Drawing on 16 years of working within the Gas to Liquids industry the SMi Group are delighted to announce their 17th Annual GTL 2014 conference. This leading industry event will provide delegates with a complete global breakdown of Gas to Liquids. With representatives from leading companies and innovative companies this 2 day conference and workshop will cover leading project updates from North America to the Middle East, project financing, th...

Shale gas is increasingly becoming the buzz word in the energy sector. The rapid boom of the shale gas industry in the US has transformed the world gas market outlook. This has spurred interest in shale gas possibilities in countries like Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Although shale gas in only at its exploratory stage in the UK, the benefits of it are being underscored by the government. However the environmental impacts of shale gas ca...

Revenue from the global Energy from Waste market are set to grow strongly to over $28.6 billion by 2016 , up from just under $18 billion in 2012, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. The analysts predicted that the growth is likely to be led by the construction of new facilities around the world. In some European countries where waste to energy capacity is already well developed, the process of modernising facilities to comply...

Hear from Union Fenosa Distribucion, Data Communications Company, Verdantix, Scottish Power Energy Networks, DNV GL - Energy, Eurelectric, Uni. of Bath, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution Analysts forecast the Global Distribution Automation market to grow at a CAGR of 8.67 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the need to optimize distribution loss. The Global Distribution...

Utilities across Europe face the prospect of meeting the EU’s goal of installing smart meters for 80% of consumers by 2020. National plans for meeting this target vary considerably across the continent with Italy and Sweden having completed physical roll out without fully utilising smart meter functionality. Gas, electricity, and water suppliers face similar challenges in managing existing meter assets and where appropriate planning for...

SMi are proud to present the 3rd annual conference on Smart Water Systems, taking place on 28th and 29th April 2014, London UK. Water utilities are relying on aging or inadequate infrastructure to meet growing demand, tough environmental targets, and increasing regulatory requirements. At the same time, utilities need to reduce non-revenue water losses and improve their operational efficiency. Through industry driven case studies and keynote p...

With about US$300 billion of project finance debt raised annually across several capital intensive sectors-including oil and gas, energy, infrastructure, and mining - the oil and gas industry is represents 30% of the global project finance market. Without the potential benefits of structured, oil and gas project lending in the current credit-and-capital constrained environment could contract precipitously. SMis masterclass hosted by Sumitomo M...

Following on from the success of Gas to Liquids conferences series in Europe, and building on 16 years' experience working in the GTL industry, the SMi Group is deligthed to announce its Gas to Liquids Conference comes to North America in March 2014. The SMi Group is bringing to you the most respected speakers from companies that are currently developing GTL projects in North America. This is a unique opportunity to hear about GTL advances exp...