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Market Data -- A Point Of View on Data Delivery Process and Architecture

By Asish Thomas, Lead Consultant, Infosys, January, 26, 2012 - Introduction  more...
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No Coal, No Nukes, No Problem?

By Jason Willan, Director of Risk Management and Research, Fellon-McCord, October, 27, 2011 - While the call for reduced dependence on coal-fired power plants and nuclear reactors to fuel the U.S. electricity grid is not a new concept, it is one that continues to grow louder. Renewable energy is the alternative generation source preferred by many, but non-hydro renewables made up less than five percent of the fuel mix in 2010, despite net generation from renewable sources more than doubling over the last decade. Meanwhile, natural gas-fired generation has demonstrated significant gains since the turn of the century, to the point that it currently accounts for nearly 25 percent of all power produced in the U.S. Although natural gas would be the easiest and lowest-cost replacement fuel, it is important to consider the potential risks and ramifications of a shift to gas should an escalation of coal and nuclear retirements occur.  more...
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The Power of Demand Elasticity in Unraveling Energy Investment Opportunities in the Dark World

By Kanya Williams, PG - Student, Dundee University, October, 13, 2011 - The firm and seemingly irrevocable conclusion of Professor Ferdinand Banks in his article "A New Lecture on Electric Deregulatory Failure" Energy Pulse October 24 2007 and repeated in his latest article "A Short but Disobliging Version of my Recent Lecture on Electric Deregulation", has placed a wet blanket on my research efforts towards creation of a realistic and sustainable power capacity in energy deficient third world countries. The most devastating thunderbolt in the article to me was the statement that "if successful deregulation could not be achieved in a country as rich, technically advanced, and market-oriented as the US, then it could not be realized anywhere on the face of the earth, at least in the medium to long run".  more...
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Challenges with Distributed Assets

By Gopal Krishna, Lead Consultant, Infosys, October, 05, 2011 - Introduction  more...
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Renewable Energy for Urban Households in India

By A.K. Shyam, Environmental Specialist, GMR Group, August, 31, 2011 - Domestic energy consumption pattern varies from country to country depending upon their requirement for various activities. According to one estimate, per capita energy consumption ranges between 0.201 to 0.902 ToE (Tons of oil Equivalent)* respectively for India and USA (1 ToE = 42 GJ = 11 630 kWhr.). If China and India adopt Western Lifestyles, an extra 500 MToE/yr will be consumed. India, in particular would therefore need more and more power plants to match even the per capita of the world which stands at 0.348 ToE.  more...
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Complex Maintenance: Running a Tight Ship Begins with Real-Time Information

By Bob Harrell, CEO and Founder, Track Software, August, 16, 2011 - Turnarounds/shutdowns/outages and complex maintenance projects are an ongoing reality for refineries, chemical plants, power generators and other process industry manufacturers today. Once underway, these projects can often take on a life of their own, causing related contract labor, equipment and material costs to spiral out of control. Why?  more...
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Power Import Options for a Nuclear-free Germany

By Harry Valentine, Commentator/Energy Researcher, , August, 09, 2011 - Germany's influential environmental movement has responded to the fallout of Japan's recent nuclear problems. They successfully lobbied their federal government and Germany's Chancellor has announced the phase-out of nuclear power generating in that country. Germany will seek to use domestic and imported wind, hydroelectric, solar and other forms of renewable power. That choice opens new opportunity for Iceland and also Greenland that urgently seeks foreign investment to build their national economies.  more...
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An Ideal Gas Scheduling System for Continental Europe

By Divya Chauhan, Senior Business Analyst, Wipro Technologies Limited, June, 24, 2011 - Gas scheduling is a very important and complex activity in the energy trading business. It is an expensive and time-consuming operation which has to be carried out round the clock. Some of the complex activities involved in scheduling are optimizing long and short positions through trading or storage contracts, nominating and re-nominating gas via multiple pipelines while adhering to pipeline and market constraints, and ensuring that gas flows on the gas day in the most optimal and profitable way.  more...
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Decommissioning Obsolete Power Plants -- Why do it Now?

By Edward Malley, Senior Vice President, TRC, June, 16, 2011 - For electric generating companies (GENCOs), these are critical times. Electric power production is dominated by an aging fleet of power plants. Evolving energy demand and energy feedstock patterns are altering the economics of power plant operations. Regulations are emerging rapidly that create both compliance obligations and compliance opportunities for GENCOs. It is because of this unprecedented level of economic and regulatory change, that future of industry will be won by those who address these issues in a strategic and decisive fashion.  more...
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ERP Can Be A Barrier To Agility In Electric Power Sector

By Patrick Zirnhelt, Director, Energy & Asset Management, IFS North America Inc., June, 15, 2011 -

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