BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE–
The smart grid movement encompasses a range of technologies that will
help utilities and grid operators integrate renewable energy assets,
including microgrids, dynamic pricing systems, advanced energy storage,
and virtual power plants (VPPs. Millions of dollars are being invested
in the ability of the smart grid to lower the costs of integrating
renewable generation at the transmission, distribution, and residential
levels of energy service provision. To date the success rate of these
efforts has been mixed, but according to a new report from Pike
Research, a part of Navigant's Energy Practice, the market for smart
grid technologies that help integrate renewable energy sources will
expand steadily over the next six years. Revenue from smart grid
renewables integration will grow from $3. 8 billion in 2012 to just under
$13 billion in 2018, the study concludes.
"For all the talk of the challenges of bringing increasing amounts of
distributed, renewable energy sources onto the power grid, in reality
there is no consensus on the exact effects of renewables integration on
grid operations," says senior research analyst Peter Asmus. "What we do
know is that the fundamental architecture of today's electricity grid –
based on the idea of a top-down system predicated on unidirectional
energy flows – is becoming obsolete, and is unsuited for the increasing
diversity and variability of power generation. Microgrids, VPPs, and
other smart grid technologies represent the vanguard of a new business
model that echoes, in many ways, the diversity and modularity of our
rich telecommunications networks. "
The time horizons for widespread commercialization of these technologies
vary widely, according to the report. Demand response, for example, has
been offered in some forms by utilities and grid operators for many
decades, while clear business models for advanced energy storage have
yet to be demonstrated. While larger investments are flowing toward
renewables integration at the transmission-level of power service, most
of these technologies, such as high-voltage direct current lines, do not
qualify as "smart grid. " Today, distribution level smart grid
technologies such as microgrids clearly lead this market.
Pike Research's report, "Smart
Grid Renewables Integration", examines current thinking and
practices with regard to a series of smart grid technologies, policies,
and applications designed to help integrate large penetration levels of
renewable energy into power systems around the world. The study provides
market capacity and revenue forecasts for the following technologies:
static VAR compensators; synchrophasors; transmission, distribution and
residential advanced energy storage systems; demand response; virtual
power plants and microgrids. Key industry players are profiled,
including SWOT analysis of their market positions, and regional market
forecasts for each key segment extend through 2018. An Executive Summary
of the report is available for free download on the Pike Research website.
Pike Research, which joined Navigant's global Energy Practice on July 1,
2012, provides in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets. The
team's research methodology combines supply-side industry analysis,
end-user primary research and demand assessment, and deep examination of
technology trends to provide a comprehensive view of the Smart Energy,
Smart Grid, Smart Transportation, Smart Industry, and Smart Buildings
sectors. Additional information about Pike Research can be found at www.navigant.com/pikeresearch.
Navigant (NCI is a specialized, global expert services firm
dedicated to assisting clients in creating and protecting value in the
face of critical business risks and opportunities. Through senior level
engagement with clients, Navigant professionals combine technical
expertise in Disputes and Investigations, Economics, Financial Advisory
and Management Consulting, with business pragmatism in the highly
regulated Construction, Energy, Financial Services and Healthcare
industries to support clients in addressing their most critical business
needs. More information about Navigant can be found at www.navigant.com.
* The information contained in this press release concerning the
report, "Smart Grid Renewables Integration," is a summary and
reflects Pike Research's current expectations based on market data and
trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently
uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained
in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for
a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report's
conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither
Pike Research nor Navigant undertakes any obligation to update any of
the information contained in this press release or the report.
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