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2017 will represent a breakout year for distributed energy storage, largely driven by the battery energy storage market. The utility-scale market is expected to continue the strong growth shown in 2016. The global market revenue will increase by 30% by the end of 2017, driven by continued price declines in battery systems, the establishment of proc...

The study covers the outlook of the oil and gas industry for 2017, forecast to 2020. The study starts by looking at the oil and gas industry in 2016 and what led to the oil price crash, followed by key predictors for 2017 and determining when the rebalancing of oil demand and supply will take place. The study is divided into 3 main segments: • ...

Data centers will continue to be the most important application within critical power, driving investment in modular solutions, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), module-level power electronics (MLPE), non-traditional cooling technologies, and converged power solutions. Overall, data center investment is forecast to increase by 9.1% in 2017. The ...

The transition to a more decentralised and intelligent energy system will continue in 2017, driven by the continued regulatory support for renewable energy in a number of key markets. The 3 Ds of energy are driving future investment - increased decentralisation, the need to decarbonise electricity generation, and digitisation to boost the sector's ...

This outlook study provides an overall update on the Asia-Pacific energy and environment markets in 2017, covering eight broad industries namely oil and gas, power generation, distributed energy, grids, energy storage, critical power, homes and buildings, and environment and water. Research into each of these eight industries presents key findings,...

03 May 2016  |  Asia Pacific  |  Market Outlook

Asia-Pacific Energy and Environment Industry Outlook, 2016

Renewable Energy Trends Provide Growth Impetus as Coal Power Dominates, Grid Investments Surge and Solar Power Gains Widespread Appeal

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The outlook discusses the short-term impact of some of the major global trends affecting various sectors in the Energy and Environment industry and across the Asia-Pacific region. Prominent global trends, including the economic growth deceleration in China, in 2016, and its noticeable effect globally and on the rest of Asia, have been discussed. Ch...

22 Apr 2016  |  Global  |  Market Outlook

Global Energy and Environment Industry Outlook, 2016

Strong Growth Forecast for Solar PV and Energy Storage Technologies, Despite Falling Oil Prices

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In the oil & gas sector, the dramatic decline in the oil price has massively impacted the upstream industry, but investment in downstream remains strong. The impact of the oil price decline on the power sector has been relatively limited, with investment in renewables remaining strong and market interest in storage continues to grow. The homes & bu...

08 Apr 2016  |  North America  |  Market Outlook

Global Distributed Energy Outlook, 2016

Investments in Combined Heat & Power (CHP) and Distributed Solar PV to Spotlight Potential of Energy-efficient Technologies

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The Distributed Energy Outlook provides analysis and forecasts of the global decentralised power generation market in 2016. The distributed energy coverage includes wind, distributed solar, combined heat and power (CHP), and generator sets. The total installed capacity for distributed generation (DG) is forecast to reach 495 GW in 2016 led by inves...

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 ...