Recent developments in the US power sector
IFandP’s Dr Samuel Fenwick takes a look at the major issues concerning chief executives and other major players in the American power industry, particularly the recent wave of M&A activity.
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The EU ETS: current state of play
IFandP’s Dr Samuel Fenwick takes a look at the latest developments for European carbon trading, including the new momentum towards a tightening of the EU emissions target to 30 per cent by 2020 and the release of detailed rules governing the auctioning of carbon credits in Phase III of the EU ETS
The UK’s impending energy crunch
IFandP takes a look at the future for the UK’s energy sector, in the light of the new coalition government and the latest developments in the industry such as the introduction of feed-in tariffs and the gathering pace of the country’s new nuclear build programme.
E&U Skills: Addressing the UK’s energy challenge
Tim Balcon, Chief Executive of Energy & Utility Skills, discusses the challenges facing employers in the UK’s energy sector in terms of skills and training and how these might best be tackled.
China: holding a dragon by the tail
In many ways, it seems that 2010 could be argued to be a year in which China has well and truly occupied centre stage and with the possible exception of the World Expo currently under way in Shanghai, much of this has been generated by the country’s vast efforts to build for itself modern, clean and efficient infrastructure. In this article, IFandP takes a look at recent developments in China’s power sector and their wider ramifications.
Saudi Arabia: power versus oil
Saudi Arabia is at a crossroads. Electricity demand is expected to rocket over the coming years, creating the need for massive investment and expansion in its power sector. However, the Kingdom’s oil wealth and the resulting low oil prices, is encouraging an increasing amount of the country’s power mix to be oil-fuelled, a phenomenon which if left unchecked, has the potential to bite heavily into the country’s oil export potential, which remains the beating heart of the Saudi economy.
The Future of Utilities: Conference in review
IFandP recently attended the first day of Marketforce’s “The Future of Utilities” Conference, which provided a great deal of insight into the challenges facing power companies in the UK. Here we provide some of the edited highlights.
Ecuador’s thirst for power
Like Brazil, Ecuador has been in the headlines of late as a result of power shortages. IFandP takes a look at the bigger picture, together with the country’s controversial decision to invest further in hydropower.
Powering Ahead
IFandP gets talking to Ramesh Kumar, operations manager for ABB’s power generation business unit for the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf and Pakistan about how he sees the market in the Middle East developing and how ABB is looking to capitalise on the opportunities it presents.
Brazil in Hot Water
The recent blackouts have focused minds on Brazil’s rapidly growing need for power. Here, we look at the many challenges ahead.
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