GLG News by Utilities and Power Generation Industry Experts (EU)

Limitations to increase fossil fuels utilisation and in particular oil is essentially related to an unsustainable and increasing pollution level, mostly exhausted power gen technology that offers little hedge to western innovation, limited resources and production capacity vs. increase in demand from...

If the UK is to meet its greenhouse gas targets it is essential to replace and possibly increase its nuclear power station fleet.  As the main owner and operator of the present nuclear stations the position of British Energy (BE) is critical to success. Will the rejection of the EDF takeover slow...

The price of gas throughout the world has risen dramatically and the commercial potential of coal bed methane  is being re-examined. The main new source is Australia but other countries are following.  Europe with its need for gas and a history of mining may be the next major area.

Cushion gas is generally considered a liability as generally it will never be recovered.  Portland Gas Storage Limited a quoted UK company specialising in natural gas storage has filed a patent proposing a method of accessing cushion gas in times of exceptionally high demand. The concept is simple,...

The requirement to satisfactorily prove additionality as part of any CDM application limits the extent to which projects that would have happened anyway slip through to benefit from the CDM process. However, it is almost certain that the inherent difficulty in proving (or disproving) additionality has...

Recent reports provide fuel for the claim that billions of dollars spent subsidising projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries are being 'wasted', because projects would have gone ahead anyway. The underlying facts are essentially correct, but readers should beware drawing...

I think the huge rise in crude feedstock costs is quite an interesting scenario. Most of the major Oil producers and explorers are being cautious where production volume is concerned due to depletion of certain reserves and their attention on untap petroleum feedstocks such as shale , tar and investment ...

The EU, which relies on Russia for around 29% of its gas supplies, is keen to develop new sources of supply. The countries of Central Asia (and Turkmenistan in particular) have long been targeted as potential suppliers though there are major obstacles which include lack of alternative...

Mr. Stanley McWilliams - Independent Consultant   Your fault, my fault, nobody’s fault; ..... I share your frustration hoever there is afurther driver of energy costs which is what is driving the speculators  Like it or not we now face peak oil, when the world's oil and PRODUCTION...

On the face of it it seems a great solution exmained in the present and in isolation.  Things are not so simple when examined in the whole.  World uses energy as electricity, gases and liquids.  98% is derived fossil fuels, some 88mtoe equivalent/day. The sceptre of declining...