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Building Internet of Things Growth is Being Restricted by the Supply Chain
July 1st, 2015Partnering is the Key to Success for Emerging Building Internet of Things Players
June 9th, 2015
Building Automation Suppliers have a Major Role to Play in BIoT – Will they Grasp this Opportunity?
For a quarter of a century the Building Automation System (BAS) industry has been working hard at delivering connectivity across all the building technical services. They have had limited success in achieving this goal – solutions have been expensive, lacked flexibility and robustness and could not achieve the ultimate goal of fully optimising and automating […]
USEF Creates Framework to Modernise the Power Value Chain
The Universal Smart Energy Framework (USEF) is set to revolutionise the power industry, and open up the smart and renewable technology markets. USEF is an industry initiative driven by: Alliander, ABB, DNV GL, IBM, ICT Automatisering, RWE-Essent and Stedin. The open framework is designed to accelerate the development of smart energy products, services and solutions […]
Smart Building Synergy Through Building Energy Management Systems & Enterprise Energy Management Software
Both Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) and Enterprise Energy Management (EEM) have major parts to play in delivering Distributed Energy and Demand Response services connecting across Smart Buildings and Smart Grid. This reinforces that together they can also reach across associated applications. This must be synergy personified. Integrating the technical services in buildings is not […]
Interfacing Smart Buildings with Smart Grid Provides the Most Practical and Cost Effective Solution for Reducing CO2 Emissions from Buildings
If governments across the developed world went ahead and created the necessary incentives for the investment needed to develop a Smart Grid and Renewable Power over the next 17 years, to meet the mandatory or proposed CO2 emission standards, they would almost certainly be committing political suicide. The trillions of dollars required would thwart economic […]
Why should Energy Management Suppliers be Excited about Connecting BEMS to Smart Grid?
Just look down a listing of Enterprise Energy Management (EEM) suppliers and you will find a mixture of some of the world’s leading ICT organisations and small new start specialist software companies fighting hard to get established in this burgeoning market. The 2 major prongs of the business lie in making Smart Buildings much smarter […]
Value of Smart Grid M&A Deals Grew from $10.6 billion in 2011 to $19.5 billion in 2012
In the space of six years, M&As have grown from $134 million in 2007 to $10.6 billion in 2011 to a near doubling in the value of deals at $19.5 billion in 2012. Both the growth and now scale indicate the supply side is gearing up to meet the requirements of new technology and forecast […]
Strategic Acquisitions in the Smart Building to Smart Grid Space
Although the Smart Building to Smart Grid Interface business is still in its infancy, just a quick take on the strategic acquisitions that have been made over the last 2 years makes a strong statement that the world’s major suppliers see this as a great opportunity to extend their business. They have invested heavily in […]
The Consumer Interface of the Smart Grid Business is where the Building Controls Suppliers are now Focused
Although the Smart Building to Smart Grid Interface business is still in its infancy, just a quick take on the strategic acquisitions that have been made over the last 2 years makes a strong statement that the world’s major suppliers see this as a great opportunity to extend their business. They have invested heavily in […]
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