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As global economies grow manifold, people's standards of living will rise, challenging traditional utilities' business models. Global Mega Trends are disruptive forces that have far-reaching impact on several industries including power utilities. As a result, it is essential for utility companies to adopt a well-balanced strategy, strengthen existi...

In the globalized world, the oil and gas (O&G) industry relies on information technology (IT) to meet its business goals. The O&G industry has realized that IT is the key to manage future oil platforms, and also for an efficient production of existing reserves. The need for a collaborative environment is expected to be a prerequisite in the near fu...

This research service focuses on the evolving material and services procurement practices of major power generation utilities globally. It provides an in-depth analysis on the evolving procurement practices in power utilities and discusses common challenges. Based on the on-going transformations in procurement practices, this research offers a glim...

While grid modernization is still high on the agenda, utilities in the United States are also looking for smarter solutions that in part can maximize existing assets without having to replace every single power and distribution transformer. As a result, an untapped need to inject improved situational awareness of assets is shaking up industry dynam...

In this study the investment opportunities are provided on a country level. In each country chapter, total size of the oil and gas market, potential for marginal oil and gas fields, and incentives provided by the government for marginal fields are analyzed. In the production and drilling solutions chapters, different technologies and their advantag...

The nuclear industry has weathered the fallout of the Fukushima accident, with Japan expected to re-start reactors in 2015. Other countries will continue to pursue their investment plans. High capital costs, lingering safety concerns, and the trend toward de-centralized energy have limited nuclear power's potential in Europe and North America. Chin...

Increased power demand and limited grid access due to insufficient infrastructure, along with more severe and unpredictable weather disasters are likely to drive the demand for prime power generator sets during 20162020. This market insight evaluates current issues along with revenue forecasts and key regional trends that are expected to impact No...

An MG is an energy system consisting of a group of interconnected loads, distributed energy resources, consumers, and optional storage that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid. A VPP is a virtual network that is dependent on software systems to connect remotely and automate dispatch of power generation. The fine line that ...

This market insight provides an overview of the global biofuels market, including identified key technological, economic, and legislative trends and their implications. The historical development of the biofuels market, from first generation to third generation, is outlined. National mandates, which are crucial to driving biofuel production, are id...