Energy business journalist, copywriter & consultant.
Nicholas Newman Afrelec October 2017 Since taking office in January 2017, President Nana Akufo-Addo, alarmed that Ghana’s dash for electricity risked swinging from power shortages to a power glut — and paying too much in the process – has applied the brakes on the power procurement process. Renewable power projects, […]
Nicholas Newman AFROIL October 2017 To meet increasing global demand for cleaner energy from industry and the power sector, BP is shifting its product portfolio towards gas. By 2025 the company expects 60 percent of its production to be gas compared with 50 percent today. 75 percent of BP’s planned start-ups […]
Nicholas Newman eniday October 2017 Hybrid cars and buses are growing in importance in the transportation sector. Still in the pioneering stage are hybrid power plants, which utilize several different power generation technologies, such as diesel, biogas, gas, solar and wind, often integrated or combined with some form of energy storage… A hybrid power plant can […]
Nicholas Newman eniday October 2017 A major shift of power is underway in the world’s oil and gas markets… Until 2008, oil and gas producers were “market makers.” This meant they could fix prices and decide their output’s final destination. Also, until recently, oil and gas companies restricted gas wholesalers from […]
Nicholas Newman Daily Telegraph September 2017 Combined heat and power (CHP) plants could cut power use and costs for large users of energy. But what are they and are they for everyone? The generation of power through most turbine-based power plants produces a huge amount of heat. Traditionally this has […]
Nicholas Newman Daily Telegraph September 2017 A large business can have more control over electricity generation costs by using on-site power over grid-supplied power On-site energy generation can save money, reduce emissions, give business greater control over their electricity costs and enhance their green credentials. What’s more, according to a new report […]
Here are a few examples describing or introducing some of my recent energy journalism, copywriting and other corporate communication work, which I have completed for various clients during the month of September. AFRELEC Ghana’s green energy projects await sign-off About 10 percent of electricity production to come from […]
Yesterday I participated in the Future Oil & Gas 2017 in London at the Strand Palace Hotel London. Here I met some interesting people including: Cédric Morel, Managing Director, Sensile Technologies SA Dave Fitch, Head of Operations, The Data Lab Julian Pickering, CEO, Geologix Systems Integrations Michael Jones, Sr Director Strategy […]
Nicholas Newman Eniday September 2017 Keeping cool in the heat of summer has been a challenge since ancient times. In fact, air conditioning in buildings is not a new idea… There are records of ancient Romans making efforts to keep themselves cool in the heat of summer. In fact, the third century Roman Emperor Elagabalus sent […]
Nicholas Newman Pipeline Gas Journal September 2017 Turkey’s close proximity to over 75% of the world’s proven oil and gas reserves makes it a vital conduit for piped oil and gas from Russia, central Asia and the Middle East to European countries. Oil and gas from Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq and […]
