AESP/essense partners survey: More Than Half of Energy Program Management Groups at Utilities Have Unfilled Positions
PHOENIX, AZ – In a recent survey aimed at energy industry professionals and conducted by the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) and Essense Partners, more than half of the respondents reported having open positions – some of which have been open for six months or longer. The number of utility program jobs is increasing steadily across utility companies. On average, energy efficiency program departments have grown 20% in the past five years, according to the survey. The ha...
New Wave of Renewable Energy Projects Totalling 1GW Announced in South Australia
A raft of battery storage and renewable energy projects announced overnight has further cemented South Australia’s position as a global leader in the field. Meeting in the state capital of Adelaide yesterday, the Board of ZEN Energy approved a strategic plan to establish 1GW of additional dispatchable renewable generation assets. The assests will support long-term electricity supply contracts with South Australia’s large industrial users to provide access to lower cost, reliable and low emis...
UMass Amherst Study Finds More Support for Offshore Wind in New England than Public Perceives
AMHERST, Mass. – A new investigation of public estimates of support for offshore wind energy by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests, among other things, that participants who say they support wind power off the coast of New England significantly overestimated the level of opposition to this new technology among their fellow New Englanders. First author and graduate student Rebecca Sokoloski and her advisor, assistant professor in environmental conservation Ezra...
Global Oil & Gas Market Shrinks by 13.6% in 2016 as Low Crude Oil Prices Push Down Revenues, says MarketLine
MarketLine’s latest market report: ‘Global Oil & Gas’ reveals a declining market trend in 2016 as the price of crude oil pushed down profits of the major players. Overall the global oil & gas market saw its value fall from $1,395.7 billion in 2015 to $1,205.6 billion in 2016. Commenting on the value decline in the oil & gas market, MarketLine analyst Mohammad Hamza Iqbal said, “There is a clear correlation between the decline in the price of crude oil and the decline in the value of the oi...
BP Starts Production from Giant Khazzan Gas Field in Oman
On September 22, 2017, a significant milestone was reached in one of the biggest tight gas projects in the Middle East when BP Khazzan, in the Sultanate of Oman, achieved first gas ahead of schedule. Jacobs is BP’s EPCm contractor for the process and infrastructure work on this greenfield project. “We are very proud of this achievement. The whole team did an incredible job, through a one team effort, first gas was achieved ahead of schedule,” says David Zelinski, VP/GM Middle East. This...
Low-Income Efficiency Programs that Work
Energy efficiency programs are especially important for low-income customers. Well-designed programs can help relieve the significant energy burdens faced by low-income families and also provide benefits like increased comfort and healthier homes. But getting these programs right takes careful planning. Low-income customers face several major barriers to participation in utility efficiency programs, ranging from lack of resources for efficiency upgrades to aging housing stock that may need healt...
Greenbyte Releases an Infographic on Renewable Energy in France
Renewable energy software company Greenbyte releases a series of infographics on renewable energy production in the European Union. After covering Germany and the UK, it is time to take a closer look at the renewable electricity generation in France. The infographic focuses on data for wind, solar and hydro and sheds light on today’s renewable energy market as well as its evolution in Europe over the past 10 years. “We conducted an analysis of the European renewable energy market for inter...
Industrial Gas Turbine Market to Exceed $18 Billion by 2024
Industrial Gas Turbine Market size will exceed USD 18 billion by 2024, as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc. Increasing industrialization couples with rising demand for the safe and reliable electricity will drive the global industrial gas turbine market size by 2024. In the past decades, largescale industries made significant investments towards the development of captive generating stations to reduce their dependencies on utilities which has positively influence...
Bechtel Selected to Help Radioactive Waste Cleanup at South Carolina Site
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, construction, and project management, has been selected as part of a joint venture to provide liquid waste services at a U.S. Department of Energy site in South Carolina. The Savannah River Site produced materials for nuclear defense during the Cold War. Bechtel National Inc. is a member of Savannah River EcoManagement, LLC along with BWXT Technical Services Group Inc. and Honeywell International Inc. “We appreciate the Department of En...
Atkins and SNC-Lavalin showcase our combined offshore wind experience to the US market at American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) conference in New York - 23 October 2017
Floating wind in deeper waters, integrating UK approaches to US process for offshore wind farm consent, geotechnical and structural clustering of turbine jackets, and the return on design experience will be covered in a series of poster presentations as we head to New York for the AWEA Wind Power Conference. The posters, which have been written by a group of offshore wind specialists from various disciplines including geotechnical engineering and energy, will be presented on Tuesday 24 Octobe...
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