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Nicholas Biederman,
principal consultant, npb associates and member
of the Gas Operations Innovation Alliance (GOIA) has over 40 years experience
in the natural gas industry. He has worked for the Brooklyn Union Gas
Company, the Institute of Gas Technology and been an independent consultant
since 1978. Mr. Biederman’s experience has focused on distribution,
transmission and storage (including LNG importation and peakshaving)
operations evaluating the technical and economic feasibility of new
products and technologies. During the
1970's Mr. Biederman was also a part of the IGT “Hydrogen Economy”
research team.
In the late 1970s Mr. Biederman provided research to evaluate the level
of RD&D expenditures in the US gas industry and contrasted that
with other US industries. This project with NSF funding was used by
IGT and AGA staff in helping to establish the Gas Research Institute
at a time similar to now when industry RD&D was lagging.
Mr. Biederman has maintained since 1994 a database of distribution operations
activities and costs that includes over 40 LDCs, and an historical database
(1997 through 2004) of distribution O&M expenses for over 100 US
LDCs based on FERC Form 2 filings. He has through these and other research
projects, including “best practices” studies, an extensive
contact list in the US gas industry, and wide-ranging knowledge of operating
practices in transmission, storage and distribution.
His international work through the World Bank, the Asian Development
Bank and independent consulting activities has provided him a network
in the natural gas research industry worldwide.
This expertise is now being employed in the GOIA publications Technology
Market Watch and Gas Distribution Innovation Insights to monitor and
report on new developments in distribution operations for a subscriber
base that currently includes 18 gas distribution companies worldwide.
As part of the GOIA team, Mr. Biederman also monitors natural gas research
and development activities in North America, Europe and Asia.
Mr. Biederman’s consulting activities with AGA, GRI, PRC International,
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International
Finance Corp., the US Trade and Development Agency, the Asian Development
Bank, among others has provided a long history of expertise in dealing
with the needs of groups of research administrators, as well as providing
detailed technical, economic, financial and marketing evaluations.
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