Microgrids - Islanded Power Grids and Distributed Generation for Community, Commercial, and Institutional Applications

Published Date: October 2009 Published By: Pike Research Page Count: 90 Order Code: R3710-19 $3,500.00   Online Download $5,250.00   Global Site License   Questions About This Report E-mail a Colleague Printable Page Fax Your Order Description Table of Contents Similar Products A variety of trends are converging to create promising market opportunities for microgrids, particularly in the United States. The fundamental architecture of today’s electrical grid, which is based on the idea of a top-down system predicated on unidirectional energy flows, is growing increasingly obsolete. This outmoded infrastructure poses risks to grid reliability and security, and could hinder the adoption of renewable power generation. Microgrids are being driven in part by the broader push to create a Smart Grid that will add intelligence and automation to the electricity infrastructure while facilitating the integration of renewable energy resources, electric vehicles, and greater customer control over energy consumption. In part, however, the microgrid is an alternative vision to a highly integrated “Super Grid” — microgrid proponents are advocating deployments where a community, corporation, or institutional entity can operate autonomously from the larger grid infrastructure. Pike Research forecasts that over 3 GW of new microgrid capacity will come on line globally by 2015, representing a cumulative investment of $7.8 billion. North America will be the largest market for microgrids during that period, capturing 74% of total industry capacity. In North America, the largest category will be instutional microgrids, followed by commercial/industrial and community grids. In other regions, however, the story is different and we expect community microgrids to be the largest category in Europe and Asia Pacific. This Pike Research report analyzes and forecasts five major segments of the emerging microgrid market: Community/Utility Microgrids, Commercial/Industrial, Institutional/Campus, Remote Off-Grid Systems, and Military Microgrids. It assesses key technologies that are integral to microgrid deployments including distributed energy generation (both renewables and fossil fuels), energy storage, and inverters. The report also includes in-depth analysis of key players in the nascent microgrid ecosystem, including identification of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for key competitors as well as case studies for each category of deployment. Five-year forecasts provide quantification of the market opportunity in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Key questions addressed: What is a “microgrid” and what are its key components and features? Why are inverters the key advance enabling microgrids to develop today despite opposition from many electric utilities? What are the key market drivers at the policy level - and why does the United States have the best near-term market opportunity? Why are microgrids inevitable if investments in a smart grid are accompanied by a paradigm shift from central station to distributed generation supply sources? Who are the big players - and new technology vendors - in the microgrid space, and what is their key role in developing this new energy market? Please note: this is delivered as a Zip file. Similar Products • Snapshots US Batteries 2009 Published Nov 2009 by Snapdata International Group • Snapshots UK Batteries 2009 Published Nov 2009 by Snapdata International Group • Battery Manufacture Published Nov 2009 by First Research, Inc. • Global Ultracapacitors Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 Published Oct 2009 by Global Markets Direct • Exide Technologies - SWOT Analysis Published Oct 2009 by Datamonitor • Battery Manufacturing in Australia - Industry Risk Rating Report Published Oct 2009 by IBISWorld • Battery Manufacturing in the US - Industry Risk Rating Report Published Oct 2009 by IBISWorld • Best Practices: Electric Vehicle Enabling in Denmark - The EDISON Consortium Project Published Oct 2009 by IDC • Market Analysis: Utility Attitudes Toward Energy Storage Technologies Published Oct 2009 by IDC • Power Electronics in Electrics and Hybrid Vehicles Published Oct 2009 by Yole Developpement