Connected Industry

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 research service provides an in-depth analysis of the global connected devices market and its impact on electronics supply chain participants. The connected devices market includes units shipped for mobile phones, laptops and tablets, gaming consoles, e-readers, Blu-Ray players and 3D TV. It includes segmentation by technology, application, an...

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...

The past 2-3 years have witnessed an increasing interest in smart grids and smart energy. Smart meters are considered to be the first step towards smart grid implementation. The smart meter rollout in Europe is well underway, boosted by the European Union legislation to achieve 80 percent coverage by 2020. Sweden and Italy had full scale penetratio...

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...

The majority of European energy utilities have made considerable amount of progress towards smart grid implementation, especially in the areas of automated meter infrastructure (AMI) and demand side management. Approximately 35 per cent of utilities companies do not know when a return on investment will be achieved from their programs, whereas 29 p...

This issue of Vital Signs, released on March 26, 2012, provides a strategic insight on critical tools and mechanisms that accelerate knowledge discoveries along the translational cancer research continuum. Additionally, a company spotlight is provided for SoloHealth. While self-service healthcare is by no means new, with blood pressure kiosks be...

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 ...

Smart grid and renewable energy markets are offering EMS providers the next wave of growth opportunities. Forward thinking OEMs are seeking strategic collaborations with EMS providers that is setting the stage for new transformational opportunities. This mega trend deliverable analyses current outsourcing trends in the EMS renewable energy and smar...