All Energy Documents http://www.paconsulting.com/rss/industries/energy.rss BP sought to optimise its performance through a new leadership development program which supported BPs strategic priorities of safety, people and performance. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/leadership-development/ 836 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:50:34 GMT 20120103105034 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:42:51 GMT 20090601164251 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:50:34 GMT 2012010310105034 The upstream oil and gas business is changing faster than ever before. With accessible oilfields now exploited, upstream organisations are forced to carry out exploration in increasingly inaccessible locations where costs are higher. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/upstream-it/ 938 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:12:32 GMT 20100809171232 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:42:58 GMT 20090604104258 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:12:32 GMT 201008091751232 Ofgem turned to PA to assist with the competition assessment, drawing on PAs deep industry expertise, innovative anti-trust insights and proven experience of helping ensure successful delivery of such complex investigations. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/ofgem-market-probe/ 962 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:45:23 GMT 20111101124523 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:27:56 GMT 20090604152756 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:45:23 GMT 2011110112124523 PA supported Pepco Holdings Inc, a US East Coast Utility in rapidly assembling and creating a consolidated plan covering all of their Smart Grid projects and initiatives in order to pursue potential stimulus funding from the US Department of Energy. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/smart-grid-planning/ 969 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:55:30 GMT 20120320195530 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:15:44 GMT 20090605001544 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:55:30 GMT 201203201975530 Is smart metering a white knight or a white elephant? With a government consultation aimed at deploying smart meters into every home by 2020. However, within a day of the announcement, it was estimated that the true cost could be at least £13.1 billion, not the suggested £7 billion to £9 billion. This would virtually wipe out the projected benefits. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/smart-metering/ 1149 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:51:49 GMT 20120320145149 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:45:38 GMT 20090609184538 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:51:49 GMT 201203201425149 The merger of six Danish energy companies within the DONG Group in July 2006, and rapid international growth, created a pan-European operation of significant scale. This expansion challenged all parts of the organisation, not least the Energy Markets Division, which acts as the multi-commodity trading hub for all wholesale positions. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/energy-trading/ 1154 Thu, 10 May 2012 16:10:06 GMT 20120510161006 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:09:54 GMT 20090609230954 Thu, 10 May 2012 16:10:06 GMT 201205101641006 The emerging consensus on European energy policy is that every step possible should be taken to lower our levels of carbon-based fuel usage, while minimizing costs. Solar, nuclear, wind, geothermal and biomass power, along with changes in the ways consumers conserve energy, are all needed. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/the-wall-street-journal-putting-household-appliances-on-a-low-carbon-diet-4-march-2009/ 1237 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090304000000 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:58:08 GMT 20090610175808 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:00:29 GMT 201203281860029 Concerns and advantages of smart meters in the home http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/the-times-smart-meters-may-give-us-a-shock-22-may-2009/ 1250 Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090522000000 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:02:01 GMT 20090610200201 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:38:23 GMT 2009070911113823 PA Consulting Group was instrumental in accelerating the development of an innovative home energy display device for Onzo, an in-home energy information provider. As a sustainable product development partner, we worked on the energy display device in effect technology in a box which forms the major part of Onzos commercially-focused system. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/home-energy-device/ 2141 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:29:19 GMT 20120329172919 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:34:29 GMT 20090626213429 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:29:19 GMT 201203291752919 Energy utility - developing a strategy for outsourcing HR services http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/energy-utility-developing-a-strategy-for-outsourcing-hr-services/ 2833 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:39:48 GMT 20100701113948 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:47:31 GMT 20090717174731 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:39:48 GMT 2010070111113948 In the current economy, many utilities are struggling to improve company performance and reduce costs. Limited access to funding combined with reduced revenue present challenges, but these challenges can present opportunities. This is the optimum time for utilities to rethink internal business processes and how they can become successful. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/electric-light-power-asset-management-measuring-best-practices-performance-august-2009/ 4093 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090801000000 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:46:12 GMT 20090821114612 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:07:05 GMT 201006171420705 The Governments low-carbon transition plan comprises five key points, ranging from securing international climate agreements to action on carbon budgets. All the points are important, but it is the fifth that will make the real difference supporting individuals, communities and businesses to play their part. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/the-times-green-energy-needs-to-be-as-common-as-a-mobile-phone-14-september-2009/ 4513 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090914000000 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:23:19 GMT 20090914092319 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:26:25 GMT 200909140992625 This article looks at how Germanys planned nuclear phase-out has become a key election issue and how the outcome of the upcoming election could decide whether the country continues on its road to phase out all nuclear power by 2021, or if it extends the lifetime of its nuclear plants. Thomas Pockrandt, energy specialist at PA Consulting Group, comments on the role of gas in the countrys energy mix in future. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/articles-quoting-pa-experts/european-spot-gas-markets-newsletter-icisheren-upcoming-german-elections-pivotal-for-future-energy-policy-17-september-2009/ 4945 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090917000000 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:41:22 GMT 20091007094122 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:28:08 GMT 200910080992808 Leading performance in utility customer service http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/leading-performance-in-utility-customer-service/ 5169 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:39:22 GMT 20091022093922 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:38:33 GMT 20091015153833 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:39:22 GMT 200910220993922 Internationally, gas markets have been progressively liberalised driven by a desire to deliver lower prices and improve service and innovation, . In the European Union (EU), this process is at an advanced stage, with the majority of EU member states' gas markets now open to competition. Gas-to-gas competition across the EU is intensifying and of increasing importance for gas price determination. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/german-gas-market-competition/ 5373 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:24:53 GMT 20100809162453 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:55:21 GMT 20091026205521 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:24:53 GMT 201008091642453 New York, NY Last night, PA Consulting Group announced the winners of its annual ReliabilityOne and ServiceOne Awards widely recognised as one the electric utility industrys most prestigious honours - at a reception in New York City, before an audience that included senior management at leading utilities and industry regulators. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/releases/pa-consulting-group-recognises-leading-utilities-at-the-2009-reliabilityone-and-serviceone-awards-28-october-2009/ 5418 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20091028000000 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:38:44 GMT 20091028163844 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:23:03 GMT 200910281752303 The UK is in chronic need of new sources of power generation about 30 per cent of our generation capacity will close by 2020 but progress on new plants has been hampered by the need to move to low-carbon sources. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/the-times-falling-demand-gives-energy-industry-time-to-change-17-november-2009/ 5942 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20091117000000 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:30:58 GMT 20091117073058 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:55:27 GMT 200912231425527 The UK energy industry is facing its biggest challenge to date, a zombie economy and a chronic need for new power generation. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/releases/is-the-post-credit-crisis-zombie-economy-the-get-out-of-jail-card-the-energy-sector-has-been-waiting-for-17-november-2009/ 6136 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20091117000000 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:46:01 GMT 20091123144601 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:58:49 GMT 200911231425849 PA Consulting Group (PA), supported by Frontier Economics, has been appointed by Ofgem to support the scoping phase of the roll out of smart electricity and gas meters to every household in Great Britain by 2020. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/releases/pa-is-appointed-to-support-the-scoping-phase-of-the-roll-out-of-smart-meters-16-dec-2009/ 6762 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20091216000000 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:19:54 GMT 20091216181954 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:23:55 GMT 201001201532355 Realising the benefits of a modernised system requires an integrated strategy. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/public-utilities-fortnightly-green-energy-outlook-jan-2010/ 7458 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100101000000 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:35:10 GMT 20100125183510 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:44:16 GMT 201111071534416