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Expert View
Expert View

Adoption of home energy management systems restricted by cost and control issues

While home energy management systems are a useful way of reducing energy use, with benefits for consumers and utilities alike, the adoption of this technology is likely to be hampered by a number of factors including concerns over privacy and a lack of return on investment. As a result, uptake is likely to be optional and driven by sophisticated users and utilities struggling to meet peak demands.

Published By Datamonitor
24 Jul 2009
CommentWire
CommentWire

Libya: the new oil frontier

The media spotlight has fallen on Libya and the activities of international oil companies there after the release on compassionate grounds of al-Magrahi, the man held in connection with the bombing of Pan Am flight 103. However, despite the controversy caused by his release, it should be remembered that the companies have been active in Libya since US-led sanctions ended in 2004, and before.

Published By Datamonitor
28 Aug 2009
CommentWire
CommentWire

UK's dependence on foreign gas to double

Natural gas is a vital element of the UK's energy mix but production peaked in 1999 and there are concerns that the country is now becoming over-reliant on foreign gas. Production is in rapid decline but the availability of additional sources, particularly from Libya, could reduce market volatility and push prices down, which would be beneficial for importers.

Published By Datamonitor
28 Sep 2009
Expert View
Expert View

Copenhagen: China and the US must adopt climates of change and co-operation

At the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009, world leaders will seek to agree on a framework by which to tackle climate change. The world is looking to China and the US to overcome tremendous economic and political hurdles and set the agenda for a meaningful global climate effort. Ultimately Copenhagen will fail to deliver a final agreement on a new and credible framework.

Published By Datamonitor
02 Oct 2009
Expert View
Expert View

Datamonitor on Copenhagen, the "plot to kill Kyoto" and carrots and sticks

At Copenhagen, the world will look to China and the US to overcome economic and political hurdles and set the agenda for a meaningful global climate effort. However, with China unwilling to commit to hard emissions targets and the US unlikely to overcome its zero-sum mindset suspicious of burden-sharing, Datamonitor examines a third, albeit equally contentious, 'carrots and sticks' approach.

Published By Datamonitor
06 Oct 2009
Expert View
Expert View

Copenhagen will not deliver carbon price certainty for utilities

At the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, Europe's negotiating position will be to retain and develop the Kyoto Protocol and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme free market mechanism. Although the EU will seek to leverage this together with other operational and well established mechanisms to achieve its emissions reduction targets, Copenhagen will not deliver caps and floors for the carbon price.

Published By Datamonitor
30 Nov 2009
Expert View
Expert View

Copenhagen must be mindful of the implications for network infrastructure

The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, COP15, will see countries making commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, even if no overarching international agreement is reached. Datamonitor encourages delegates at the summit to be mindful of the consequences of carbon abatement and renewable energy targets for their country's utility network infrastructure.

Published By Datamonitor
30 Nov 2009
Expert View
Expert View

Asian power firms look to international markets for growth opportunities

Energy security concerns and business expansion plans are driving Asian power generation companies to venture into international markets. However, various technical, commercial and political risks pose significant challenges to these companies' plans to establish an international footprint.

Published By Datamonitor
30 Nov 2009
Expert View
Expert View

COP15 campaigns give clues to future of energy marketing

Irrespective of the political and economic conclusions reached at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, energy marketing will take a subtle change of direction once the summit is over, with strong elements of social media entering the traditional marketing mix of both B2B and B2C energy. As a result, energy companies will need to learn the tricks of the trade of social media.

Published By Datamonitor
11 Dec 2009
Expert View
Expert View

Exxon's acquisition of XTO reflects changed gas landscape in 2009

The decision by ExxonMobil to buy shale gas producer XTO and shift its strategic focus towards gas reflects an increased global emphasis on environmental impact and technological advances to expand recoverable reserves. While these trends are likely to continue, key issues like economic uncertainty and the debate surrounding long-term oil-indexed gas contracts will be the central drivers in 2010.

Published By Datamonitor
21 Dec 2009

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