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Smart Building Synergy Through Building Energy Management Systems & Enterprise Energy Management Software
October 23rd, 2013The Global Market for Building Energy Management Systems will Reach Over $23bn by 2017, Predicts Memoori Research
October 16th, 2013Interfacing 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 […]
The Major Security Companies “Wait and See” Strategy is Allowing Others to Drive Innovation and Steal Market Share
The message from the market seems clear; major conglomerates in the security business have given up on their long standing strategy of growth through acquisition. None of them excluding Tyco, have made a significant acquisition since 2010. In the 5 years prior to that they were all active in acquiring businesses both large and small; […]
Homegrown Suppliers still Dominate the Chinese Security Market but are Things about to Change?
The Physical Security Industry has undergone significant structural changes in the last 3 years and this accelerated in 2012 driven by the need to combat the worst trading conditions for decades. The structure of the business has morphed not just to compensate or accommodate but also to meet and beat the challenge and deliver growth. […]
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 […]
The Smart Buildings / Smart Grid Interface Business
One of the important findings of Memoori’s annual report The Smart Grid Business in 2011-2016 showed that some 40% of the worlds annual spend on Electrical Transmission and Distribution Equipment goes to Industrial and Commercial markets. Whilst the main body of the industry preoccupies itself with the electrical utility market the traditional manufacturers that span […]
A Stable And Quiet Time For Security But Wireless Moves On
At the end of last year we forecast that the start of 2012 would offer little or no change in demand for physical security systems and that acquisition, alliance and sentiment about the future would be optimistic but sober. The first 2 months have borne this out; no announcements of billion dollar acquisitions, major investments […]
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