Cleantech Market Intelligence
Pike Research provides in-depth, independent, unbiased market research for global clean technology markets. Intelligence and advice from our industry analysts help technology companies, investors, and government agencies navigate the complexities of the cleantech business and create sound strategies for future success.
Latest Research Reports
Smart Energy
Smart Grid Cyber Security
Risk Management, Equipment Protection, Monitoring and Incidence
Response, Policy/Planning, and Access/Audit
As utilities around the world have initiated major smart grid infrastructure upgrades over the past several years, cyber security has become a critical priority. Security measures are designed to protect the electrical grid from attacks by terrorists and hackers, as well as strengthening its resilience against natural disasters and inadvertent threats such as equipment [...] More Information
Energy Efficient Homes
Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofits, Green Building Techniques and Certification, Home Energy Audits, Utility and Government Energy Efficiency Programs, and Efficient Appliances and Systems
Compared to the commercial real estate market, the residential market for energy efficient products and services is in its infancy. Demand for these products and services has increased significantly over the past few years due to a rise in fuel and energy prices, improved awareness and participation in green home certification programs, and through [...] More Information
Clean Transportation
Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2010
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution will see hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles on roadways within five years. This will have obvious impacts on the automotive industry, utilities and consumers, but deeper analysis reveals trends that will reshape the way vehicles are built and used. By looking beyond the market data, we have identified 10 [...] More Information
Electric Vehicle Batteries
Lithium Ion Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid and
Battery Electric Vehicles: Market Analysis and Forecast
The automotive industry will launch dozens of new plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles as it begins the gradual process of moving away from petroleum based fuels and towards battery power. These vehicles will rely almost exclusively on lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries, while hybrid vehicles will slowly switch from nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) technology. [...] More Information
Clean Industry
Carbon Management Software and Services
Business Drivers, Policy Issues, Enterprise Adoption Patterns,
Competitive Landscape, and Market Forecasts
The considerable attention to global warming coupled with an increasing focus on energy efficiency and cost have laid the groundwork for an emerging carbon management market. Although it is a relatively small and nascent market that Pike Research estimates will reach more than $380 million worldwide in 2009 in terms of spending for software [...] More Information
Stationary Fuel Cells
Fuel Cells for Residential, Commercial, and Industrial
Applications: Market Analysis and Forecasts
With global electricity demand continuing to rise, distributed energy generation, using a variety of renewable power technologies, is one of the most important tools for to address energy needs in ways that will have a limited impact on worldwide carbon emissions. Within the Renewable Distributed Energy Generation (RDEG) market, stationary fuel cells, while [...] More Information
Corporate Sustainability
Developing a Sustainability Strategy
Corporate Motivations, Program Design, Planning
and Execution, Focus Areas, and Case Studies
Regardless of size, companies are feeling the pressure from employees, customers and the market to develop a sustainability strategy. But a company looking to implement environmentally responsible practices for the first time faces a number of challenges: determining priorities, setting goals and measuring results, just to name a few. This Pike Research report examines the [...] More Information
Xerox
Corporate Sustainability Profile
Citing the goal of being a good corporate citizen is easy, but executing on that goal is another story. Fortune 500 company Xerox has been designing and implementing sustainability efforts for decades, and has evolved its efforts in the area of environmental responsibility as market and customer demand have changed. Being a large multi-national company [...] More Information
Building Efficiency
Energy Efficient Homes
Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofits, Green Building Techniques and Certification, Home Energy Audits, Utility and Government Energy Efficiency Programs, and Efficient Appliances and Systems
Compared to the commercial real estate market, the residential market for energy efficient products and services is in its infancy. Demand for these products and services has increased significantly over the past few years due to a rise in fuel and energy prices, improved awareness and participation in green home certification programs, and through [...] More Information
The U.S. Energy Service Company Market
Energy Performance Contracts, Energy Savings Guarantees,
and Energy Efficiency Measures for Commercial Buildings
The United States Energy Services Company (ESCO) market has been in the business of providing energy efficiency products and services for over 30 years, and is just now beginning to fully realize its potential. As energy issues concern all levels of decision makers, the ESCO model enables current energy legislation at the federal, state, [...] More Information
