Smart Meters: Global Market Growth Outlook
The estimated installed base of smart meters (electricity, gas and water) is expected to surpass the 1 billion mark within the next 2 years. Just under 132 million smart meters were shipped worldwide in 2018. This number is expected to grow 7% per year to exceed 200 million by 2024.
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How Blockchain and P2P Enables Sustainable Energy
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How Electric Vehicles will Redefine Geopolitics
China and the EU have both signaled that they see electric vehicles as a strategic priority and a way to reduce their exposure to volatile oil markets. According to estimates from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, China and the EU will have the highest EV market share in 2028.
Artificial Intelligence Enables Clean Energy Solutions
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How Electric Vehicles will Transform Our Future
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European Utilities Spending on Software to Reach $4.8 Billion
Total forecast IT spending by Western European utilities is expected to reach $18.4 billion by 2019, with an estimated 2014–2019 CAGR of 3.3%. Total current IT spending by Western European utilities is expected to be $16.3 billion in 2015, with electricity companies accounting for the largest share.
Source: IDC
Smart Grid Initiatives to Reach $10.7 Billion in Savings by 2019
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How 1.4 Billion Smart Meters will be Deployed Worldwide by 2018
IDATE forecasts that there will be a total of just under 1.4 billion smart meters (electricity, gas and water combined) deployed worldwide in 2018, that’s up from roughly 500 million in 2013 — a CAGR of 22.7%.
Many countries now have regulation in place which targets close to 100% replacement of ‘dumb’ meters by 2020.
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Exploring the Impact of Smart Grid Projects in China
The Chinese government has been an early pioneer of smart grid technology. Since embarking on its national smart metering project at the turn of the decade, more than 200 million new electricity meters have already been deployed across China.
However, according to the latest market study by ABI Research, only around 50 million have so far been connected with bi-directional communication that can support true smart meter capabilities — such as ‘demand response’ measurement.
How the Building Automation Market will Reach $43 Billion
After years of steady but low growth, the commercial building automation systems (BAS) market is experiencing a rapid period of change and investment.
According to ABI Research, over the next five years the building automation services market will grow to $43 billion — that’s up from $35 billion this year.
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