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Distributed Energy Systems for Campus, Military, Remote, Community, and Commercial & Industrial Power Applications: Market Analysis and Forecasts
Microgrids are integrated energy systems consisting of distributed energy resources (DERs) and multiple electrical loads operating as a single, autonomous grid either in parallel to or islanded from the existing utility power grid. In many ways, a microgrid is really just a small-scale version of the traditional power grid that the vast majority of electricity consumers in the developed world rely on for power service today. Yet the smaller scale of microgrids results in far fewer line losses, a lower demand on transmission infrastructure, and the ability to rely on more localized sources of power generation.All of these benefits are stimulating an increased demand for microgrids on a worldwide basis, in a variety of application areas including campus environments, military operations, remote/off-grid settings, community/utility systems, and commercial & industrial markets. In particular, the remote/off-grid segment has emerged as the clear leader in terms of revenue, and is arguably the most mature in terms of commercial status. North America is still clearly the leader in terms of planned capacity, but the developing world remains the most promising long-term market. Microgrids still face significant barriers to wide scale adoption, however. As of 2012, not a single national government has developed an integrated or comprehensive policy creating a viable, vibrant market for customer-driven microgrids. With the exception of Denmark, few other countries are even examining the complex policy issues involved when aggregating DERs not owned by utility companies on a broad scale.This Pike Research report analyzes the global market opportunity for microgrids across five key application segments: campus, military, remote, community, and commercial & industrial. The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the demand drivers, business models, policy factors, and technology issues associated with the rapidly-developing market for microgrids. Key industry players are profiled in depth and worldwide revenue and capacity forecasts, segmented by application and region, extend through 2017.
Key Questions Addressed:
-What were the two most important steps forward for the overall microgrid market in 2011?-Why does the North American campus environment segment lead in terms of worldwide capacity?-Why are remote microgrids so far ahead of the rest of the other segments when it comes to revenue?-Who are some of the new major players that have entered the microgrid market within the last year – and why?-What are the greatest technical challenge facing microgrids today?-Which segment has the most public policy support?
Who needs this report?
-Microgrid and smart grid technology vendors-Renewable energy equipment and service providers-Energy storage companies-Large commercial/industrial power users-Utilities-Military agencies-Government agencies-Investor community
Table of Contents1.1 Surveying the World's Microgrid Market
1.2 Growth Drivers and Adoption Rates
2. Market Issues2.1 What is a Microgrid?2.2 Microgrid Market Overview2.3 Microgrid Enabling Technologies2.3.1 Distributed Generation2.3.2 Islanding & Bi-Directional Inverters2.3.3 Smart Transfer Switches2.3.4 Micro Storage Options2.3.5 Microgrid "Control" Systems2.3.6 Other Optimization and Integration Controls2.3.7 Virtual Power Plants versus Microgrids2.3.8 The Business Case for Microgrids2.3.9 SWOTs for Campus, Military Stationary, and Remote Microgrids2.1 Current Microgrid Opportunities2.1.1 IMBY Instead of NIMBY2.1.2 DOD's Historic Track Record on Fostering Innovative Technologies2.1.3 FITs, RPS, TOUs, Utility Revenue Decoupling, and Net Metering2.1.4 Current Unstable Geopolitical Trends2.1.5 Increasing Frequency of Natural Disasters2.1.6 A Bottom of the Pyramid Value Proposition2.2 Implementation Issues2.2.1 Indifferent (or even Hostile) Host Distribution Utilities2.2.2 Lack of Comprehensive Microgrid Policy Frameworks2.2.3 Lack of Commercial Terms in Key Emerging Markets2.2.4 AC versus DC Grid Architectures2.2.5 IT Crossovers into Power Markets2.2.6 UL 1741 Safety Standard2.2.7 IEEE Islanding and Storage Standards2.2.8 NIST Cyber Security Standards2.2.9 Plug-and-Play Offerings Extremely Limited2.2.10 Physical & Cyber Security
3. Technology Issues
3.1 The Evolution of Power Grid Infrastructure
3.2 The New Microgrid Paradigm
3.2.1 Basic Principles
3.2.2 Remote Microgrid Exceptions
3.2.3 Pros and Cons
3.2.4 Commercial Time Horizon
3.2.5 Cost
3.3 Microgrid Component Cost Breakdown
3.4 Microgrid "Control" Systems
3.4.1 Basic Principles
3.4.2 Pros and Cons
3.4.3 Commercialization Time Horizon
3.4.4 Cost Ranges
3.5 Smart "Islanding" Inverters
3.5.1 Pros and Cons
3.5.2 Commercial Time Horizon
3.6 Advanced Energy Storage Technologies
3.6.1 Pros and Cons
3.6.2 Commercial Time Horizon
3.7 Virtual Power Plants
3.7.1 DR-VPP Parameters
3.7.2 Cost
3.7.3 The Pros and Cons of VPPs
4. Key Industry Players4.1 Overview of Key Industry Players4.2 Leading Investor-Owned Utilities4.2.1 American Electric Power4.2.2 Consolidated Edison4.2.3 San Diego Gas & Electric4.3 Industrial Market Entrants4.3.1 ABB4.3.2 Boeing4.4 Smaller Innovators with Track Records4.4.1 Encorp4.4.2 Power Analytics4.4.3 Viridity Energy4.5 Game Changing Data Management Start-Ups4.5.1 Green Energy Corporation4.5.2 Tiga Energy4.6 Smart Transfer Switches
5. Market Forecasts
5.1 Surveying the Global Microgrid Market
5.2 Growth Scenarios
5.2.1 Base Scenario
5.2.2 Average Scenario
5.2.3 Aggressive Scenario
5.3 Analysis by Segment Application
5.4 Analysis by Geography
5.4.1 Campus Environment/Institutional Segment
5.4.1.1 North America
5.4.1.2 Europe
5.4.1.3 Asia Pacific
5.4.1.4 Rest of the World
5.4.2 Campus Environment/Institutional Case Study: Santa Rita Jail, Alameda County, California
5.4.3 Stationary Military Microgrid Segment
5.4.3.1 North America
5.4.3.2 Rest of the World
5.4.4 Military Stationary Base Case Study: Fort Sill, Oklahoma
5.4.5 Remote Microgrid Segment
5.4.5.1 North America
5.4.5.2 Europe
5.4.5.3 Asia Pacific
5.4.5.4 Rest of the World
5.4.6 Remote Microgrid Case Study: Bella Coola, British Columbia
5.4.7 Community/Utility Segment
5.4.7.1 North America
5.4.7.2 Europe
5.4.7.3 Asia Pacific
5.4.7.4 Rest of the World
5.4.8 Community/Utility Case Study: Ashton Hayes Going Carbon Neutral Project, United Kingdom
5.4.9 Commercial/Industrial Segment
5.4.9.1 North America
5.4.9.2 Europe
5.4.9.3 Asia Pacific
5.4.9.4 Rest of the World
5.4.10 Commercial/Industrial (Multiple Owners) Case Study: The Aomori Project
6. Company Directory
7. Acronym and Abbreviation List
8. Table of Contents
9. Table of Charts and Figures
10. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes
List of Charts and FiguresAnnual Microgrid Revenue by Region, Average Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Worldwide Announced Storage Capacity for Electricity Markets: 4Q 2011
Microgrid Capacity by Market Segment, World Markets: 4Q 2011
Microgrid Capacity by Region, World Markets: 4Q 2011
Total Microgrid Capacity by Segment, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Total Microgrid Capacity by Region, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Microgrid Revenue by Segment, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Total Microgrid Revenue by Region, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Total Microgrid Capacity by Region, Average Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Microgrid Revenue by Region, Average Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Total Microgrid Capacity by Segment, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Total Microgrid Capacity by Region, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Microgrid Revenue by Segment, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Microgrid Revenue by Region, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Yesterday's Centralized Power versus Tomorrow's Clean, Localized Power
Super Smart Grids versus Microgrids
Microgrid Market Shares Based on Capacity Size: 2009
Microgrid Market Shares per Generation Type: 2009
Solar PV Market Displaying Exponential Growth: 2000-2010
Hybrid Microgrid-VPP Networks for College Campuses
Price Summary for Solar PV FITs, World Markets: 2011
RPS States in the United States with Solar or Distributed Generation Set Asides
States with IOU Residential Real-Time Pricing or TOU Rates
U.S. States with Utility Revenue Decoupling
Total Microgrid Capacity by Region and Segment, Average Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Net Metering States (with Eligibility Limits)
Selected States Offering Net Metering Aggregation
Increased Frequency of Natural Disasters
Regional Remote Microgrid Opportunities: 1970-2030
The History and Evolution of DC Distributed Power
Moving from Disconnected to Dynamic Energy Management
Conventional and Microgrid DER Paradigm Shift
Distributed Power System Applications: MW versus MWh
Current Microgrid Project/Test Center Landscape in the United States
Microgrid Payback Periods and Market Penetration
Cost Breakdown for Alaska Wind-Diesel Remote Microgrids
CERTS "Droop Frequency Control" Diagram
"Smart" Inverter Transforms Microgrid into VPP
End-Use Customer Storage Applications
Denmark's "Cell Controller Project"
Community Energy Storage Program at AEP
Powercorp/ABB Powerstore Flywheel Technology
University of California, San Diego Microgrid Topology
FREEDM Microgrid Topology
SMUD's 310 kW Microgrid Topology
Fisher-Pry S-Curve for Microgrids
Santa Rita Jail Key Microgrid Components
Energy Surety Microgrid Concepts
Topology of Bella Coola Remote Microgrid
Aerial View of the Ashton Hayes "Microgrid"
Aomori Project Topology in Japan
List of TablesSWOT Analysis for Military Stationary Base Microgrids
SWOT Analysis for Remote Microgrids
AEP SWOT Analysis
Con Edison SWOT Analysis
SDG&E SWOT Analysis
ABB SWOT Analysis
Boeing SWOT Analysis
Encorp SWOT Analysis
Power Analytics SWOT Analysis
Viridity Energy SWOT Analysis
Green Energy Corporation SWOT Analysis
Tiga Energy SWOT Analysis
Thomas & Betts SWOT Analysis
Campus Microgrid Capacity by Region and Segment, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Military Stationary Base Microgrid Capacity by Branch, Base Scenario, United States: 2011-2017
Remote Microgrid Capacity by Region, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Campus Microgrid Revenue by Region and Segment, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2012-2017
Military Stationary Base Microgrid Annual Revenue by Branch, Baseline Scenario, United States: 2011-2017
Total Remote Microgrid Revenue by Region, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Campus Microgrid Capacity by Region and Segment, Average Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Military Stationary Base Microgrid Capacity by Branch, Average Scenario, United States: 2011-2017
Remote Microgrid Capacity by Region, Average Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Campus Microgrid Revenue by Region and Segment, Average Scenario, World Markets: 2012-2017
Military Stationary Base Microgrid Annual Revenue by Branch, Average Scenario: 2011-2017
Total Remote Microgrid Revenue by Region, Average Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Campus Microgrid Capacity by Region and Segment, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Military Stationary Base Microgrid Capacity by Branch, Aggressive Scenario, United States: 2011-2017
Remote Microgrid Capacity by Region, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Campus Microgrid Revenue by Region and Segment, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2012-2017
Military Stationary Base Microgrid Annual Revenue by Branch, Aggressive Scenario: 2011-2017
Total Remote Microgrid Revenue by Region, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Total Microgrid Capacity by Region and Segment, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Total Microgrid Capacity by Segment, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Microgrid Revenue by Region and Segment, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Microgrid Revenue by Segment, Base Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Total Microgrid Capacity by Segment, Average Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Microgrid Revenue by Region and Segment, Average Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Microgrid Revenue by Segment, Average Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Total Microgrid Capacity by Region and Segment, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Total Microgrid Capacity by Segment, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Microgrid Revenue by Region and Segment, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
Annual Microgrid Revenue by Segment, Aggressive Scenario, World Markets: 2011-2017
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