Energy

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...

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...

This research service focuses on the ongoing development in North American onshore oil and gas pipelines market. This study details the driving and restraining factors that are expected to affect the market from 2011 to 2017, which is the forecast period. The study is segmented into natural gas and oil. Implications of market dynamics, along with i...

For this study, the global nickel battery market has been segmented into two battery chemistries, nickel cadmium and nickel metal hydride. Current market issues, drivers and restraints, revenue and unit forecasts, trends, and competitive analysis are discussed for both segments. This global study analyzes the trends and revenue for North America, E...

Meeting energy needs while achieving security of supply and minimising carbon emissions are key challenges facing most countries. Although nuclear is gaining support in Europe, its significance varies among European countries. While some states are not willing to take risks and are opposed to nuclear (such as Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium...

Solar power has become the fastest-growing technology in the U.S. energy industry, and will continue to be over the next few years. The U.S utility-scale solar power market has grown during the last three years as a consequence of rising energy prices, volatility of fuel costs, and government incentives for renewable energy. This research service a...

The United States is a major security and military partner of the GCC. Between 2000 and 2010, the diversification trends among the GCC economies helped to promote bilateral trade with the United States in areas such as crude oil and natural gas production, exploration, construction, and financial services. The long-term cyclical correlation between...

Solar PV has become, and will continue to be for the next few years, the fastest growing technology in the U.S. energy industry. The U.S. residential solar power market has grown during the last three years as a consequence of rising energy prices, volatile fuel costs, and government incentives for renewable energy. The present research service ana...

Electric vehicles are causing a huge demand for electric energy on a mass commercial scale. A utility must plan accordingly to handle the additional demand caused by the increasing use of these vehicles. The strategies adopted by such utilities, along with the process through which an EV is connected to the grid, is discussed in this deliverable. I...