Energy

This research service presents the analysis of the North American variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems market. In North America, the heat recovery VRF units segment is the largest, compared to heat pump VRF units. The commercial and educational verticals depict a strong growth trend, positively impacting the demand for VRF units. Included in thi...

South Africa is the southernmost country in the African continent, with a coastline of 2,954 km stretching along the South Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean in the south. It is a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA). This connectivity has ...

The South African small-scale embedded generation market is entering an exponential implementation phase. Soon after 2010, the uptake of private solar photovoltaic (PV) systems began to increase. This resulted in the creation of more than 215 companies that provide either a product, a service, or both in South Africa. This new sector begged the opt...

The North American cabinets market is expected to show significant growth during the forecast period. Indoor cabinets occupy the majority share in the North American market because of their widespread use in datacenter applications. While indoor cabinets are a commodity with a considerable volume market, outdoor cabinets are still a premium product...

Dips and sags from power delivery inconsistencies can harm devices, causing inconvenient and expensive consequences. A move towards din rail surge protection devices (SPD) is seen as real estate becomes a critical part of systems. The US din rail SPD market is gaining momentum and shows growth potential, but in the interim it is heavily dominated b...

This Market Insight is a high-level overview of the 2015 EAPIC conference held in Kenya, providing insight into the key themes and drivers of the power and energy sector in the East African region.

The electricity markets of Kenya and Tanzania are power scarce, with low electricity access and per capita consumption levels. Electricity demand here is set to increase significantly, driven by the economic upturn and increasing urbanisation. Kenya and Tanzania are focusing on utilising their natural gas and geothermal energy resources to meet the...

Smart buildings are increasingly being enabled by the Internet of Things (IoT) and made functional by the ongoing convergence of operational technology (OT) systems and information technology (IT) systems in buildings. With IoT, a host of new elements such as the cloud, remote access, data sharing and analytics, and connected and shared networks ar...

The electricity supply industry in Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria is heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Economic development and rapid urbanisation in the region have created a market where electricity demand has been growing at an average 6-8%. Thus, the governments of these countries have begun to implement strategies for the development of wind and s...