Market Watch
April 2014
In 2013 LED lamps and luminaires accounted for just 2% of the global lighting installed base. Collectively incandescent and fluorescent lamps and luminaires still accounted for 80% of total shipments, with CFL and HID technologies accounting for the remainder. With legislation which inhibits the use of incandescent la
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Date:
04/30/2014
Smart Grid VC Funding Q1 2014
Mercom Capital Group,a clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the smart grid sector for the first quarter of 2014. Venture capital (VC) funding into smart grid technology companies came in at $101 million in 21 deals in
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Date:
04/22/2014
In support of the Administration’s goal of doubling renewable energy generation for a second time by 2020, the Energy Department announced $15 million to help communities develop multi-year solar plans to install affordable solar electricity for homes and businesses. The United States continues to be a global le
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Date:
04/18/2014
ChargePoint, the largest EV (electric vehicle) charging network in the USA with over 16,500 charging locations, is proud to partner with Nissan on their successful “No Charge to Charge” promotion and the creation of an EZ-ChargeSM card - a first-of-its-kind access platform that offers Nissan LEAF owners ac
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Date:
04/17/2014
Network Product Solutions, a veteran-owned start-up specializing in building social ecosystems empowering users to solve complex challenges, has launched the Trusted Global Buyers Network (TGBN). Unlike a part inventory aggregation engine or internet trading platform, TGBN harnesses the power of social media an
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Date:
04/14/2014
Powered by the freshly fueled gears of reviving economies, the market for semiconductors used in industrial electronics applications overcame a serious fall in 2012 and roared back to life last year, boding well for an even more energetic 2014, according to a recent report from IHS Technology.
The industria
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Date:
04/11/2014
There were two significant trade fairs in North America over the past fortnight, Globe, an environmental conference, in Vancouver and Interop, an IT expo in Las Vegas.
Unrelated trade fair themes, but primary details in both showed how the world is starting to converge on smart technology. Environmentalists, utility s
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Date:
04/07/2014
High demand for machines in manufacturing sectors ranging from auto making to packaging will push the industrial machinery market to new heights during the next five years, highlighted by a doubling of growth this year, according to a recent report from IHS Technology.
As economic conditions continue to improv
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Date:
04/07/2014
By Wilmer Zhou, IHS Technology
The Chinese market for industrial robots was estimated at $810.4 million in 2012, and is predicted to grow with a CAGR of 9.6% to $1.3 billion in 2017. International robotics companies dominated the Chinese market with a combined market share of over 85%, and the top four (Fanuc, KUKA, ABB, and Yaskawa) accounted fo
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Date:
04/05/2014
One of the most important European research projects focused on energy efficiency was launched at Infineon Technologies in Dresden. The objective of the three-year project “eRamp” is to strengthen and expand Germany and Europe as centers of expertise for the manufacture of power electronics. 26 research pa
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Date:
04/02/2014
RGGI Auction Indicates Renewed Northeast Carbon Market
Last month, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) held the first carbon allowance auction under the new Model Rule. Auction prices reached record levels and high market participation and allowance demand exhausted the 5 million allowance Cost Containmen
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Date:
04/01/2014
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