Industries

ASEAN has a diverse electricity supply market structure with varied levels of de-regulation, tariff, subsidies, and tariff structure. A few countries have de-regulated wholesale power markets without fuel subsidies and others have a single-buyer wholesale market with high fuel subsidies. In recent years, there has been consistent investment in grid...

The Iraqi government has adopted a mix of measures aimed at establishing political stability, national and homeland security, and economic reforms. These are gaining credibility and impact, with support from unilateral and multilateral agencies. The electricity sector, having witnessed a significant decline in terms of investments in the past, is e...

Foundations are dynamically sensitive structures that are one of the critical components in the offshore wind turbines not only because they influence the overall stability of the structure but also because of financial viability of the project. To tap the potential of the wind areas and to overcome the constraints in installing offshore wind turbi...

This research service discusses the recent changes in the global oil and gas industry, caused by fluctuations in pricing. It provides an assessment of the effects of the low oil and gas prices on various regional markets. Key trends in upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors are discussed in detail in separate chapters. The overall industry n...

Maximum removal of asphaltic material, including high molecular weight metallic contaminants, from a hydrocarbonaceous charge stock is achieved with the aid of deasphalting technologies. The deasphalted oil (DAO) can be used in production of marine fuels and in hydrocracking activities. In comparison to visbreaking and gasification processes, deasp...

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...

Turkey’s Ministry of Energy has slated a new ‘Coal Law’ to be introduced in the next one year. In tandem with the government's coal expansion agenda, the law will help ascertain the sector's growth, marking a sustainable economic growth path. While it is difficult for Turkey to completely fore go energy import, the country’s prime goal is t...

High temperature superconductors have advantages such as higher critical temperature than the conventional superconductors (approximately 77 K). Thus, they can regain superconductivity with the help of liquid nitrogen cooling. Their ability to conduct with very minimal losses than conventional conductors makes them ideal for the power industry. Als...