy investors with the returns on capital, despite prices being 3 to 5 times higher than the lows of 2000. While pricing and increased extraction of deeper or lower grade ore…
Read MoreIndian Oil & Gas Report Featured in AsianOil
Satish Rao and Clareo & KIN’s recent joint report on the Indian E&P sector were the focus of a feature story in Newsbase’s AsianOil this week, “India designs DSF rounds to attract entrepreneurs.” The article features significant commentary by Partner Satish Rao and focuses on India’s implementation of the Discovered Small Field (DSF) model as a…
Read MoreIndian Oil & Gas Exploration and Production: Catalyzing Growth Through Business Model Innovation
India’s E&P sector has a long history, but one that has been challenged on many fronts. However, new policy changes bring the promise of more openness and progression to a market based economy. With India looking to reduce its growing dependence on oil imports, increasing domestic production is a top government priority. To spur growth…
Read MoreThe Oil & Gas Industry’s New Normal: Rethinking Innovation Priorities in the Age of Low Prices
A new reality is emerging in the oil and gas services sector. Numerous forces are debunking industry orthodoxies and challenging industry players to envision the future in order to drive optionality in their businesses. In a new report, published jointly by KIN and Clareo and stemming from interviews with more than 20 key organizations in the global oil…
Read MoreLearn Fast, Learn Cheap: How Large Organizations Can Accelerate Their Innovation Efforts
Market forces are fundamentally reshaping the industry. Many large organizations are exploring how to accelerate innovation through lean and design thinking approaches. They often find that traditional new product and market development approaches get mired with cost and schedule over runs. Clareo’s FastPath, a lean and rapid innovation approach, addresses these issues. Learning Plans are a…
Read MoreAchieving Radical Efficiency Gains in a Tough Environment
While at the Mining Strategic Excellence conference in Toronto this summer, Clareo’s Satish Rao sat down with Metal Bulletin Events to discuss the imperative for radical efficiency in the mining industry, how mining companies can incorporate successful strategies from other industries to their own businesses, and the implications of radical efficiency for the mine of the…
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