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Microgrids: Islanded Power Grids and Distributed Generation for Community, Commercial, and Institutional Applications
Pike Research, Oct 2009, Pages: 90
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.
The authors forecast 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 institutional 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 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?
Who needs this report?
- Microgrid Developers
- Smart Grid Hardware and Software Providers
- Venture Capitalists
- Communities, institutions, and corporations interested in building their own microgrid
- Distribution Utilities worried about worker safety and market share issues
- Policy Makers examining new business models for renewable generation
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