GLG News by Utilities and Power Generation Consultants (EU)

Cancellation of the proposed TXU coal-fired plants may lead to a perceived lack of firm generation capacity that can be adequately filled by new reliable and safe nuclear plants. Being first in the queue to license new nuclear reactors, will put NRG in a powerful position. There are more than sixty...

Due to the global climate change the energy supply mix will change: energy efficiency and renewable energy are becoming the energy markets of the future. Those countries which first develop their technology in these areas will have the say on the global market and will experience substantial growth...

Agricultural ground shall be used for growing food, not for energy plants. There is, however, a hudge unexploited biomass potential for fuel production in organic products that can be recycled: all kind of organic wastes, from households, municipal wastes, sewage slurries, wood wastes from wood industry...

The economic and political stability since the elections held in 2002 and the depreciating US Dollar caused a serious growth in almost all sectors in Turkey. This is actually pictured in the real GNP growth figures for the last 22 consecutive periods. I believe, after the elections in July 22, 2007...

Saudi oil production declining Field depletion increased to 10-14% Oil prices to continue upwards

The article opens a debate on fuel efficiency and suggests place to start to fix the problem.

UK Government hope that privately financed nuclear power stations will be built to provide low carbon, firm electricity generation to increase security of supply. Around 13GW of coal and oil fired power stations will close by 2015 together with up to 6GW of nuclear capacity. UK's long term carbon dioxide...

The Miller Field has been in production since 1992 and is almost depleted. EOR was added to the field in 1996, using alternating water sweep and gas re-injection. A dedicated pipeline system exists between the Miller platform and Peterhead Power Station with no third party use, and gas re-injection...

During 2006, UK coal-fired power station generated just over 50% of UK electricity, and of the c.52 million tonnes of coal burnt in these power stations only 17.5 million tonnes was produced from UK mines. Around 22.3 million tonnes of coal was imported from Russia and burnt in UK power stations in...

The SNP, Green and Liberal Democrat Parties all campaigned against more nuclear power stations in Scotland in the lead up to the May 3 election. A recent poll suggested more than 72% of newly elected member of the Scottish Parliament were against building any more nuclear power stations in Scotland....