Energy

This outlook deliverable highlights the key trends in the energy storage industry for the year 2016. It covers alternative energy storage technologies such as thermal energy storage (TES), flywheel energy storage (FES), compressed air energy storage (CAES), and supercapacitors and batteries that are used for renewable energy storage, as well as in ...

The decline in the oil price has had a massive impact on the sector and the wider economy. Upstream capital expenditures (capex) have been significantly cut, with many exploration and production projects being put on hold. However, for the midstream and downstream, investment is continuing, as participants invest for the longer term. The decline in...

Data centres will drive growth for critical power supplies in 2016, especially modular data centres which are witnessing remarkable growth. This, in turn, is driving demand for modular power supply solutions. Additionally, demand for photovoltaic (PV) inverters is rising steadily due to strong growth in solar PV. 2016 will be a defining year for sm...

Frost & Sullivans Annual Global Power Generation Forecasts provide a detailed assessment of the future development of the power generation fuel mix. These reflect Frost & Sullivans current thinking on the expected development of electricity generation and capacity additions during the 20102030 period. A global overview looking at key global develo...

With the recent plunge in crude oil prices, it is a good time to think about the relationship between crude oil and the energy and environment markets. Many believe that the downward trend is temporary, with superficial impact on the markets. Although prices continue to plummet, industry challenges and operation cost still remain acute such as cost...

Will oil prices continue to fall and what will be the impact? Could the lower price threaten investment in renewable energy? Could battery innovation lead to the widespread adoption of energy storage? Will LED lighting go mainstream? Will desalination make a comeback? How could X-as-a-Service business models revolutionise the building sector? There...

In the Asia-Pacific transmission and distribution sector, the initial stages of grid restructuring will take place in countries such as Vietnam and Japan in 2015. In the smart-grid space, Japan and South Korea will continue smart-meter roll-outs. In Australia, grid privatization in Queensland and New South Wales was initiated in 2014 and is expecte...

Renewable energy has made strong advances in the power generation fuel mix in many developed and developing nations in the past decade. Energy-hungry nations are increasingly turning to renewables in order to meet their rapidly increasing demand. While some better established sources of renewable power, such as small hydro, biomass, wind, and incre...

This annual global power and energy outlook provides an updated insight of the key developments in the power and energy sector, with particular focus on the significant events in the last 12 to18 months and likely implications for the future. It offers insights on a number of key markets and highlights the growth opportunities and challenges for th...