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Rowland Sheard, Managing Director

Rowland SheardManaging DirectorEnergy Links Consultancy What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Accessing cushion gas in an emergency

June 10, 2008

DJ Portland Gas Patent Application | www.tradingmarkets.com

Cushion gas is generally considered a liability as generally it will never be recovered.  Portland Gas Storage Limited a quoted UK company specialising in natural gas storage has filed a patent proposing a method of accessing cushion gas in times of exceptionally high demand. The concept is simple, so simple that the patent might fail.  The proposal is to pump a liquid into the storage facility to displace the cushion gas.  One suggestion is to use sea water.

Randall TinkermanStrategic Due DiligenceDeutsche WindGuard What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Perhaps the Author Needs to Research Before Commenting

February 29, 2008

Loss of wind causes Texas power grid emergency | www.reuters.com

The main component of the Texas problem was the inability of conventional generation to deliver when the wind fell off.  Predictions of future windpower are becoming highly reliable, even up to 30 hours.  The Texas drop off was as predicted, but backup plants failed. Further, the entire US grid has reliability problems completely unrelated to windpower.

Rowland Sheard, Managing Director

Rowland SheardManaging DirectorEnergy Links Consultancy What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Malaysian company Petronas proposes takeover of UK Gas Storage Company

November 19, 2007

UK Gas Storage market | www.hemscott.com

The UK Gas market is short of storage due to the tailing off of UK gas reserves. Most new gas storage projects are associated with existing major market players. Star Energy is one of the few credible independent storage players.

John Cousins, Managing Director

John CousinsManaging DirectorInterim Energy Management Limited What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Power Systems need firm generation capacity

October 26, 2007

Plans for coal power plants delayed | www.bismarcktribune.com

Many current fuels and clean sources for power generation provide non-firm supplies. Coal remains the cheapest most cheaply and easily stored power generation fuel, and therefore must remain in the fuel misx of most generators.

John Cousins, Managing Director

John CousinsManaging DirectorInterim Energy Management Limited What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Failure to address capacity deficit means joining the back of the queue

October 23, 2007

Plans for coal power plants delayed | www.bismarcktribune.com

Globally thaere is great demand for power generation equipment and skills for construction, testing and operation of new plant. Plant owners who delay orders or have consent delays imposed upon then risk joining the queue for key components and skills for manufacture and commissioning of new plant.

John Cousins, Managing Director

John CousinsManaging DirectorInterim Energy Management Limited What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Will Stretch and Stretch-Stretch Continue

October 18, 2007

BP outlines reorganization to cut costs | www.iht.com

Throughout the boom period of BP's performance staffers have been incentivised by a target driven culture that has seen to be counter-productive to the overall group performance and image.

John Cousins, Managing Director

John CousinsManaging DirectorInterim Energy Management Limited What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Monopoly leads to complacency

October 12, 2007

Pressure mounts on BAA to sell airports | scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com

BAA owns and operates the three main London Airports at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stanstead together with the three main Scottish hubs at Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. The final airport in the group is Southampton. As such BAA has for years enjoyed near monopoly for business and leasure travel to and from London and Scotland. This has bread complacency and led to high staff numbers and poor productivity.

John Cousins, Managing Director

John CousinsManaging DirectorInterim Energy Management Limited What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Need to consider all bulk shipping market

October 9, 2007

China yard delay fears | www.tradewinds.no

Whilst Cape sized vessels are the work horses of bulk commodity shipping the overall bulk shipping market needs to be considered. Considerable bult commodity transport is carried in smaller Panamax and Handy sized vessels.

John Cousins, Managing Director

John CousinsManaging DirectorInterim Energy Management Limited What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Ship owners have long memories

October 3, 2007

Excel gets a raise | www.tradewinds.no

Bulk freight rates slumped to uneconomic lows in the second half of 2001. Typical rates for Cape Size vessels from South Africa to Europe fell to US$4.5/te, and from Australia to Europe to US$6.60/te. For Panamax vessels Australia to Europe fell to US$9.25/te and from South Africa to Europe US$6.5/te. The growth in world bulk freight particularly in the far east has bouyed demand and saved the day for ship owners

John Cousins, Managing Director

John CousinsManaging DirectorInterim Energy Management Limited What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

EU ETS needs time and political will

October 1, 2007

Why the EU Emission Trading Scheme isn't working | www.openeurope.org.uk

Phase 1 (2005-2007) could be described as a complete failure or merely a leaning experience. Phase 2 (2008-2012) will build on earlier phase, but there are doubts that individual staes have been stringent in the issue of emission allowances. Phase 3 (beyond 2012) is a great opportunity

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