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Innovation Reports - 10/06/2010 Smart Grid

The initial phase: Smart meters, advanced metering infrastructure & wireless connectivity up to 2015

Whilst there may be a lot of buzz right now surrounding smart grids, most of it will be over the deployment of smart meters and the advanced metering infrastructure between now and 2015. This report looks beyond the hype, assessing the current status, drivers and barriers, value chain, and business cases of the grid.


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• What is a realistic roadmap for smart grid deployment?
• What is the main driving force behind the smart grid; national regulation and policies?
• Does a creditable business model exist for the smart grid? What other barriers are there?
• Who are the leading players along the value chain (advanced metering infrastructure, connectivity, applications and software, smart meters, smart home)?
• Who will be the winners in this smart grid phenomenon?
• What ROI could be expected from the deployment of smart meters, and from upgrading smart meters to a smart grid?
• What is the market outlook up to 2015 (smart meter shipments and revenue, and revenue generated from wireless connectivity for smart grids)?


> Market outlook: AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure), Connectivity, Applications & Software, Demand response, Data management, Energy storage, Clean energies, Smart meters, Smart home
> Countries analysed: USA, Australia, China, South Korea, Japan, The European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, UK

            
1. Executive Summary
1.1. Most countries are only just starting to deploy smart meters
1.2. A complex value chain with many players
1.3. The smart meter market is expected to grow, as a first step towards realising a smart grid

2. Methodology
2.1. Approach
2.2. Definition of a smart grid

3. Key Technologies
3.1. AMI & Smart meters
  3.1.1. Advanced meter infrastructure (AMI)
  3.1.2. Smart meters    
3.2. Management of energy    
  3.2.1. Energy management
  3.2.2. Energy storage
  3.2.3. Demand response systems
  3.2.4. Advanced transmission and distribution systems (automated distribution)
3.3. Cleaner energies
  3.3.1. Renewable energy
  3.3.2. Electric vehicles
3.4. Communication technologies
  3.4.1. Wireless
  3.4.2. Powerline communications (PLC)
  3.4.3. RF mesh
3.5. Smarter homes
  3.5.1. Home automation
  3.5.2. Controllers and sensors

4. Current Regulations and Deployment Status
4.1. North America
  4.1.1. USA
4.2. Asia Pacific
  4.2.1. Australia
  4.2.2. China
  4.2.3. South Korea
  4.2.4. Japan    
4.3. Europe    
  4.3.1. The European Union    
  4.3.2. France
  4.3.3. Germany
  4.3.4. Italy
  4.3.5. Spain
  4.3.6. Sweden
  4.3.7. United Kingdom

5. Value chain

5.1. AMI – Advanced Metering Infrastructure    
5.2. Connectivity
5.3. Applications & Software    
  5.3.1. Demand response    
  5.3.2. Data management
  5.3.3. Energy storage    
  5.3.4. Clean energies
5.4. Smart meters
5.5. Smart home

6. Players and Profiles
6.1. AMI – Advanced Metering Infrastructure    
  6.1.1. Overview
  6.1.2. Silver Spring Networks    
  6.1.3. Cisco    
6.2. Connectivity
  6.2.1. Overview
  6.2.2. AT&T
  6.2.3. Telenor
6.3. Applications & Software
  6.3.1. Overview
  6.3.2. Comverge    
  6.3.3. GridPoint
6.4. Smart meters
  6.4.1. Overview
  6.4.2. Itron
  6.4.3. Landis+Gyr
6.5. Smart home
  6.5.1. Overview
  6.5.2. Control4
  6.5.3. Google
6.6. Association: Gridwise Alliance

7. Analysis and Outlook
7.1. Business cases
  7.1.1. Business case for smart meters
  7.1.2. Business case for smart grids
  7.1.3. Pricing models
7.2. The Telco strategies
  7.2.1. US telcos forming strategic partnerships
  7.2.2. An advanced telco strategy: the Telenor Cinclus case study
  7.2.3. Beyond connectivity: the home energy display segment
7.3. Drivers and Barriers
  7.3.1. Drivers
  7.3.2. Barriers    
7.4. Forecasts up to 2015
  7.4.1. Worldwide smart meter deployment
  7.4.2. Worldwide smart meter hardware revenue
  7.4.3. The mobile connectivity opportunity
   
     
AMI – Advanced Metering Infrastructure    
• Cisco
• Silver Spring Networks    
• SmartSynch
• Trilliant

Connectivity
• Ambient
• AT&T
• Clearwire

• Sprint
• T-Mobile
• Telenor
• Verizon

Applications and software
• Comverge
• EcoLogic Analytics
• eMeter
• EnerNoc
• GridPoint
• IBM
• Oracle

Smart meters
• Echelon
• Elster

• GE

• Itron
• Landis+Gyr
• Sensus

Smart home
• Control4
• Ember
• Energate
• Google
• Greenbox
• Onzo
• Tendril

Utilities
• Endesa
• ENEL
• ERDF
• First Utility

• Iberdrola

• KEPCO
• PG&E

• RWE

• SDG&E
• State Grid Corporation of China
• TEPCO
• Vattenfall
• …and many more





 


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