Energy

Based on a survey of several thousand key companies, this market insight highlights the hot topics for growth, as identified in the energy and environment sector, for 2012. Energy is a key mega trend today with massive opportunities for efficient generation, distribution, and use of energy. Meanwhile, digital technology is transforming the indust...

The majority of European energy utilities have made considerable amount of progress towards smart grid implementation, especially in the areas of automated meter infrastructure (AMI) and demand side management. Approximately 35 per cent of utilities companies do not know when a return on investment will be achieved from their programs, whereas 29 p...

The European wave energy industry has a huge potential for development with major utilities and industrial companies engaged in a number of projects, which are either under development or in planning stages. According to the European Commission, it is estimated that the wave energy installed capacity will reach 0.9 GW in 2020 and 1.7 GW in 2030 in ...

Despite the high investment cost of cogeneration equipment and low payback periods of up to 5-7 years, Europe is quite well placed to rapidly expand cogeneration by 2020. The region is making gradual, though small, developments across technology, skills and supply chain to meet its targets of attaining energy efficiency through cogeneration. The Eu...

This study discusses the market drivers, restraints and challenges impacting the demand for UPS in the European region. This includes the UPS solutions used in industrial and commercial applications. The analysis is based on UPS construction type (static and rotary), power range (below 5KVA, 5 - 20KVA, 20-50KVA, 50-200 KVA, and above 200KVA), geogr...

In the future, cities will get smarter in terms of energy usage, planning, information and communication technology, buildings, mobility, businesses and, most importantly, the people and their governance. This study concentrates on the energy infrastructure space, and has identified the top five trends in terms of opportunities for energy infrastr...

Increasing industrial and commercial activity in Europe is the main driver of low voltage switchgear component sales. Additionally, smart meter implementation influenced by the European Commission (EC) target for 2020 is expected to increase the implementation of smart equipment, which eventually increases the low-voltage switchgear components reve...

This research analyses the European market for rechargeable li-ion batteries and presents revenue forecasts, pricing analysis, market share analysis, trends and opportunities, and competitive overview. The research segments the Li-ion battery market into three end-user applications - consumer, industrial and automotive - and presents forecasts and ...

The European smart meters market is very much in the growth stage of its life cycle, with massive investment and acceleration anticipated within the current decade. Currently Sweden and Italy are the only mature markets in Europe. Smart meter developments are taking place in countries like Denmark, Finland and Norway, while large scale rollouts ha...