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Global Grid Transformation ESNA 2018: Facilitating the advancement of the energy storage industry
The range of energy storage technologies creates a diverse toolkit to tackle challenges created by energy sector transformation.
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Smart utilities and the IoT converge
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January 22, 2019
A flurry of activity occurred in Q4'18 with notable acquisitions including Kaco acquisition of Energy Depot and LSIS acquisition of Parker Hannifin Grid-Tie Division while Socomec acquired a strategic stake in EPC Power.
While the global grid-connected energy storage inverter (PCS) market is estimated to have reached just over $300 million in 2017, it is forecast to double reaching $600 million in 2022. With this robust growth, many suppliers are rushing to gain a market presence in new market segments or gain a foothold in new markets as quickly as possible.
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January 22, 2019
The global water meters market totaled 118 million units shipped in 2017, of which one in every four meters had communications. New data from IHS Markit shows continued growth for the next five years.
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Offers comprehensive tracking and analysis of the downstream PV market. Market trackers as well as online project and integrator trackers cover solar system installations, market potential, and impactful government policies driving downstream solar activity around the world.
Presenting a wide-ranging detailed examination of the market for energy storage systems across all key global segments of the industry. Databases and reports cover small and large-scale renewable integration, grid support, and behind-the-meter storage.
Delivering essential information on the market for traditional inverters, microinverters, and power optimizers. Market trackers and reports cover supplier market share, shipments, revenues, pricing, policies, and demand for over 20 countries enabling comprehensive visibility into the global PV inverter market.
Detailed analysis and tracking of global PV supply and demand. Four market trackers give access to all aspects of supply, demand, prices, capacity, equipment spending, suppliers, technology roadmaps, and much more.
This service provides the most comprehensive research in the industry on smart utility meters; investigating the most important trends, drivers, and challenges affecting the current and future market for metering solutions.
This Service provides current and credible forecasts and analysis for installed PV capacity in North America, O&M and EPC coverage, as well as tracking and analysing project activity and Balance of System suppliers in North America. The research also includes detailed analysis of the supply chain, with coverage including module and inverter data.
This premium intelligence service provides complete upstream and downstream coverage of the solar industry, with ongoing data, analysis and insights throughout the year.
Covering both UPS hardware and its service and support, provides industry-leading detail and comprehensive analysis across a number of key industry segments.
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Edition Year: 2018-2019| January 18, 2019 Subscribers Only
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January 17, 2019
Each PV Country Profile provides in-depth analysis on the latest PV market development in each country, including incentives, tenders and other drivers or barriers. The study reviews the competitive landscape as a complement to the PV Projects Pipeline Tracker and the Solar Deal Tracker.Subscribers Only
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January 09, 2019
The US battery energy storage industry continues to build momentum, with another record year in 2018. This report summarizes the past year of project, policy, and market developments, as well as our latest outlook.Subscribers Only
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January 15, 2019
The PV Suppliers Tracker contains detailed data on the performance of leading companies in the PV module supply chain. It provides a detailed database of capacity, production, utilization and shipments for polysilicon, wafer, cell and module suppliers.Subscribers Only
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January 10, 2019
This database presents detailed information regarding all planned and completed energy storage system (ESS) installations and the companies that are involved in these projects. The extensive database of projects provides a unique datasource to analyse real activity in the energy storage market, including the requirements of the ESS in each grid interconnection location and which technologies are being deployed to provide these services. It also presents company profiles for companies active in this market and can be used to identify what companies are leading in installations in each key region.Subscribers Only
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January 04, 2019
IHS is pleased to announce the new online Solar Deal Tracker. We have given the platform a major overhaul to improve usability for subscribers. You will now be able to download your custom set of project data directly from this site.Subscribers Only
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Vienna, Austria| November 16, 2018This presentation is a review of the 2018 European Utility Week event. The brief covers the main topics of the show: meter hardware, communication technologies, IoT, and energy storage and solar power.Subscribers Only
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Solar & Storage Finance USA Conference, New York| November 02, 2018Presented at the Solar and Storage Finance USA Conference in New York, this presentation provides an overview of the outlook for solar and energy storage in the United States and globally.Subscribers Only
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New markets & innovation to continue the PV tracker market boom| July 16, 2018This presentation provides an overview of the PV tracker market in the United States. Key topics addressed in the presentation include the identification of key US markets for ground-mounted PV, the breakdown of the ground-mounted PV market in the United States by mounting type...Subscribers Only
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December 17, 2018
IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, will again host and judge the Innovation Awards at ShowStoppers at the media reception at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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May 24, 2018
Solar analysts at IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, will gather at the SNEC 12th International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Exhibition & Conference in Shanghai, China, on May 27-30, 2018.
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April 09, 2018
Global solar photovoltaic (PV) demand is forecast to hit another annual record of 113 gigawatts in 2018, propelled by strong demand anticipated in China.
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Associate Director, Solar & Energy Storage
Sam Wilkinson is a Associate Director for the Solar and Energy Storage Research group at IHS Markit.
Case Studies
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Global Chemical Company Strengthens Leadership in Solar Energy Sector with Strategic Market Insights
One of the world’s largest chemical companies was well positioned at the forefront of the solar energy sector – where it was providing essential materials to manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells – and its leadership team wanted to expand that market footprint.
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