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Strategic Consultancy Group Energy Newsletter

Strategic Consultancy Group (SCG) is a multidisciplinary team in ESB International providing techno-economic and commercial expertise to investors, developers and utilities. We aim to provide comprehensive analysis and practical recommendations to help you make informed decisions in areas from corporate strategy to project investment appraisal.

Our SCG newsletter keeps you up-to-date with important developments in the energy sector that may impact on you.

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Issue 20 - April 2012

  • Resurrecting the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
  • HVDC Transmission for Offshore Wind Power
  • Levelised Cost Analysis of Various Power Generation Technologies

Read Issue 20 (PDF | 269KB)

Issue 19 - October 2011

  • Cloud Computing – Implications for Financial Reporting
  • Is it the end for mechanical governors in Hydro Power Plants?
  • Energy Efficiency and Demand-side Issues: Still major features in the energy Landscape

Read Issue 19 (PDF | 394KB)

Issue 18 - August 2011

  • Cloud Computing and Smart Grids
  • Global Growth of Renewable Energy in 2010
  • The All-Island Gas Market

Read Issue 18 (PDF | 273KB)

Issue 17 - May 2011

  • New Energy Policy Reviews call for changes to Irish Renewable Energy Supports
  • Strength in Numbers - Virtual Power Plant
  • Independent Power Producer Auditing in Malaysia

Read Issue 17 (PDF | 270KB)

Issue 16 - March 2011

  • Regional Electricity Market Integration
  • IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2010: Scenario Snapshot
  • Use of Pico Hydro for Off-Grid Rural Electrification in Laos

Read Issue 16 (PDF | 365KB)

Issue 15 - December 2010

  • US Secretary of Energy visits Ireland
  • Unconventional Gas
  • Thinking Big? Future Energy Needs

Read Issue 15 (PDF | 312KB)

Issue 14 - October 2010

  • EU-GCC Energy Cooperation
  • Regulatory Framework for Smart Grids
  • Global Carbon & Climate Policy and its Connection with US Political System

Read Issue 14 (PDF | 122KB)

Issue 13 - August 2010

  • Investment Opportunities in the Electricity Sector in South Africa
  • The Integration of Wind Generation in European Electricity Markets
  • Using Option Theory to Value Investments in Tangible Assets

Read Issue 13 (PDF | 280KB)

Issue 12 - May 2010

  • Global Gaps in Clean Energy R&D
  • Shale Gas - game changer or just another game player?
  • Global Warming - scientific fact or fiction?

Read Issue 12 (PDF | 629KB)

Issue 11 - March 2010

  • Small Turbine Selection for High Head Small Hydro Power Plant
  • Wind Analysis - a Key Input to every Successful Wind Farm
  • Targeting Renewable Heat

Read Issue 11 (PDF | 407KB)

Issue 10 - December 2009

  • Smart Utilities
  • Carbon Capture & Storage - A Strategic Necessity
  • Denmark - An Energy Efficient Economy

Read Issue 10 (PDF | 361KB)

Issue 9 - October 2009

  • US DOE Makes Significant National Commitment to CCS Projects
  • Winds of Recession Blow through Power Sector
  • Investment trend in Sustainable Energy

Read Issue 9 (PDF | 307KB)

Issue 8 - August 2009

  • Quantitative Easing and the Great Depression
  • Solar Thermal Energy Storage
  • National Electricity Association (NEAI)

Read Issue 8 (PDF | 432KB)

Issue 7 - May 2009

  • Energy Storage - the Solution to Unpredictable Supply
  • Smart Metering
  • Future Energy Market Themes & Information on the Rural Electrification of Vietnam

Read Issue 7 (PDF | 177KB)

Issue 6 - March 2009

  • The Russo-Ukrainian Gas Dispute
  • Capital Cost Amid Economic Downturn
  • Technology Risk in New Energy Investments
  • Call Centres Evolution

Read Issue 6 (PDF | 237KB)

Issue 5 - December 2008

  • Solar Thermal Power Plants
  • Electric Vehicles
  • IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2008: Scenario Snapshot

Read Issue 5 (PDF | 205KB)

Issue 4 - October 2008

  • A Challenging Winter Ahead for the GB Power Markets
  • Enhanced Geothermal Systems - the future of baseload renewables?
  • Energy Charter Treaty Update

Read Issue 4 (PDF | 261KB)

Issue 3 - July 2008

  • Techno-economic Analysis
  • Price Differentials in Carbon Markets - an arbitrage opportunity?
  • Gas Market Analysis

Read Issue 3 (PDF | 81KB)

Issue 2 - April 2008

  • Carbon Capture and Storage
  • Energy Market Modelling
  • National Electricity Association of Ireland

Read Issue 2 (PDF | 139KB)

Issue 1 - February 2008

  • EC Climate Change Package
  • Technology & Innovation
  • European Strategic Energy Technology Plan
  • Carbon Markets
  • Regulatory Review

Read Issue 1 (PDF | 86KB)

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