Mr. John Cousins
Managing Director, Interim Energy Management Limited
Member of the Natural Resources Council
Council Member Biography
John Cousins is Managing Director of Interim Energy Management, an energy consultancy providing support on fuel procurement and contract negotiations. John 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 - Unspecified
- Managing Director, Interim Energy Management Limited
GLG NewsSM Analyses by John Cousins(?)
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Power Systems need firm generation capacity
October 26, 2007
Plans for coal power plants delayed | www.bismarcktribune.com
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.
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Failure to address capacity deficit means joining the back of the queue
October 23, 2007
Plans for coal power plants delayed | www.bismarcktribune.com
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.
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Will Stretch and Stretch-Stretch Continue
October 18, 2007
BP outlines reorganization to cut costs | www.iht.com
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.
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October 12, 2007
Pressure mounts on BAA to sell airports | scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com
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 from London and Scotland. This has bread complacency and led to high staff numbers and poor productivity.
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Need to consider all bulk shipping market
October 9, 2007
China yard delay fears | www.tradewinds.no
Whilst Cape sized vessels are the work horses of bulk commodity shipping the overall bulk shipping market needs to be considered. Considerable bult commodity transport is carried in smaller Panamax and Handy sized vessels.
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GLG Study Groups with John Cousins(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 4887 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 3422 |
| Utilities and Power Generation Industry Experts (EU) | 1122 |
| Utilities and Power Generation Consultants (EU) | 378 |
| Coal Gasification and Clean Coal Technology Experts | 155 |
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