The Future of Power Generation: Costs of Renewable and Traditional Technologies Published by Business Insights March 06 Today the future direction of electricity supply has become a contentious issue, most power plants have a lifetime of around 30 years, so every thirty years the whole stock must either be replaced or undergo major renovation.... Read More

The Future of Carbon Sequestration: Key drivers and resistors, costs and technologies
Published by Business Insights March 06
Keeping in view the dangers of global warming, it is imperative to limit the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere; there are three means of achieving this; increased energy efficiency, the use of fuels that do not lead to an increase in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and methods that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere..... Read More

Renewable power: the supply and demand balance
Published by Datamonitor March 06
Increasing supplier power on the RO may reduce its success. This brief provides an analysis of the wholesale market for renewable power against the demand for it created by the renewables obligation.... Read More

Operational efficiency in European fuel retailing
Published by Datamonitor Feb 06
The benefits of strong operational efficiency are clear to the fuel retailer in the current climate of low margins. Maximising the volume of fuel sold at each site bolsters profit margins... Read More

Customer switching behaviours & intentions in the Australian electricity market
Published by Datamonitor Feb 06
This brief examines residential consumers' attitudes, behaviours and likely actions regarding switching power supplier for the coming 12-36 months, based upon a survey of households in selected States ... Read More

European Utilities Network Unbundling
Published by Datamonitor March 06
With 2007 approaching, how far have energy companies tackled the issue of network unbundling? The EU is looking to go further than the 2nd Directive and energy companies are a long way short of what the EU wants done... Read More