North America
“The Road Toward Smart Cities” Report Tackles Rapid Urban Growth
August 12th, 2016Agility Beats Power In The Fight For Smart City Supremacy
June 30th, 2016Regulation could provide Vehicle for Growth of Energy Software in Europe
US suppliers currently dominate the Enterprise Energy Management Software (EEMS) market, according to our Recent Report. In this article we speculate on what this means to the future of this growing industry sector. EEMS is defined as IT based software and services which are used to monitor, manage, control and report on building energy performance, […]
Emerging Technologies Contribution to Driving Security Industry Growth
Despite the fact that the world market for physical security products grew by 7.5% in 2015 according to Memoori’s 2015 Annual Report, there is an undercurrent of pessimism in some sectors of the business, because the rate growth has declined. This particularly applies to video surveillance cameras, where unit prices have fallen over the last […]
Building Efficiency Creates Opportunity to Match US Shale Gas Revolution
Shale gas is not a wonder solution to solve all energy concerns in Europe. This is what a recently published document of EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) has stated. The stance taken matches the beliefs of many researchers around the European Union (EU), all of them warning about the uncertainties that may be caused […]
North America Leads the Way in the Market for Big Data in Smart Buildings
In 2014 Big Data and Cloud Based Software and Services was the smallest of the 3 Building Internet of Things (BIoT) sub-segments at only $5.2Bn, a share of 24%. Our report “Big Data for Smart Buildings: Market Prospects 2015 to 2020” shows growth in this area being the most pronounced, driven by falling technology costs, […]
Is an Energy Storage Unicorn Greenwashing the US Energy Industry?
They’re called “unicorns” — companies that have soared to a $1 billion valuation or higher, based on private fundraising alone. The billion-dollar tech start-up was once the stuff of myth, but now they seem to be everywhere, backed by a bull market and a new generation of disruptive technology, like energy storage. Silicon Valley based […]
China Leads, The US Slows and India Emerges in the Smart Grid Market
Global smart grid investment reached $14.9 billion in 2013, up from the $14.2 billion recorded in 2012, and with final annual figures for 2014 soon to be released, the strong global growth trend is expected to continue this decade. Home automation companies received the most VC funding within the smart grid sector. The top disclosed […]
Energy Policy Sparks Creative Efficiency Programmes
Sometimes the system works. Sometimes public policy encourages responsible yet profitable action by the private sector, and that private sector action can lead to benefits for customers and the environment. The recently proposed energy efficiency program by Ameren, in the State of Missouri, might just become an example of that, despite the conservative figures. Ameren […]
State of the Smart Grid Business in 2013
Smart Grid sales across the world in the last 3 years at installed prices have grown by CAGR of approx. 35% and climbed to $36.5 billion in 2012. Given the general global economic demise during this period these figures are remarkable. However they include a steady flow of refurbishment business that has for more than […]
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