Energy consulting company’s methodology has been endorsed by the European Petroleum Industry Association as the basis for allocating GHG allowances in the EU. DALLAS (June 30, 2010) – Solomon Associates, the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, today announced that it has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark [...] India is the fourth-largest consumer of oil in the world and is expanding and upgrading its refining industry to keep pace with this demand. The country’s power generation industry is similarly dynamic. Energy consulting company’s studies encompass more than 320 refineries and 85 percent of the world’s refining capacity. DALLAS (June 29, 2010) – Solomon Associates, the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, today announced that it has embarked on its 2010 refinery studies, including the Worldwide Fuels Refinery Performance Analysis (Fuels Study) and [...] Global energy consulting firm helps EMEA refineries, chemical plants, product terminals, pipelines and power plants enhance operations and drive profitability. DALLAS, June 23, 2010 – Solomon Associates, the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, announced that it has named David Baldock its manager of business development in Europe, North Africa and the [...] Leading consultants for refineries, chemical plants and power plants to help Indian operators enhance efficiency and increase profitability. DALLAS, June 15, 2010 – Solomon Associates, the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, announced that it has expanded its capacity to serve the Indian market by naming Felicitas Global its representative in the [...] HSB Solomon Associates LLC (Solomon), an international management consulting firm specializing in performance improvement consulting and multi-client benchmark studies to the energy industry, is seeking an experienced senior refining professional to serve as Director of Asian Operations. The position involves data analysis, project management, technical/operational consulting, client relations, and business development in delivering services to [...] Representatives from more than 20 power generating companies, including some of the biggest players in Europe, have registered to attend the Solomon Associates 2010 Executive European Benchmarking Summit, to be held at the Hyatt Regency in Cologne, Germany, June 22-23. Global energy consulting firm expands presence to help Asian refineries, chemical plants and power plants enhance their operations. DALLAS, June 10, 2010 – Solomon Associates, the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, announced that it has named Michael Hileman its vice president for Asia and opened new offices in Singapore on June [...] Leading consultants for fossil-fired power plants to present on industry trends, offer one-on-one consulting for attendees. COLOGNE, Germany, June 9, 2010 – Solomon Associates, the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, announced that the 2010 Executive European Benchmarking Summit, to be held here at the Hyatt Regency June 22-23, for the first [...] In our efforts to ensure the quality and consistency of study data, we will conduct visits to approximately 10% of the sites participating in the 2010 Fuels Study. These on-site validation visits are typically scheduled during the study cycle pattern from late 2011 to mid 2012, at no charge to participants. Candidates for these audits [...] The purpose of HSB Solomon Associates LLC’s (Solomon’s) studies is to develop valid industry performance criteria that enable each participating facility to evaluate its performance relative to competition. To that end, Solomon sends identical data requests to each subscriber and maintains each participant’s privacy and data confidentiality. Solomon has developed intellectual property—including trade secrets—applied to [...] With the Profile II software service, you can easily monitor your Solomon indicators on a monthly basis to help manage the progress of performance improvement projects. With the ability to calculate more than 60 metrics at the refinery level, along with many others at the individual process unit level, this software reduces the time required [...] If your organization has experienced high costs for completing the data forms or you need someone to fill the role of study coordinator, Solomon can help. Whether we are working with your study coordinator to help complete the data forms more efficiently, or you need us to coordinate the total data collection effort across all [...] Our Data Collection Automation enables clients to spend less time collecting data. During this on-site service, Solomon will identify the locations of the raw data and develop business rules to convert the data into the study requirements. Whether applying this service to the next Fuels Study or Solomon Profile™ II, this service will enable you [...] Many participants experience significant personnel turnover associated with the analysis of study results. Solomon now offers a seminar that covers the basic methodology, types of study data, and hands-on exercises of how the data can be used. This seminar can accelerate the understanding and use of study results within an organization. —————– Your benchmarking data [...] A Solomon Deep Drill-Down (3D) Performance Analysis, starts by understanding your improvement objectives and designing a unique and custom analysis of your benchmarking data to determine the root cause of your inefficiencies. After you define your priorities (operating expense, yields, strategic issues, etc.) and decide how quickly you need to achieve your goals, we can [...] While the standard peer groups included in your study results provide valuable insight into relative performance differences on a consistent study-wide basis, there are times when more narrowly defined peer groups—what you constitute as competition for each of your refineries—can help you better meet your benchmarking needs. Whether your need if for one or multiple [...] The International Study of Plant Reliability and Maintenance Effectiveness (RAM Study) provides in-depth analysis of the primary causal factors impacting reliability and maintenance effectiveness. Study results provide valuable new insights into improving and sustaining maintenance performance. Look for your RAM proposal in 2011. ———-