Smart Grid Market Research

Silicon-based power electronic device, the most popular and well established material technology is witnessing constant improvements with regard to power handling capability. However with silicon subjected to certain theoretical limitations, wide bandgap semiconductor materials holds promise to deliver high efficiency leading to savings in energy. ...

Smart grid development in Australia kick started in 2010. It was led by the government- mandated and funded smart meter rollout in Victoria. Nevertheless, parallel cost-benefit analyses carried out by other power distribution utilities, challenges encountered during the rollout in Victoria, and budget restraints have driven utilities to explore alt...

This study covers automation opportunities in the smartgrid market in SE Asia and Australia and New Zealand. It discusses the technologies that currently use automation and the new technologies in the smart grid market that will use automation. It also provides information on the drivers and restraints faced by governments in implementing these sys...

Smart buildings are an integral part of the future of building technologies. Over the course of this decade, several factors are expected to promote the development of smart buildings. The market will be fuelled by the need for energy efficiency and decreasing operational costs. Revenues are highest in North America and Europe. However, certain tec...

This study offers an in-depth analysis of the Chinese grid systems from the transformer market and smart grid market perspective. The traditional market is represented by the transformer market. This traditional market is estimated to keep growing stimulated by the emerging smart grid market for the next five years. The smart grid market comprises ...

Investments for smart grid technologies are expected to flourish through 2017. The objective of this study is to validate and forecast the global smart grid market by geographic region and by key technology categories. Technologies discussed include advanced meter infrastructure, demand response, distribution grid management, and high voltage trans...

This research service analyzes the key challenges and pain points faced by several leading utilities especially power distributors and retailers for adopting smart grid in markets, where this technology has been rolled out on a pilot basis. This includes countries such as Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan. A brief profile of...

The market insight gives an overview of major smart grid projects in Asia Pacific. The insight provides details of who are the project owners and participants of the smart grid projects. It also gives a comparative overview of selected countries in Asia Pacific on the smart grid rollout and future plans.

The global growth in smart grid markets is accompanied by convergence of technology and subsequently convergence of competition. While this market is attracting a huge range of players from a diverse range of backgrounds, there is a clear top tier of competition comprising the international organisations who are pushing the smart grid agenda throug...