Despite a tumultuous year for the renewable energy industry, global investment reached a record $260 billion in 2011 while the United States reclaimed the top spot from China, according to a report released Thursday. That’s a 5% jump over the previous year and five times the investment made in 2004, said Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Continue reading →
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Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Remote Microgrids Remote power systems in all corners of the world number in the thousands, with the vast majority being powered up by dumb, dirty diesel generation, hardly a technology of relevance to the smart grid and fundamental networking advantages of the Continue reading →
Several key smart grid areas will experience growth in 2012, according to predictions made by IDC Energy Insights. These fields include smart meters, distribution automation (DA), plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and lithium-ion batteries. The predictions, which were presented by the global market research and analysis firm during a webcast Tuesday, include the following… via Renew Continue reading →
GTM Research, the market research arm of Greentech Media, today announced the availability of The 2010 North American Utility Smart Grid Deployment Survey, a comprehensive analysis of the trends emerging as utilities across the continent roll out smarter grids. The report is available individually or as part of a newly launched smart grid research annual Continue reading →
