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John Cousins

John Cousins, Managing Director, Interim Energy Management LimitedManaging Director
Interim Energy Management Limited
Member of the Natural Resources Council

John Cousins is Managing Director of Interim Energy Management, a Scotland based energy consultancy. He is an energy specialist with more than 45 years of experience in electricity and gas industries. He combines technical and commercial knowledge and experience across a wide spectrum of energy issues. He has experience in advising ministers in the UK Department of Trade and Industry on coal contracts. He was fuel purchasing manager responsible for oil, gas and coal procurement at one of UK's largest integrated energy companies. He has experience as a gas purchasing manager, leading negotiations, and concluding agreements for major contracts. He was a power station manager for 12yrs before developing CCGT power stations from site selection to financial close. He regularly contributes to energy industry journals and tutors on industry training courses. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
1999 - present Managing Director
Interim Energy Management Limited

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Power Systems need firm generation capacity | 10-26-2007
Analysis of: Plans for coal power plants delayed | www.bismarcktribune.com
Author: John Cousins, Managing Director, Interim Energy Management Limited

Many current fuels and clean sources for power generation provide non-firm supplies. Coal remains the cheapest most cheaply and easily stored power generation fuel, and therefore must remain in the fuel misx of most generators.

Failure to address capacity deficit means joining the back of the queue | 10-23-2007
Analysis of: Plans for coal power plants delayed | www.bismarcktribune.com
Author: John Cousins, Managing Director, Interim Energy Management Limited

Globally thaere is great demand for power generation equipment and skills for construction, testing and operation of new plant. Plant owners who delay orders or have consent delays imposed upon then risk joining the queue for key components and skills for manufacture and commissioning of new plant.

Will Stretch and Stretch-Stretch Continue | 10-18-2007
Analysis of: BP outlines reorganization to cut costs | www.iht.com
Author: John Cousins, Managing Director, Interim Energy Management Limited

Throughout the boom period of BP's performance staffers have been incentivised by a target driven culture that has seen to be counter-productive to the overall group performance and image.

Monopoly leads to complacency | 10-12-2007
Analysis of: Pressure mounts on BAA to sell airports | scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com
Author: John Cousins, Managing Director, Interim Energy Management Limited

BAA owns and operates the three main London Airports at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stanstead together with the three main Scottish hubs at Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. The final airport in the group is Southampton. As such BAA has for years enjoyed near monopoly for business and leasure travel to and...

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