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The Smart Buildings / Smart Grid Interface Business
April 3rd, 2012White Paper: How will the Smart Grid Business Develop in the Next 5 Years?
March 20th, 2012White Paper: Investment Opportunities in the Smart Grid Supply Industry
The Smart Grid Industry is very fragmented but our recent research shows that in the space of 5 years M&A have grown from $134 million in 2007 to $10.6 billion in 2011. Both the growth and now scale indicate the supply side is gearing up to meet the requirements for new technology and forecast demand […]
Smart Grid Suppliers Position for the Big Move into Automatic Demand Response
The largest single area of expenditure that will have to be made in order to produce Smart Grid will be in Automatic Demand Response (ADR) on the transmission and distribution network. Our report http://memoori.com/smart-grid-2012 estimates that comprehensive ADR including communications between all digital devices, electrical conditioning, down to local controllers in commercial and industrial buildings […]
Will The Smart Grid be the Foundation for the Internet of Energy & “Other Things”?
In the quintessential small English village of Chorleywood, the local health centre has placed its first patient on their Hydra network of smart electricity meters and is now monitoring the weight and blood pressure of the patient in their own home. The system uses Zigbee wireless technology to send readings from the devices to the […]
Smart Grid New Energy Solutions: Korea sees Green Initiative as Future Growth Engine
Article from The Korean Times quoting Memoori Business Intelligence; http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2012/02/133_104042.html Washing machines and refrigerators have joined the ranks of smart devices. This means computerization, improving efficiency and protecting the environment. This focus is shifting to electricity, as experts tackle effective distribution from power plants to consumers. The purpose of this smart revolution is to save […]
Smart Grid M&A Activity & Value Forecast to Decrease in 2012
One of the most encouraging findings from Memoor’s annual report “The Smart Grid Business 2011 to 2016” is that in the space of 5 years M&A; have grown from $134 million in 2007 to $10.6 billion in 2011. Both the growth and now scale indicate the supply side is gearing up to meet the requirements […]
Smart Grid may have to Pay for its Limited Horizons
Memoori’s new report The Smart Grid Business in 2011 to 2016 shows that the step by step approach to developing the Smart Grid applied in the last 5 years is flawed. What would Leonardo Da Vinci Have Done? When Leonardo Da Vinci was obliged to finish off his first version of “Virgin of the Rocks” […]
Future Investment In Smart Grid Will Dwarf Current Expenditure; But Where Will It Come From?
Later this week we publish our Annual Report “The Smart Grid Business 2011 to 2016” and during the next 2 months we shall produce a series of posts taken from this study on the major issues and challenges facing the industry over the next 5 years. Vast Sums of Money will need to be Invested […]
Smart Grid Investment Strategy Needs Better Balance and a Rethink on Priorities
This has been a quiet month for positive Smart Grid news, no sensational announcements on the financial and M&A; front that promise to unleash more funds or technological developments. Sadly the slow drip of unnerving news about sovereign debt in Europe and double dip recession has continued. The politicians are making ominous noises that the […]