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...

While power quality is often taken for granted, any end user can relate to the frustration of power supply interruptions. The strategies adopted by such end users, along with a detailed market forecast developed for global data center generators across different regions of the world, are discussed in this deliverable. It includes revenue, investmen...

The Brazilian energy management services (EMS) market is still in a nascent growth stage. However, competitors expect double-digit growth, mainly because of governmental incentives in energy efficiency programs. Customer awareness is expected to increase, although there is apprehension in investing in such long-term payback projects. Moreover, the ...

This research service provides an analysis of the high-voltage (HV) transformer market in Peru and Uruguay. The HV transformer market is likely to experience steady growth due to the expected capacity addition in the Peruvian and Uruguayan power sectors in the near future. In fact, utility expansion plans reveal a genuine and ongoing need for HV tr...

The Argentinean natural gas market, once a net exporter, has in the last decade become a net importer as supplies of natural gas have dwindled. The recent ability to extract shale gas by means of hydraulic fracturing technology has led to game-changing opportunities for the Argentinean natural gas market. Should shale gas be extracted in an environ...

In Brazil, the power generation from municipal solid waste (MSW) market is incipient. Currently, biogas and incineration are the two operational technologies, and these are the segments considered in this study. The market depends on government incentives and still lacks regulation on project implementation and pricing. However, international finan...

This research service is an assessment of the procurement trends and strategies of key utilities for fossil powered and renewable power plants in Europe. The work is an evaluation of current market drivers for investment as well as approaches to risk mitigation in light of the current economic crisis. Emphasis is placed on the recent decision to de...

The Asia-Pacific data center cooling market is undergoing a transitional phase from peripheral computer room cooling to a more targeted and high-density cooling that is mainly driven by increased usage of servers in order to cater to the demand of cloud computing and server consolidation. The Asia-Pacific data center market is gradually shifting to...

In 2011, the wind turbine market in the Southern Cone, comprised of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, had 381 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity. The region has significant potential due to high wind speed. Government support policies for wind power differ in the region. However, providing private and public efforts increase, the wind turbine market...