Monday, 2 September 2013

Microturbines Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast (2013 - 2019)

A micro-turbine is a system that generates power and is a combination of a small gas turbine and high speed generator. The combustor in a micro-turbinecan run on various types of fuel such as diesel, biogas, natural gas, hydrogen, alcohol, and LPG, emitting negligible toxicity. It is a revolutionary invention and can be used in a variety of applications where electricity needs to be generated. The biggest market for micro turbines is assumed to be the hybrid vehicle market. 


Micro turbines can also be used for providing power to grids where the grid network is weak. A micro-turbine can generate energy from 25 Kw to 500 Kw. The micro-turbine market is a niche market of power generation, but has significant presence in North America. Its production rate as well as revenue generation has been exemplary in the recent past, and it is expected that it will improve its market share in the foreseeable future. The potential market lies in Asia-Pacific and Latin America, where it is still at a nascent stage. 

Micro-turbines can be used in the new generation hybrid cars, which are the new age vehicles whose world-wide demand is expected to soar in the recent future. It has also targeted the high growth heavy vehicle sector as a potential demand driver. The low cost and the light weight of the micro turbines is another desirable property which puts its use in so many applications. With “Green Activism” on the rise, the need of the hour is to generate power with minimum toxic emissions and micro-turbines fit the bill. The heat generated from the micro-turbines can also be used for heating air or to produce steam, increasing its utility, and hence the market attractiveness.

However, there are some restraints associated with this market. The rising global fuel costs will eventually increase the cost of electricity generation, which might dampen the market. There are apprehensions about the longevity of the machines as well, as they require a lot of maintenance and have a limit to the number of times they can be started and stopped. Some of the major manufacturers of micro-turbines are Honeywell, Capstone, Northern Research & Engineering Corporation, and GE Power Systems, among many others.


This research report analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this research report include 
  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
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  • Market growth drivers 
  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 
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Sunday, 1 September 2013

Hydrogen Generation (Merchant and On-site) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Forecast (2012 - 2018)

Hydrogen gas is a major energy source and is widely used in various industrial sectors such as petroleum refineries, chemical processing, automotive fuel, fuel cells, aerospace and many more. Commercially, hydrogen gas is produced by steam reformation of natural gas or by partial oxidation of petroleum oil. 


Hydrogen gas can be segmented into captive hydrogen generation and merchant hydrogen generation. The former involves the production of hydrogen by a company for self consumption in its business operations, whereas the latter involves purchase of hydrogen gas as a commodity. Hydrogen can either be produced on-site or centrally. On-site (distributed) generation is preferred as it lowers the risk associated with transportation and delivery of hydrogen. 

Methanol, ammonia and oil refineries are the primary application areas of hydrogen. The U.S. is the largest producer of merchant hydrogen roughly accounting for 50% of global production. China is the biggest consumer of merchant hydrogen, accounting for over 20% of the global consumption. The high demand in the region can be attributed to the high volume of ammonia production in the region.

The global market for hydrogen generation is primarily driven by strict regulatory norms of desulfurization of petroleum products, decreasing crude oil quality, and adoption of clean fuel sources. The major challenges faced by the industry are distribution and transportation of hydrogen and the high cost of hydrogen compared to fossil fuels. Innovations and large investment in terms of production methods, distribution, storage, and transport would provide the market with a growth opportunity. In addition to this, the increase in adoption of green fuel solutions in the automobile industry is expected to increase the demand for hydrogen. 


Some of the leading players in this industry include Air Liquide, Airgas Inc, Airox Nigen Equipments, Hydrogenics Corporation, Linde AG, Air Products & Chemical Inc, Xebec and Adsorption Inc. among others.   

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  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
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  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 
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Monday, 26 August 2013

Distributed Energy Generation (DEG) Systems Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018


Transparency Market Research published new market report “Distributed Energy Generation (DEG) Marketfor CHP (Combined Heat and Power), Solar Photovoltaic, Wind Turbine and Fuel Cells in Residential, Building, Institution and Commercial Applications- Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 – 2018,” global DEG systems market was valued at USD 99.68 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 155.86 billion in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 6.7% from 2012 to 2018. Annual DEG installation capacity was 81,875.7 MW in 2011 and is expected to reach 180,093.6 MW in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 11.9% from 2012 to 2018.


Energy demand has increased substantially over the past decade and is expected to increase in the next five to six years. Insufficient centralized electricity supply, paradigm shift in energy generation towards green technology, increased industry awareness coupled with revised FIT (Feed in Tariff) rates are expected to spur market growth. Failure of conventional energy generation model which incurs substantial capital investment for power generation and distribution through transmission is expected to lay groundwork for DEG systems market. Price competency in key technologies (wind turbine, solar PV, CHP, fuel cells and microturbines) is likely to attract more consumers globally thereby bolstering the market. Presently highly priced DEG systems are a key challenge for market participants; however, price moderation over the next few years is expected to help the market overcome this issue.

Crucial technology segments estimated and analyzed in this study include CHP, that accounted for over 48% of global capacity in 2011, followed by solar PV, wind turbine, reciprocating engines, micro turbines and fuel cells. The market is also segmented into on grid and off grid segments. In 2011, on grid segment dominated the DEG systems market while off grid segment accounted for just over 1% of the market. Key DEG applications include residential, buildings and institutions and commercial and industrial installations. Commercial and industrial applications dominated the market, accounting for over 74% global market in 2011.

Europe dominated the DEG systems market in and accounted for over 39% of global DEG installations in 2011. The provision of financial incentive schemes in China, India and Japan supplemented with low production cost are primary factors expected to drive the product demand in Asia Pacific. North America pioneered the solar PV technology, utilized for generating electricity. North America DEG market revenues are expected to reach USD 37.33 billion in 2018. The absence of grid connection led to generation of energy through off grid DEG systems in Africa. Growing energy demand in the Middle East and Africa is expected to fuel the growth rate of DEG systems market.


Key participants in this market include GE Energy, Siemens Energy, Caterpillar Power Plants, Mitsubishi Power Systems, Vestas, Alstom, E.On SE, and Capstone Turbine Corporation among others. The report provides an overview of these companies followed by their financial revenue, business strategies, product portfolio and recent developments.

This research analyzes and estimates the performance and installation of DEG systems in the global scenario, providing detailed trend analysis of the market by geography and comprehensive analysis of companies that are dealing in the DEG systems. 

The report presents a thorough assessment of the strategies followed by different stakeholders by segmenting the DEG systems market as below:

Distributed Energy Generation Systems Market: Technology Analysis
  • Solar photovoltaic
  • Combined heat and power (CHP)
  • Wind turbine
  • Reciprocating engines
  • Micro-turbine
  • Fuel cells

Distributed Energy Generation Systems Market: End User Analysis
  • Residential
  • Buildings and Institutions
  • Commercial and Industrial

Distributed Energy Generation Systems Market: Application Analysis
  • On Grid
  • Off Grid

Distributed Energy Generation Systems Market: Regional Analysis
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • MEA (Middle East & Africa)
  • Rest of the World (Brazil and Mexico)

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Thursday, 22 August 2013

Unconventional Gas (Shale Gas,Tight Gas and Coal Bed Methane) Market for Industrial, Power Generation, Residential, Commercial and Transportation Applications

Transparency Market Research published new market report “Unconventional Gas (Shale Gas, Tight Gas and Coal Bed Methane) Market for Industrial, Power Generation, Residential, Commercial and Transportation Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," global unconventional gas market was valued at USD 93.95 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach USD 126.93 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2013 to 2019. In terms of volume, global production was 23.48 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in 2012 and is expected to reach 34.12 tcf by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2013 to 2019.


Depleting conventional gas reserves coupled with fluctuating natural gas prices has led to increasing preference towards unconventional gases. In addition, abundant availability of technically recoverable unconventional gas reserves backed by technological advancement in the U.S. is further expected to boost the market growth.

Tight gas was the largest produced unconventional gas and accounted for over 44% of the total market in 2012. Shale gas is expected to be the fastest growing gas type at an estimated CAGR of 7% from 2013 to 2019. Shale gas success in U.S. has led other countries such as China to shift their focus towards developing shale gas. Global CBM production is expected to reach 4,256.8 bcf by 2019, U.S. and Canada CBM markets are nearing saturation and are expected to grow at a sluggish rate. However, CBM production in Asia Pacific, especially in Australia and Indonesia is expected to drive the overall market. Australia, owing to its huge CBM deposits, is expected to become one of the major CBM producers over the next six years.

U.S. emerged as the leading producer of unconventional gas and accounted for more than 70% of the total production in 2012. Large amount of shale gas reserves in the U.S. coupled with advanced production techniques adopted is expected to shift the U.S. from a net gas importer to a net gas exporter. Asia Pacific is expected to be fastest growing market at an estimated CAGR of 20.8% between 2013 and 2019. China has substantial technically recoverable shale gas reserves but presently there is no shale gas production and it is expected to commence by 2015.

Unconventional gases are being used in power generation and industrial application. Industrial application accounted for nearly 30% of the total unconventional gas produced in 2012. Power generation is expected to be the fastest growing application due to increasing energy demand growing at a CAGR of 7.1% from 2013 to 2019. The production of unconventional gases for residential application was nearly 4800 bcf in 2012. Transportation industry is expected to generate revenue worth USD 4.85 billion by 2019.

The global unconventional gas market was highly fragmented with no clear leader. In 2012, Chesapeake Energy, Exxon Mobil and Devon Energy emerged as top three manufacturers of shale gas. BG Group, Arrow Energy and Dart Energy were top three CBM manufacturers and accounted for over 60% of the total CBM production in 2012. Anadarko, AGL Energy, BHP Billiton, BG Group, BP, Chevron, EXCO Resources, Great Eastern Energy, Origin Energy, PetroChina, Shell and Total are some of the key industry participants in the unconventional gas market.

This report segments the global unconventional gas market as follows:

Shale Gas Market: Application Analysis
    • Industrial
    • Power generation
    • Residential
    • Commercial
    • Transportation
Coal Bed Methane Market: Application Analysis
    • Industrial
    • Power generation
    • Residential
    • Commercial
    • Transportation
Tight Gas Market: Application Analysis
    • Industrial
    • Power generation
    • Residential
    • Commercial
    • Transportation
Unconventional Gas Market (Including shale gas, CBM and tight gas): Regional Analysis
    • U.S.
    • Canada
    • Europe
    • Asia Pacific
    • Rest of the World

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (TOC Summary)

Chapter 1
Preface

Chapter 2 Executive Summary

Chapter 3 Unconventional Gas – Industry Analysis

Chapter 4 Shale Gas Market

Chapter 5 Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Market

Chapter 6 Tight Gas Market

Chapter 7 Company Profiles


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Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Power Transformer Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast (2013 - 2019)

Power transformer is a static device which transfers the energy from one device to other using inductive coupling and without changing frequency. A wide range of power transformer designs are used in electric and electronic power applications. Transformers are indispensable for the distribution, utilization and transmission of electrical energy. Power transformers have various types of cores such as laminated steel cores, air cores, toroidal cores and solid cores. Power transformers used in various applications are Scott-T, distribution, output, instrument, leakage and resonant transformers. Growth of overall power generation capacity is driven by power transformers. 

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Size of power transformer varies according to its application. Power transformers with the size of thumbnail are used in microphones. Transformers which come in units weighing hundreds of tons are used for interconnecting the power grid. Two winding power transformers are used when ratio between high voltage and low voltage is greater than two. Whereas, when the ratio between high voltage and low voltage is less than two, auto transformers are used to reduce cost. 

The demand for power transformer is expected to grow at a moderate CAGR in forecast period. Increasing urbanization in developing countries leads to increase in demand for power generation and transmission, which in turn drives the power transformers market. However, fluctuating raw material prices can hamper the growth of the market. Market potential for the Power transformer in APAC, Middle East and Africa is very high since the generation and distribution infrastructure of electricity is still nascent.

Some of the key participants in power  transformer market include ABB Ltd., Siemens AG, Alstom SA,  Crompton Greaves Ltd., Hyosung Power and Industrial Systems Performance Group, Henan Pinggao Electric Co. Ltd., Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., NARI Technology Development Ltd. Co., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Co., XD Group and Toshiba Corp. Nascent.

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  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
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  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 
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Waste to Diesel Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast (2013 - 2019)

Waste to diesel is a relatively new concept and an unconventional source of energy. In this process, diesel is produced from municipal waste, plastic waste, and oil and fat waste. Our planet is suffocated by waste, and waste management is a costly affair, without any scope of a return on investment. Our blue planet is also facing troubles with depleting fossil fuel reserves. 

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Waste to diesel is a concept that provides relief from both these modern urban problems by churning out automotive usable diesel from urban waste. This is a highly lucrative market which started not too long ago in the USA and Europe, where the problem of waste management is optimum. This method of diesel production is yet to be started in Asia-Pacific and in Latin American regions, which produce huge quantity of waste each year on a commercial scale, and provides it with a huge opportunity to grow in these regions. It is expected to generate more and more fuel in the future as its reach increases to the highly populated cities where the waste industry is still untapped.

One of the primary drivers for this industry is the increasing demand for transport fuel and a rise in global crude oil prices. It is estimated that if the annual waste of the world is processed into energy, it could take care of about one tenth of the energy requirement of the world. Another important aspect is the disposal of waste in big cities, where millions of tons of waste is accumulated every year, which has no economic value and is a problem to dispose, without polluting the environment. With cheap raw material available, manufacturers can afford to spend on R&D and still produce diesel at rates comparable to, if not less than, the market rates.

There is, however, a long time restraint to this industry. With more and more vehicle manufacturers turning to manufacture emission-free vehicles, diesel might find itself out of favor. There is a clear first mover advantage in this industry as companies try to gain monopoly by contracting with municipalities or even the governments of nations. Covanta has gained exclusive rights for all household waste in the U.S., and non-exclusive rights in Ireland, China, and the UK. Although the cost of raw materials is low, the expense of procurement and logistics is considerable. Some of the market players in this market are Covanta, Alphakat,, American Renewable Diesel, LLC and others.

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  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
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  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 

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Tuesday, 20 August 2013

Coal to Liquid Fuel (CTL) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast (2012 - 2018)

Coal can be converted into liquid fuel by the process of coal liquefaction. There are two methods used (direct and indirect liquefaction) for obtaining liquid fuels from coal. The major objective of coal liquefaction is to produce synthetic oil to supplement the natural sources of petroleum. Liquid fuel made from coal is cleaner and cheaper than existing synthetic fuels. 

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Large quantities of coal reserves and good technological knowhow related to this market and process are boosting the growth of this market. In addition to these factors, stringent regulations related to emissions followed by many countries, and high oil prices and demand are enhancing the market for coal made fuel. The initial investment and the operational cost related to coal liquefaction is very high which is hindering the growth of this market. 

China, USA, Australia, India, South Africa, and Russia are the major coal producing countries. The market for coal to liquid fuel is expected to increase due to the growth in the transportation sector in developing countries such as China and India and also due to the strict regulations imposed by several governments in both developed and developing regions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by replacing petroleum as a fuel. 

Coal to liquid fuel can be obtained by using two methods -direct and indirect liquefaction. Fuels produced from coal are at presently used primarily in the transportation sector but have great potential to be used as cooking fuel. Dimethyl ether (DME) which is derived from coal holds great promise to be used as domestic fuel in place of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as it is non-toxic and non-carcinogenic to handle and generates less hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide than LPG. Some of the major companies which deal in liquid fuel derived from coal include Sasol, Shenhua, Bumi plc, Linc Energy, Monash Energy, and DKRW Energy.

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  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
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  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 

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