Smart Energy

Pike Research's Smart Energy practice focuses on new technology and business models that are driving innovation in renewable energy, energy storage, and the smart grid, both on the utility scale and on a distributed basis. Research coverage includes the hardware, software, and systems required to deploy Smart Energy technologies, along with an examination of demand drivers, business issues, and regulatory/policy issues associated with their adoption.

Smart Energy Advisory Services

Energy Storage

Pike Research's Energy Storage Advisory Service concentrates on three key categories: Electrochemical, Kinetic, and Thermal storage technologies. Applications covered include advanced battery and other energy storage technologies for Stationary, Transportation, and Portable Power applications. Our analysis includes an assessment of the economics and technologies underlying these emerging sectors, together with an in-depth view of the key industry players involved in their development.

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Renewable Energy

Pike Research’s Renewable Energy Advisory Service focuses on the clean generation and transmission of electrical power using renewable means such as solar, wind, geothermal, and ocean and hydrokinetic technologies. Our analysis includes in-depth examination of business models, technology issues, regulatory factors, and the competitive landscape for renewable energy, together with an assessment of how it relates to existing fossil fuel power generation methods.

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Smart Grid

Pike Research’s Smart Grid Advisory Service covers grid automation, smart metering, and energy management applications that are defining the next generation of the electrical grid. Research focus includes profiles of utility smart grid deployments, construction of microgrids at the sub-utility scale, examination of business models and technology issues including scalability and security, and quantification of the smart grid market opportunity across different sectors.

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Utility Innovations

Pike Research's Utility Innovations Advisory Service analyzes emerging technologies, business models, and market opportunities that are driving change and growth in the electric utility industry. Coverage includes Renewable Energy, Smart Grids and Smart Meters, Stationary Energy Storage, Carbon Capture technologies, and the impact of Electric Vehicles on the grid infrastructure. This Pike Research service is designed to provide actionable intelligence and market strategy inputs for utility executives and key utility vendors as they plan for the next stage of the industry’s evolution.

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