DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/74fba9/the_smart_grid_in) has announced the addition of the "The Smart Grid in Europe 2012-2016: Technologies, Market Forecasts and Utility Profiles" report to their offering.
The strategies for engaging electricity markets in Europe are undergoing dramatic shifts; market liberalization and utility unbundling have promoted a wave of mergers and acquisitions, as well as a crop of new electric service providers across the continent. Within these new terms of engagement, the smart grid is emerging as a major focus for regulators and an opportunity for industry players, as Europe aims to optimize its renewables growth and nascent electric vehicle (EV) charging station deployment, as well as to achieve greater efficiency at the consumer level.
By 2016, the report forecasts 6.8 billion per year in smart grid investment in Europe. The market segments receiving the bulk of this investment will be Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Distribution Automation (DA), EVs and Utility Enterprise (IT systems). Currently, AMI is the most developed segment. The publisher analyzes how utilities within each country are negotiating further deployment and triangulating between policy, in-house business cases and the consumer's role to enable industry growth.
The report offers strategic insight into the key drivers and barriers for growth in the region and examines the latest investment trends, providing a forecast of the market for AMI, DA, EV integration technologies and Utility Enterprise (IT systems). The Smart Grid in Europe, 2012-2016 also analyzes and compares smart grid positioning in Europe with that of utilities in the U.S., Japan and China.
Value-Added Elements:
- Policy, technology and economic drivers / barriers of smart grid deployment, with breakdown of hotspots by smart grid market segment
- Market forecasts for AMI, DA, EV integration technologies and Utility Enterprise (IT systems) through 2016
- Analysis of smart grid business case for utilities, with profiles of utility smart grid strategy and pilot programs
- Comparison of smart grid maturity and implementation between Europe, U.S., China and Japan
Key Topics Covered:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE SMART GRID IN EUROPE
3. TECHNOLOGY: LEADING SOLUTIONS
4. MARKET FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN SMART GRID
5. TOP EU ELECTRICITY UTILITIES, 2011
1. Electricit De France - France
2. Enel SpA - Italy
3. E.ON AG - Germany
4. GDF Suez SA - France
5. RWE AG - Germany
6. Iberdrola SA - Spain
7. Endesa SA - Spain
8. Centrica - United Kingdom
9. Vattenfall AB - Sweden
10. Energias de Portugal SA (EDP) - Portugal
11. DONG Energy - Denmark
12. FORTUM - Finland
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