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Scottish Offshore Wind: Creating an Industry
26/08/2010Scotland’s economy could benefit significantly from the development of an offshore wind industry, a report prepared by IPA Energy + Water Economics found. The study, led by IPA’s Alice Waltham and Susanne Velke, was commissioned by Scottish Renewables and Scottish Enterprise and has draw
Irish Companies Target Multi Billion International Green Stimulus Packages
19/04/2010Irish Companies Target Multi Billion International Green Stimulus Packages Over 70 Irish CleanTech Companies Attend Enterprise Ireland International Seminar 13 April 2010Alice Waltham of IPA Energy + Water Economics advised Irish businesses thinking of entering the UK market at a conferenc
Tender for the Luganville Electricity Concession
09/03/2010Electricity services for the town of Luganville, the main urban centre on the island of Espiritu Santo, are supplied under a concession contract which is due to expire on 31st December 2010. The Government of Vanuatu is therefore inviting interested parties to qualify for participation in a tender t
No business like snow business
08/01/2010Bloomberg today reported that two of Germany's power providers have staff on call in anticipation of major snowstorms. Speaking to IPA's Kim Keats, he explained that the priority throughout the cold weather will be to keep households heated and that&nbs
IPA appointed as advisors on first IPPs in Libya
09/12/2009IPA supported by the law firm Norton Rose have been appointed to advise on the implementation of the first IPPs in Libya. IPA are acting as financial and economic advisors to the state utility GECOL. Two projects are being developed to bring best international practices in operation, management, pro
When will water competition get going?
27/10/2009IPA's Darren Nelson writes in this month's Utility Week that water competition will start to be facilitated, in at least retail, by Christmas 2010, however Wics' Alan Sutherland believes things will not really change until 2014. To read both sides of the argument click here.
Market Mechanisms Presentation - Breman, Germany
22/10/2009On October 15th 2009, Alice Waltham presented a paper on the rules and mechanisms for integrating wind power in electricity markets at the 8th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems and Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Farms in Bremen, Germany. To v
Economic Modelling for Gas-to-Power Projects Presentation, London, 11th-12th November
19/10/2009Economic Modelling for Gas-to-Power Projects covering various commercial and methodological issues, including integration with financial models will be the focus of Nazim Osmancik's presentation at "Financial Modelling in the Oil and Gas Industry" conference organised by the SMI Grou
Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Summit - November 4-5, Amsterdam
15/10/2009Peter Bedson, managing director of IPA Energy + Water Economics will be speaking at Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Summit – November 4-5, 2009, Amsterdam Bringing together best practice from across the EU on effective management and installation of renewable energy sources onto
PowerView October 2009 Available Now
14/10/2009IPA’s latest GB power market analysis suggests that the proposed Renewables Obligation change is likely to stimulate moves towards a low carbon power sector…assuming sufficient capital is available to make the required investments. In mid-July, the Government published its strateg
