Worldwide Nanotechnology Electric Smart Grid Market Shares, Forecasts, and Strategies,

2009-2015

Table of Contents

Smart Electric Grid Market Executive Summary  ES-1

Day-To-Day Operation Of A Power Grid  ES-1

Smart Grid Transactions Generate Revenue                                                          ES-4

U.S. Stimulus Plan For Smart Grid  ES-5

Key Elements of Electrical Grid  ES-6

Overall Worldwide Economic Environment ES-7

Smart Grid Market Driving Forces  ES-9

Smart Grid Middleware Software Market Shares  ES-13

Smart Grid Middleware Software Market Forecasts  ES-15

Renewable Energy  ES-18

Transmission  ES-21

Purely Electronic Electrical Grid Systems  ES-22

SiC Superior Material For Electronic Switches  ES-23

Smart Grid Partnering  ES-23

Power Electronics Devices  ES-25

 

 

Smart Electric Grid Market Executive Summary  ES-1

Day-To-Day Operation Of A Power Grid  ES-1

Smart Grid Powers Economic Prosperity  ES-1

Smart Grid Transactions Generate Revenue  ES-4

U.S. Stimulus Plan For Smart Grid  ES-5

Key Elements of Electrical Grid  ES-6

Overall Worldwide Economic Environment ES-7

Smart Grid Market Driving Forces  ES-9

Smart Grid Middleware Software Market Shares  ES-13

Smart Grid Middleware Software Market Forecasts  ES-15

Renewable Energy  ES-19

Transmission  ES-22

Purely Electronic Electrical Grid Systems  ES-24

SiC Superior Material For Electronic Switches  ES-24

Smart Grid Partnering  ES-25

Power Electronics Devices  ES-26

 

1. Smart Electric Grid Market Description and Market Dynamics  1-1

1.1   Day-To-Day Operation Of A Power Grid  1-1

1.1.1    Smart Grid Leverages Renewable Energy  1-3

1.1.2    U.S. Stimulus Plan For Smart Grid  1-6

1.1.3    US Department of Energy GridWorks Cables  1-7

1.1.4    GridWorks Multi-Year Plan  1-7

1.1.5    Renewable Energy Smart Grid Transition Issues  1-14

1.2   Overview of the Electric Grid  1-15

1.2.1    Smart Grid  1-17

1.2.2    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 1-18

1.2.3    Smart Electrical Grid  1-19

1.2.4    Electric Transmission  1-22

1.2.5    Electric Distribution  1-23

1.2.6    Residential Customer and Business Electric Systems  1-23

1.2.7    Electricity Based Information Technology  1-24

1.3   Electric Power Industry  1-24

1.3.1    Challenges Facing the Electric Power Industry  1-25

1.3.2    Maintaining A Reliable Electric Power System   1-26

1.4   Smart Grid Market Opportunity  1-28

1.4.1    World-Class Electric System Challenges  1-30

1.4.2    Transmission Grids Mesh Networks  1-30

1.4.3    Smart Grid Vision  1-31

1.4.4    Italian System and Trial Smart Grids  1-33

1.4.5    Superconductivity  1-36

1.4.6    Power System Stabilizers  1-37

1.4.7    Solid State Fault Current Limiter 1-37

1.5   NEMA Board Approves Activities To Modernize Electrical Grid  1-38

1.5.1    Smart Grid  1-40

 

 

2. Smart Electric Grid Market Shares and Market Forecasts  2-1

2.1   Smart Grid Market Driving Forces  2-1

2.1.1    Overall Worldwide Economic Environment 2-4

2.1.2    Key Elements of Electrical Grid  2-6

2.1.3    Renewable Energy  2-7

2.2   Smart Grid Middleware Software Market Shares  2-9

2.2.1    IBM Next Generation Electrical Grid  2-12

2.2.2    Tibco Solutions For Next-Generation

Smart Grid Utility Challenges  2-13

2.2.3    Tibco Service Virtualization  2-14

2.3   Smart Grid Middleware Software Market Forecasts  2-15

2.4   Smart Grid Advanced Metering Market Shares  2-19

2.4.1    Itron  2-22

2.4.2    Itron North America AMR Systems  2-23

2.4.3    Itron North America AMI Systems  2-25

2.4.4    Itron Actaris AMR and AMI Systems  2-26

2.4.5    Itron Actaris Prepayment Metering  2-26

2.4.6    Landis+Gyr 2-27

2.4.7    GE   2-27

2.5   Smart Grid Advanced Metering System Forecasts  2-28

2.5.1    Itron Meter Unit Shipments  2-31

2.5.2    Smart Grid Meter Unit Shipment Forecasts  2-33

2.5.3    MR and AMI Systems  2-34

2.5.4    Electricity Meters, Products and Systems  2-36

2.5.5    Smart Grid Advanced Meters  2-40

2.5.6    Smart Grid Advanced Meters ROI Calculations  2-40

2.6   Semiconductor Industry Smart Metering  2-41

2.7   Worldwide Residential Solar Cell and Panel Shipments  2-42

2.7.1    Worldwide Utility Electricity Solar Cell and Panel Shipments  2-44

2.7.2    Smart Grid Technology Solution  2-47

2.7.3    AMI & The Smart Grid - Utilities at a Crossroads: 2-48

2.8   Smart Grid Companies with Measurable Market Share  2-49

2.8.1    IBM SOA Systems Integration Software and

Smart-Meter Technology  2-49

2.8.2    Cisco and Digi International Smart Grid Networking  2-50

2.8.3    Cisco® Virtual Office  2-51

2.8.4    Itron  2-53

2.8.5    Echelon Corp  2-53

2.8.6    Landis+Gyr 2-53

2.8.7    Silver Spring Networks  2-54

2.8.8    Trilliant Two-Way Communication Between

The Utility And Its Customers  2-55

2.8.9    Elster 2-56

2.8.10  Elster Technology and Innovation  2-57

2.8.11  OpenWay  2-58

2.8.12  Greenbox and Tendril 2-59

2.8.13  GridPoint and Trilliant 2-59

2.9   Smart Grid Wireless Sensor Networking Forecasts  2-60

2.9.1    Association of Home Appliance

Manufacturers (AHAM) Energy Efficiency  2-62

2.9.2    Smart Grid Peak Usage Analysis  2-62

2.9.3    Smart Grid Intelligent Networks  2-63

2.9.4    Smart Grid Communications  2-64

2.9.5    Smart Grid In-Home Devices  2-64

2.9.6    Smart Grid Monitoring And Control Devices  2-65

2.9.7    Electric Vehicle Smart Grid Integration  2-68

2.10     Electric Vehicle Economic Market Driving Forces  2-69

2.10.1  Nanotechnology Forms the Base for Lithium-Ion Batteries  2-73

2.10.2  Lithium-Ion Batteries  2-73

2.10.3  Electric Vehicle Market Shares  2-77

2.10.4  Electric Vehicles Market Forecasts  2-80

2.11     Worldwide Nanotechnology Thin Film

Lithium-Ion Battery Market Driving Forces  2-86

2.11.1  Electric Vehicles Market Driving Forces  2-88

2.11.2  Nanotechnology Forms the Base for Lithium-Ion Batteries  2-92

2.11.3  Competitors  2-92

2.12     Lithium-Ion Battery Market Shares  2-92

2.12.1  Electric Vehicles Lithium-Ion Battery Market Forecasts  2-95

2.12.2  Smart Grid Reduces Carbon Emissions  2-98

2.12.3  Smart Grid Key Policy Issues  2-99

2.12.4  Smart Grid Federal Policy Considerations  2-100

2.13     Smart Grid Substations  2-101

2.13.1  Next Generation Smart Grid Components and Systems  2-103

2.13.2  Electric Power Utilities As Adopters Of Technology  2-108

2.13.3  Smart Grid Scalability  2-111

2.13.4  Secure Smart Grid  2-113

2.13.5  Strategic Smart Grid  2-113

2.13.6  Open Standards Smart Grid Infrastructure  2-114

2.14     Electronic Switches  2-116

2.15     Stimulus Plan Promises Billions For Smart Grid. 2-118

2.16     Smart Grid Cables and Conductors  2-120

2.16.1  Underground Electrical Transmission Infrastructure  2-121

2.16.2  Smart Grid Conductors  2-121

2.17     Smart Grid Communications  2-123

2.17.1  Smart Grid Transmission  2-124

2.17.2  Smart Grids And Intelligent Information

Systems Inside Utilities  2-125

2.17.3  Smart Grid Systems Interoperability  2-126

2.17.4  Smart Grid System Reliability and Economics  2-127

2.18     Electrical Grid Regional Analysis  2-132

2.18.1  United States Transmission  2-132

2.18.2  US Electricity Market Profile  2-147

2.18.3  North American Electric Reliability Council 2-148

2.18.4  Electric Generation  2-149

2.19     Smart Grid Regional Analysis  2-153

2.19.1  United States  2-153

2.19.2  European Union  2-153

2.19.3  China  2-154

2.19.4  Canada  2-155

2.19.5  Itron Revenues By Region  2-155

2.19.6  Digi International Sales By Geographic Region: 2-156

2.19.7  Elster Group Regional Revenue  2-157

 

 

3. Electric Smart Grid Product Description   3-1

3.1   Smart Grid Electronics and Sensors Replace

Mechanical Infrastructure  3-1

3.1.1    Smart Grid Networking  3-2

3.2   IBM Next Generation Electrical Grid  3-2

3.2.1    IBM Grid Management System   3-6

3.2.2    IBM and Itron Strategic Relationships  3-11

3.2.3    IBM, EDF to Research Smart Grid Technology  3-14

3.2.4    IBM Smart Grid Client American Electric Power 3-14

3.2.5    IBM Nationwide Smart Grid Implementation  3-14

3.2.6    IBM Smart Grid Asset Management and Security  3-18

3.2.7    OE Linkages  3-19

3.2.8    IBM Energy Positioning  3-19

3.2.9    IBM Outage Management Systems  3-23

3.2.10  IBM Smart Grid Billing Support 3-23

3.2.11  IBM Renewable Energy Systems  3-24

3.3   Tibco  3-30

3.3.1    Tibco Solutions For Next-Generation Smart

Grid Utility Challenges  3-31

3.3.2    Tibco Services Oriented Architecture SOA   3-33

3.3.3    Tibco Service Virtualization  3-38

3.3.4    Tibco ActiveMatrix  3-41

3.3.5    Tibco SOA Solutions  3-43

3.3.6    Tibco Monitor, Filter, Analyze, Correlate, And

Respond In Real Time  3-45

3.3.7    Tibco SOA For Shipping And Distribution  3-46

3.3.8    Tibco SOA Mainframe Service Suite  3-48

3.3.9    Tibco Adapter For z/OS  3-49

3.3.10  Tibco Object Service Broker 3-49

3.3.11  Tibco ActiveMatrix Business Works Advantage  3-52

3.3.12  Tibco SOA Cost Effective Strategy  3-53

3.3.13  Tibco Utility Middleware  3-54

3.3.14  TIBCO Solutions for the Utility Industry  3-56

3.4   Cisco  3-57

3.4.1    Cisco EnergyWise Key Component of Networked Framework  3-58

3.5   Cisco for Computers, Buildings  3-67

3.5.1    Cisco® Virtual Office  3-70

3.6   Silver Spring Networks  3-72

3.6.1    Silver Spring Networks Smart Grid Interoperability  3-72

3.6.2    ABB and Silver Spring Networks  3-73

3.6.3    Silver Spring Networks Energy Platform   3-74

3.6.4    Silver Spring Networks and OG&E Electric

Services Partner to Deploy Smart Grid Technology  3-74

3.6.5    Silver Spring Networks Smart Grid IP Network  3-77

3.7   Smart Energy IP Network Framework  3-78

3.7.1    Smart Energy Network Dynamic, Secure and

Comprehensive Control 3-79

3.7.2    Smart Energy Network Performance Throughout

The Smart Grid  3-79

3.8   Silver Spring Networks' UtilityIQ Advanced

Metering for the Smart Grid  3-81

3.9   Silver Spring Networks' UtilityIQ Network

Management for the Smart Grid  84

3.10     Silver Spring Networks UtilityIQ ODS  3-86

3.10.1  Silver Springs Networks  3-89

3.10.2  Smart Grid Miami: FPL, GE, Cisco, Silver

Spring Rolling Out 1M Smart Meters  3-89

3.11     Digi International 3-92

3.11.1  Digi International Embedded And Non-Embedded

Modules    3-93

3.11.2  Digi International Non-Embedded Products  3-95

3.12     Electronic Switches  3-96

3.12.1  Power Electronics Devices  3-96

3.12.2  Power Switches  3-98

3.12.3  Linkages  3-99

3.13     Distribution SubStation Enterprise Electronic Switches  3-99

3.14     Silicon Power Corporation  3-100

3.15     Silicon Power Solidtron  3-101

3.15.1  Silicon Power Systems Division  3-104

3.15.2  Silicon Power Solid State Fault Limiter 3-105

3.15.3  Silicon Power DC, AC, and Voltage Conversion Systems  3-107

3.15.4  Silicon Power Super Gate Turn Off thyristor) 3-107

3.15.5  Silicon Power Solid State Fault Limiter 3-110

3.16     Royal Philips Electronics / Intermagnetics

General Corporation  3-112

3.17     American Superconductor  3-113

3.17.1  American Superconductor Superconducting Cable  3-115

3.18     Netherlands' Royal Philips Electronics / SuperPower  3-115

3.19     Advanced Metering  3-116

3.20     Itron OpenWay Advanced Metering  3-116

3.20.1  OpenWay Advanced Metering System Benefits  3-117

3.20.2  Itron® OpenWay  3-118

3.20.3  Itron OpenWay Centron Solid-State Meter 3-118

3.20.4  Itron and IBM Strategic Relationships  3-120

3.20.5  Itron and Digi International Partner to

Develop Smart Grid Applications  3-124

3.20.6  Digi’s Drop-in Networking Architecture  3-125

3.21     GE Energy Advanced Metering  3-125

3.22     Eaton Corporation  3-128

3.22.1  Eaton Corporation Hitachi Order for Commercial

Vehicle Hybrid System   3-129

3.22.2  Sensor Switch Occupancy Sensor Products  3-130

3.22.3  Sensor Switch Technology Engineering Driven

Company  133

3.22.4  Sensor Switch Passive Infrared  3-133

3.23     Microphonics™    3-134

3.24     Demand/Energy Management 3-134

3.24.1  Comverge SuperStat Pro State-Of-The-Art Smart

Thermostat 3-137

3.25     EnerNOC   3-139

3.25.1  EnerNOC Site Server 3-142

3.25.2  EnerNOC PowerTrak Enterprise Energy

Management Software  3-143

3.25.3  Greenbox™ Technology  3-147

3.26     Home Area Networks and Devices  3-147

3.27     Tendril 3-147

3.27.1  Tendril Outlet 3-148

3.27.2  Energate Pioneer Z100 –  3-149

3.28     Rate$Aver  3-149

3.29     Home Energy Controller  3-149

3.29.1  Trilliant SecureMesh™ Micro Access Portal 3-150

3.29.2  Daintree Networks Sensor Network Analyzer 3-150

3.30     Smart Energy Test Harness  3-150

3.30.1  Smart Energy Automizer 3-151

3.30.2  GSF Smart Energy Device Simulator 3-151

3.31     GridPoint Energy Manager  3-151

3.32     SmartSynch SmartMeter  3-159

3.32.1  SmartSynch : Inside the Smartmeter 3-160

3.32.2  SmartSynch Meter 3-160

3.33     Trilliant 3-162

3.33.1  Trilliant SecureMesh™ Network  3-163

3.33.2  Trilliant MeshGate™ Gateway  3-163

3.33.3  Trilliant Commercial & Industrial 3-164

3.33.4  Trilliant Residential Meters  3-165

3.34     Smart Grid Controls  3-167

3.35     Echelon LonWorks  3-168

3.35.1  Echelon Corp Has Installed 30 Million Wired

LonWorks Meters  3-171

3.36     Honeywell 3-171

3.36.1  Honeywell Smart Grid Solutions Flexible, Scalable Solutions  3-172

3.36.2  Energy Management Services  3-172

3.36.3  Honeywell Energy Management Services  3-173

3.36.4  Honeywell Comprehensive Services, Innovative Solutions  3-174

3.36.5  Honeywell Micro SwitchTM Safety Switches  3-174

3.37     SolarWinds  3-175

3.38     Verdiem Energy Management 3-178

3.39     Schneider Electric  3-179

3.40     Johnson Controls  3-180

3.40.1  Johnson Controls Actuators Dampers And Valves  3-182

3.40.2  Johnson Controls Actuators  3-183

3.40.3  Johnson Controls Damper Products  3-184

3.40.4  Johnson Controls Sensor Products  3-185

3.40.5  Johnson Controls Valve Products  3-186

3.41     Verdiem   3-188

3.42     Google  3-188

3.43     DC Systems Smart Grid Software  3-188

3.44     SuperPower  3-189

3.44.1  Attributes of SuperPower 2G High Temperature

Superconducting HTS Wire  3-192

3.44.2  SuperPower 2G High Temperature

Superconducting HTS Wire Manufacturing Capability  3-194

3.44.3  SuperPower 2G High Temperature

Superconducting Wire Applications & Capabilities  3-195

3.45     PNNL Electronics and Systems Integration  3-196

3.46     3M    3-198

3.47     Southwire  3-198

3.47.1  Southwire HTS Triax System Operations  3-201

3.47.2  Southwire HTS Triax Super-Clean Compounds  3-203

3.47.3  Southwire HTS Triax Rigorous Testing And Full Reporting  3-203

3.47.4  Hydrogen Storage of Electricity in Campus and

Utility Environments  3-204

3.47.5  Thin Film Battery Storage of Electricity in

Residential and Transportation Environments  3-204

3.48     Silicon Power  3-206

3.49     Elster  3-206

3.49.1  Elster Metering Systems (AMR) 3-209

3.50     Landis+Gyr  3-210

3.51     Sensus  3-213

3.51.1  Sensus and Telemetric  3-214

 

 

4. Electric Smart Grid Technology  4-1

4.1   Balancing Of Volatile Electricity Transmission  4-1

4.1.1    Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) 4-1

4.1.2    Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition  4-2

4.1.3    World Energy Council (WEC) 4-2

4.1.4    Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) 4-2

4.1.5    ZigBee Alliance Objectives  4-5

4.1.6    Smart Energy Markets and Solutions  4-8

4.1.7    Smart Energy Golden Unit Certification Products  4-15

4.2   Superconductivity  4-16

4.3   Grid Reliability  4-20

4.3.1    Calculation Of The Cost Of A Power Outage  4-20

4.4   Purely Electronic Electrical Grid Systems  4-24

4.4.1    SiC Superior Material For Electronic Switches  4-24

4.5   Traditional Electricity Energy Resources  4-26

4.6   Transmission Capacity for Wind Power Generation  4-32

4.6.1    AEP Deploying A 5.0 Megawatt (MW)

Sodium Sulfur (NaS) Battery  4-33

4.6.2    Energy Storage As A Transmission Application  4-33

4.7   Concentrating Solar Power Basics  4-35

4.8   How Solar Cells Work  4-39

4.8.1    90% Of Solar Cells Made From Silicon  4-39

4.8.2    Crystalline Silicon  4-40

4.8.3    Solar Cells Convert Sunlight to Electricity  4-42

4.8.4    Intensity Of The Photon Flow   4-43

4.9   Solar Technologies  4-44

4.9.1    SunPower Technology  4-44

4.9.2    Types of PV Technologies  4-46

4.9.3    Crystalline Silicon  4-50

4.9.4    Thin-Film PV Technology  4-50

4.9.5    Thin film PV Modules Technology  4-51

4.9.6    Amorphous and Thin Film Silicon  4-53

4.9.7    Highly Efficient Thin-Film Solar Cells  4-53

4.9.8    Developing Technologies: Electrochemical PV cells  4-54

4.10     Filsom Technology  4-55

4.10.1  Dyesol DSC - Dye Solar Cell Technology  4-57

4.10.2  First Solar CdTe Technology  4-59

4.10.3  Copper Indium Diselenide  4-62

4.11     Amorphous Silicon  4-62

4.12     Regional Considerations  4-63

4.13     Solar Panel Standards  4-67

4.14     Batteries For Solar Energy Storage  4-68

4.14.1  Thin film batteries (TFB) 4-68

4.14.2  Flooded Lead Acid Batteries  4-69

4.14.3  Absorbed Glass Mat Sealed Lead Acid (AGM) 4-69

4.14.4  MK Gel Cell Batteries  4-70

4.14.5  MK Power-Tech Batteries  4-70

4.15     Solar Research and Development 4-72

4.15.1  Barrier Coatings And Stability Of Thin Film Solar Cells  4-73

4.15.2  High-Efficiency Amorphous Silicon And

Nanocrystalline Silicon-Based Solar Cells And Modules  4-74

4.15.3  High Throughput, Low Toxic Processing Of

Very Thin, High Efficiency CIGSS Solar Cells  4-75

4.16     Solar Utility Projects  4-75

4.16.1  Jefferson County Jail in Golden, Colo  4-76

4.16.2  Utility Application Of The Stirling Solar Dish  4-77

4.16.3  Yes! Solar PV Systems  4-78

4.16.4  Large Photovoltaic System In Connecticut 4-78

4.16.5  Arizona Community Solar PV Systems  4-78

4.16.6  Arizona State Installed 2 MW Of Solar Photovoltaics  4-79

4.16.7  Canadian Solar Delivers Building-Integrated

Photovoltaics To Beijing  4-79

4.16.8  Amtech Solar Diffusion Processing Systems  4-79

4.16.9  Solar-Powered Affordable Housing  4-80

4.16.10  OptiSolar Xantrex GT500MV Grid-Tie Inverters  4-80

4.16.11  Amtech Solar Diffusion Processing Systems  4-80

4.16.12  Solar-Powered Affordable Housing  4-80

4.16.13  OptiSolar Selects Xantrex GT500MV Grid-Tie Inverters  4-81

4.16.14  Young Brothers To Purchase Power From

 Hoku Solar System   4-81

4.16.15  Yingli To Supply 9.19 MW Of Modules To EN-NEO   4-81

4.16.16  Timminco Enters Supply Relationship With CSI  4-82

4.16.17  ersol Thin Film Signs Module Supply Contract

With Ralos Vertriebs  4-82

4.16.18  eSolar, SCE To Produce 245 MW Of Solar Power 4-82

4.16.19  Canadian Solar Signs Supply Agreement With

Neo Solar Power 4-82

4.16.20  Solar Power Inc SPI Closes $20 Million Hardware Sale  4-83

4.16.21  Yingli Green Energy Signs New Sales Contract With S.A.G. 4-83

4.16.22  Kyocera Solar Teams With Zacher Homes,

American Solar Electric  4-83

4.16.23  OPEL To Market Solarfun Panels In

North America And Brazil 4-84

4.16.24  Solar Thin Films, China Singyes To Partner

On 100 MW Of Photovoltaics  4-84

4.16.25  Napa Valley Winery Features Floating Photovoltaic Panels  4-84

4.16.26  SunEdison Puts 1.18 MW Of Solar Online At

California Prison  4-84

4.16.27  Yingli Green Energy Contracts With

Sailing New Energy Resources  4-85

4.16.28  Asola To Supply Sunworx With Solar PV Modules  4-85

4.16.29  XsunX Expands Relationship With Newport For

Thin-Film Solar Manufacturing  4-85

4.16.30  ersol Signs Solar Cell Supply Contract With aleo solar 4-85

4.16.31  Spire To Provide Turnkey Solar Module

Manufacturing Line To BTCP  4-86

4.16.32  Evergreen Solar Signs Two Large Sales Contracts  4-86

4.16.33  Nanosolar Highlights 1 GW CIGS PV Production Tool 4-86

4.16.34  Schuco Introduces S SPU-4 Series Of

Polycrystalline Solar PV Modules  4-86

4.16.35  Genasun Offering GV-3 Solar Charge Controller 4-87

4.16.36  Solar Monkey Installs 3 MW Of Solar PV   4-87

4.16.37  Pacific Power, Mitsubishi Complete 1 MW

Photovoltaic Installation  4-87

4.16.38  Ecostream and City Solar Grid Installations in Spain  4-88

4.16.39  SunPower Completes 1.4 MW Solar Electric

System In South Korea  4-88

4.16.40  Solel Closes Deal With Ibereolica

For 190,000 Solar Receivers  4-88

4.17     Impact Of Nanotechnology  4-89

4.17.1  Thin Film Batteries  4-90

4.17.2  High Rate Capability  4-94

4.17.3  Comparison Of Rechargeable Battery Performance  4-95

4.17.4  Polymer Film Substrate  4-101

4.17.5  Micro Battery Solid Electrolyte  4-102

4.18     Thin Film Lithium Ion Battery Technology  4-103

4.18.1  Rechargeable Lithium Batteries Characteristics  4-104

4.19     Challenges in Battery Design  4-105

4.19.1  Advanced Lithium-ion Batteries Requirements  4-110

4.20     Vendor Lithium-Ion Battery Positioning  4-111

4.20.1  High-Quality, Volume Manufacturing Facilities  4-113

4.21     Applications Of Lithium-Ion Batteries  4-114

4.22     Mobile Phone Industry  4-115

4.22.1  Nanowires  4-116

4.22.2  Thin Film Battery Enabling Chemistries  4-117

4.22.3  The Cathodes  4-117

4.22.4  Solid State Devices Provide More Energy Density  4-117

4.23     Advantages of Lithium-Ion Batteries  4-118

4.23.1  Lithium-Ion Battery Shortcomings  4-121

4.23.2  Charging  4-123

4.23.3  Applications  4-123

4.23.4  Costs  4-124

4.24     Lithium Cell Chemistry Variants  4-124

4.24.1  Lithium-ion  4-124

4.24.2  Lithium-ion Polymer 4-125

4.24.3  Other Lithium Cathode Chemistry Variants  4-126

4.24.4  Lithium Cobalt LiCoO2  4-127

4.24.5  Lithium Manganese LiMn2O4  4-127

4.24.6  Lithium Nickel LiNiO2  4-128

4.24.7  Lithium (NCM) Nickel Cobal Manganese - Li(NiCoMn)O2  4-128

4.24.8  Lithium Iron Phosphate LiFePO4  4-128

4.25     Operating Performance Of The Cell Can Be Tuned  4-129

4.26     Lithium Metal Polymer  4-130

4.26.1  Lithium Sulphur Li2S8  4-130

4.26.2  Alternative Anode Chemistry  4-131

4.27     ExxonMobil affiliate, Tonen Chemical

Polyethylene-Based, Porous Film   4-131

4.28     Cymbet Alternate Manufacturing  4-131

4.29     Thin-Film Batteries Packaging  4-132

4.30     ITN Energy Systems Fibrous Substrates, PowerFiber  4-133

4.30.1  ITN Sensors  4-136

4.31     Cell Construction  4-137

4.32     Battery Technology for Smart Grid Devices  4-138

4.32.1  Battery Chemistries Technology  4-139

 

5. Electric Smart Grid Company Profiles  5-1

5.1   ABB   5-1

5.1.1    ABB Revenue  5-5

5.2   Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) 5-5

5.3   Cisco  5-6

5.3.1    Cisco / PostPath  5-6

5.3.2    Cisco / Jabber 5-7

5.3.3    Cisco Next-Gen Unified Communications  5-8

5.3.4    Cisco Focus On Development Of Conferencing

And Collaboration, Leveraging Expertise In The Network  5-9

5.3.5    Cisco Revenue  5-10

5.3.6    Cisco Acquisitions and Investments  5-11

5.3.7    Cisco Innovation  5-11

5.3.8    Cisco Customers  5-12

5.4   Comverge  5-13

5.4.1    Comverge / Enerwise Global Technologies /

Public Energy Solutions  5-14

5.5   Digi International 5-14

5.5.1    Digi International Segment Information  5-18

5.5.2    Digi International Segment Revenue 2008  5-18

5.5.3    Digi International Wireless Machine To

Machine Strategic Positioning  5-21

5.6   Echelon  5-22

5.6.1    Echelon Revenue  5-24

5.6.2    Echelon Building Automation  5-27

5.6.3    Echelon Industrial Automation  5-28

5.6.4    Echelon Demand Response  5-29

5.6.5    Echelon Street Lighting  5-29

5.6.6    Echelon Home Control 5-30

5.6.7    Echelon Transportation  5-30

5.6.8    Echelon LonWorks Smart Grid/Metering  5-31

5.6.9    Echelon Corporation LonWorks Managed Street

Lighting Networks  5-31

5.7   Elster  5-31

5.7.1    Elster Group  5-32

5.7.2    Elster Metering Limited  5-33

5.7.3    Elster Group acquires SmartMeter™

Business from Severn Trent Services  5-34

5.7.4    Elster Group Revenue  5-35

5.8   EnerNOC   5-42

5.8.1    EnerNOC Revenue  5-45

5.8.2    EnerNOC Clean And Intelligent Energy Solutions

Competitive Strengths  5-49

5.8.3    EnerNOC Highly Scalable Business

Model Focused on Commercial, Institutional and

Industrial Customers  5-49

5.8.4    EnerNOC Comprehensive Technology Platform   5-50

5.8.5    EnerNOC Customers  5-51

5.8.6    EnerNOC Growing Customer Base  5-51

5.8.7    EnerNOC Strategy  5-52

5.8.8    EnerNOC End-Use Customers  5-53

5.8.9    EnerNOC Grid Operator and Utility Customers  5-56

5.8.10  EnerNOC Revenues  5-57

5.8.11  EnerNOC Recurring Revenues  5-57

5.8.12  EnerNOC Energy Monitoring  5-58

5.9   EPRI  5-59

5.10     Galvin Electricity  5-60

5.11     GE Energy  5-60

5.11.1  GE Energy Power Generation  5-63

5.11.2  GE Energy, Invenergy Federal Stimulus

Funds U.S. Wind Projects  5-63

5.11.3  GE Renewable Energy  5-64

5.11.4  GE Energy Profile  5-65

5.11.5  GE Diversified Global Infrastructure  5-65

5.11.6  GE Energy Positioning Profile  5-66

5.11.7  GE Revenue  5-70

5.12     GridPoint 5-70

5.13     Honeywell International 5-72

5.13.1  Honeywell Revenue  5-72

5.14     IBM    5-76

5.14.1  IBM Strategic Priorities  5-77

5.14.2  IBM Delivers Integration and Innovation to Clients  5-79

5.14.3  IBM Business Model 5-80

5.14.4  IBM Unified Communications In The Cloud Architecture  5-81

5.14.5  IBM LotusLive Cloud-Based Portfolio Of Social

Networking And Collaboration Services  5-82

5.14.6  IBM Revenue  5-83

5.14.7  IBM Software Capabilities  5-90

5.14.8  IBM Systems and Technology Capabilities  5-91

5.14.9  IBM Worldwide Organizations  5-92

5.14.10  IBM Security  5-93

5.14.11  IBM / American Electric Power 5-96

5.14.12  IBM Smart Grid Positioning  5-96

5.14.13  IBM GridWise Alliance Participation  5-97

5.14.14  Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute

and IBM Launch Smart Grid Framework  5-98

5.15     Itron  5-100

5.15.1  Itron North America AMR Systems  5-102

5.15.2  Itron North America AMI Systems  5-104

5.15.3  Itron Actaris AMR and AMI Systems  5-105

5.15.4  Itron Actaris Prepayment Metering  5-106

5.15.5  Itron Revenue  5-106

5.15.6  Itron North America  5-108

5.15.7  Actaris  5-108

5.15.8  Itron International 5-110

5.15.9  Itron Revenue First Three Months of 2009  5-110

5.15.10  Itron Revenues by Segment, Electricity, Gas, Water 5-114

5.16     Invenergy Wind LLC   5-115

5.17     Johnson Controls  5-115

5.17.1  Johnson Controls Building efficiency  5-118

5.17.2  Johnson Controls Power Solutions  5-119

5.17.3  Johnson Controls Net Sales  5-120

5.18     Landis+Gyr  5-121

5.18.1  Landis+Gyr Partners With Utilities  5-123

5.18.2  SCADA Solutions and Landis+Gyr Partner to

Provide SCADA Applications for the Renewable

Energy Wind Industry  5-123

5.18.3  Landis+Gyr Technology Enables Full Service

Smart Grid Coverage  5-123

5.18.4  Landis+Gyr Advanced Metering Contract with PHI  5-124

5.18.5  Landis+Gyr Welcomes Smart Metering  5-124

5.19     OG&E Electric Services  5-124

5.20     Oracle  5-124

5.20.1  Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing  5-125

5.21     Pepco Holdings  5-126

5.21.1  Pepco Holdings Selects Silver Spring Networks For Smart Grid  5-126

5.22     PNNL   5-127

5.23     Royal Philips Electronics  5-128

5.23.1  Royal Philips Electronics / Intermagnetics General Corporation  5-129

5.23.2  Royal Philips Electronics / SuperPower 5-130

5.23.3  Royal Philips Electronics SuperPower Superconductivity  5-132

5.24     SCADA Solutions  5-132

5.25     Schneider Electric  5-133

5.26     Sensor Switch  5-138

5.26.1  Sensor Switch Passive Infrared  5-140

5.26.2  Sensor Switch Microphonics™    5-140

5.27     Sensus  5-141

5.27.1  Sensus Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2009  5-142

5.27.2  Sensus Key Highlights for the Fiscal Fourth Quarter 5-143

5.28     Silicon Power  5-144

5.28.1  Silicon Power Thyristors/Diodes  5-145

5.29     Silver Spring Networks  5-148

5.29.1  Silver Spring Networks Partners  5-148

5.29.2  DC Systems and Silver Spring Networks

 Distribution Automation Partnership  5-149

5.29.3  Silver Spring Networks Smart Grid Software  5-151

5.29.4  Silver Spring Networks Power Features And Specifications  5-152

5.29.5  Silver Spring Networks Technology Alliance Program   5-154

5.29.6  Silver Spring Networks  5-155

5.30     SmartSynch  5-156

5.30.1  SmartSynch Smart Grid Infrastructure  5-156

5.30.2  SmartSynch Product Positioning  5-157

5.30.3  SmartSynch Products  5-160

5.30.4  SmartSynch Marketing Strategy  5-161

5.30.5  Utilities Pilot the SmartMeter System   5-161

5.30.6  SmartSynch California Market Share  5-164

5.30.7  SmartSynch Partnerships and Alliances  5-165

5.31     Telemetric  5-165

5.32     Tendril 5-166

5.33     Tibco  5-166

5.33.1  Tibco SOA   5-167

5.33.2  Tibco Business optimization  5-168

5.33.3  Tibco BPM    5-168

5.33.4  Tibco Professional Services  5-169

5.33.5  Tibco Competition  5-170

5.33.6  Tibco Revenue  5-171

5.34     Trilliant 5-175

5.35     Tollgrade Communications  5-175

5.36     Tennessee Valley Authority  5-176

5.37     Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) 5-176

5.38     Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) 5-176

5.39     Xcel Energy  5-177

5.40     ZIV   5-177

5.41     Selected Companies Participating in Smart Grid Markets  5-178

5.41.1  Selected Smart Grid Market Participants  5-181

5.41.2  Selected Meter Manufacturers  5-207

 

 

List of Tables and Figures

 

Figure ES-1  ES-2

Systems Analysis and Integration Characterize Smart Grid 

Figure ES-2  ES-3

US Stimulus $4B For Smart Grid, $6B For Broadband 

Table ES-3  ES-6

U.S. Stimulus Plan For Smart Grid 

Table ES-4  ES-11

Smart Grid Market Driving Forces 

Table ES-4  (Continued) ES-12

Smart Grid Market Driving Forces 

Figure ES-5  ES-14

Worldwide Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure 

Utility Industry Shipments Market Shares, Dollars, 2008 

Table ES-6  ES-17

Worldwide SOA Middleware Utility Smart Grid Industry

Licenses and Services Market Forecasts, 2008-2015 

Table ES-7  ES-25

Silver Spring Networks partners 

 

 

Figure 1-1  1-2

Smart Grid Business Models 

Figure 1-2  1-4

US Stimulus $32B For Smart Grid, $6B For Broadband 

Figure 1-3  1-5

Transmission and Distribution Differences Illustrated 

Table 1-4  1-6

U.S. Stimulus Plan For Smart Grid 

Table 1-5  1-9

Benefits of HTS Superconducting Power Cables 

Table 1-6  1-9

Characteristics of HTS Superconducting Power Cables 

Table 1-7  1-10

Applications of HTS Superconducting Power Cables 

Table 1-8  1-11

Smart Grid Aspects 

Table 1-8  (Continued) 1-12

Smart Grid Aspects 

Table 1-9  1-13

Smart Grid Equipment

Table 1-10  1-14

Renewable Energy Transition Issues 

Table 1-11  1-15

Goals of a Transformed National Electricity Smart Grid.

Table 1-12  1-20

Grid Electricity Network 

Figure 1-13  1-21

Electrical Grid Network 

Table 1-14  1-22

Electric Transmission Issues 

Table 1-15  1-35

Major Driving Forces To Modernize Current Power Grids 

Table 1-16  1-36

Smart Grid Functions:

Table 1-17  1-38

Average Cost of One Hour Interruption 

Figure 1-18  1-41

US Department of Energy Smart Grid Technology Investments 

 

 

 

Table 2-1  2-2

Smart Grid Market Driving Forces 

Table 2-1  (Continued) 2-3

Smart Grid Market Driving Forces 

Table 2-1  (Continued) 2-4

Smart Grid Market Driving Forces 

Figure 2-2  2-6

Elster Statement on the Economic Meltdown 

Figure 2-3  2-10

Worldwide Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure 

Utility Industry Shipments Market Shares, Dollars, 2008 

Table 2-4  2-11

Worldwide Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure 

Utility Industry Shipments Market Shares, Dollars, 2008 

Table 2-5  2-17

Worldwide SOA Middleware Utility Smart Grid

Industry Licenses and Services Market Forecasts, 2008-2015 

Figure 2-6  2-18

Worldwide SOA Middleware Utility Smart Grid

Industry Licenses and Services Market Forecasts, 2008-2015 

Figure 2-7  2-20

Worldwide Smart Grid Advanced Meter Shipments 

Market Shares, Dollars, 2008 

Table 2-8  2-21

Worldwide Smart Grid Advanced Meter Shipments 

Market Shares, Dollars, 2008 

Table 2-9  2-30

Worldwide Smart Meter Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2015 

Table 2-10  2-33

Worldwide Smart Meter Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2015 

Table 2-11  2-34

Worldwide Electric Utility Industry Smart Meter

and Services Market Forecasts, 2008-2015 

Table 2-12  2-37

Intelligent Grid Advanced Metering System Market Driving Forces 

Table 2-13  2-39

Automated AMI Meters Functions 

Table 2-14  2-40

Smart Grid Advanced Meter ROI 

Figure 2-15  2-43

Worldwide Total Residential Solar Cell and Panel

Shipments, Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014 

Figure 2-16  2-46

Worldwide Utility Electricity Solar Cell and Panel

Shipments, Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014 

Table 2-17  2-52

Cisco Smart Building Analysis 

Table 2-18  2-54

Silver Spring Networks Partners 

Table 2-19  2-66

Cost of Electricity Interruption by Industry 

Table 2-20  2-67

Value of Enhanced Electric Power System  

Table 2-21  2-70

Lithium-Ion Battery Market Driving Forces 

Table 2-22  2-72

Energy Advantages Of Thin-Film Batteries 

Figure 2-23  2-74

Aptera Pre-Production Model 2e 

Table 2-24  2-75

Electric Vehicle Market Driving Forces 

Table 2-24  (Continued) 2-76

Electric Vehicle Market Driving Forces 

Figure 2-25  2-78

Worldwide Electric Vehicles 

On The Road Market Shares, Units, 2009 

Table 2-26  2-79

Worldwide Electric Vehicle Shipments Market Shares,

Units On the Road 2009 

Figure 2-27  2-81

Worldwide Electric Vehicle Penetration of

Automotive and Light Truck Market Forecasts, Percent,

2009-2015 

Table 2-28  2-82

Worldwide Electric Vehicle (EV) Unit Shipments

and Automotive Market Retail Forecasts and

Penetration Analysis,  2009-2015 

Figure 2-29  2-83

Worldwide Electric Vehicle Retail Forecasts, Dollars,

2009-2015 

Table 2-30  2-84

Worldwide Electric Vehicle (EV) Unit Shipments

and Automotive Market Retail Forecasts and

Penetration Analysis,  2009-2015 

Table 2-31  2-84

Worldwide Electric Vehicle (EV) Unit Shipments and

Automotive Market Retail Forecasts, Penetration Analysis,

2009-2015 

Table 2-32  2-89

Lithium-Ion Battery Market Driving Forces 

Table 2-33  2-91

Energy Advantages Of Thin-Film Batteries 

Figure 2-34  2-93

Worldwide Lithium-Ion Thin Film Advanced Battery 

Shipments, Market Shares, Dollars, 2008 

Table 2-35  2-94

Worldwide Lithium-Ion Thin Film Advanced Battery 

Shipments, Market Shares, Dollars, 2008 

Figure 2-36  2-96

Worldwide Lithium-Ion Thin Film Advanced Battery 

Shipments, Market Shares, Dollars, 2009-2015 

Figure 2-37  2-97

Worldwide Lithium-Ion and Advanced

Lithium-ion Battery Market Forecasts, 

Automotive, Power Tools, Electric Grid, and

PC Card,  Dollars, 2009-2015 

Table 2-38  2-103

Smart Grid Instrument Control Functions 

Table 2-39  2-104

Smart Grid Dynamics And Stability Analysis Client Capabilities:

Table 2-40  2-106

Electric Smart-Grid-Technologies 

Table 2-40  (Continued) 2-107

Electric Smart-Grid-Technologies 

Table 2-41  2-109

Smart Grid Key Parameter and Assumption Values 

Table 2-41  (Continued) 2-110

Smart Grid Key Parameter and Assumption Values 

Table 2-41  (Continued) 2-111

Smart Grid Key Parameter and Assumption Values 

Table 2-42  2-112

Smart Grid Scalability 

Table 4-43  2-122

Areas of Conductor Materials Research 

Table 2-44  2-124

Reasons Utilities Need Dedicated Communications Spectrum  

Table 2-45  2-127

Smart Grid Systems Interoperability 

Table 2-46  2-130

Smart Grid Benefits Matrix 

Table 2-47  2-131

Capacity Mix Comparison, 1990-2007 

Table 2-48  2-135

US Substation Number of Equipment Units 

Table 2-48 (Continued) 2-136

US Substation Number of Equipment Units 

Table 2-49  2-137

Miles of AC and DC Transmission Lines in the US 2002 

Figure 2-50  2-138

Ownership of High Voltage Transmission Lines

in US 1994, Update 2000 

Table 2-51  2-139

Current Miles of Electric Transmission Lines in

Service by Division and Voltage Level, the US 2003 

Table 2-52  2-140

Miles of Planned Transmission Lines in Various

NERC Regions, 2004-2013 

Table 2-53  2-143

Typical Capital Costs for Electric Transmission

Lines by Voltage, US, 2004 

Figure 2-54  2-144

Miles of Installed Overhead and Underground Lines in US 

Figure 2-55  2-145

Cost Trends of Electric Utility Construction By

Geographical Division and Type of Plant, US, 1996 and 2003 

Figure 2-56  2-146

Current Energy Storage Technologies Cost Estimates 

Table 2-57  2-147

Value of an Enhanced Electric Power System  

Table 2-58  2-151

Type and Number of Electricity Distribution

Equipment Installed at All U.S. Substations 

 

Figure 3-1  3-4

IBM Smart Grid Interface Positioning 

Table 3-2  3-5

IBM Smart Grid Interface Positioning 

Figure 3-3  3-6

IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Smart Grid Positioning 

Figure 3-4  3-7

IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Smart Grid Management Systems 

Table 3-5  3-9

IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Smart Grid Management Systems Functions 

Table 3-6  3-10

IBM Smart Grid Visibility, Control, and Automation Dynamic Infrastructure 

Table 3-7  3-11

IBM Dynamic Cloud Computing Smart Grid Infrastructure 

Figure 3-8  3-13

IBM Building a Dynamic Smart Grid Infrastructure 

Figure 3-9  3-16

IBM Agile Utility Systems Positioning 

Table 3-10  3-17

IBM Nationwide Smart Grid Benefits 

Table 3-11  3-20

IBM Energy Positioning 

Figure 3-12  3-20

The IBM Energy & Utilities Industry Strategy:

Table  3-12 (Continued) 3-21

IBM Energy & Utilities Industry Strategy:

Table  3-12 (Continued) 3-22

IBM Energy & Utilities Industry Strategy:

Figure 3-13  3-25

IBM Asset End to End Management Positioning 

Table 3-14  3-28

IBM Smart Grid Software Group Product Lifecycle Management

Figure 3-15  3-29

IBM End to End Lifecycle Management Model

Table 3-16  3-30

Tibco Smart Grid Benefits 

Table 3-17  3-33

Components Of Tibco Composition Approach To Services Oriented Architecture SOA  

Table 3-18  3-34

Tibco SOA Services Building Platform Components 

Table 3-19  3-36

Tibco Service Composition And Service Virtualization Components 

Table 3-20  3-38

Tibco Web Service Composition 

Table 3-21  3-41

Tibco SOA Positioning 

Table 3-22  3-42

Tibco ActiveMatrix Functions 

Table 3-23  3-43

Tibco SOA Tools Labor Properties 

Table 3-24  3-44

Tibco Primary Value Of SOA  

Figure 3-25  3-47

Tibco Continuum of Mainframe Integration Requirements 

Figure 3-26  3-48

Tibco SOA Mainframe Service Suite 

Figure 3-27  3-51

Interactions of Tibco Mainframe SOA Services Suite 

Table 3-28  3-55

Tibco Smart Grid Positioning 

Table 3-29  3-57

Cisco EnergyWise Benefits 

Table 3-30  3-59

Cisco Routers Energy Management Functions 

Table 3-31  3-60

Cisco Integrated Services Routers:

Figure 3-32  3-61

Cisco Business Benefits of Green Technology 

Figure 3-33  3-62

Cisco Sustainability Framework 

Figure 3-34  3-63

Cisco Network Relevance 

Figure 3-35  3-64

Cisco Real time Location Based Granular Power Management

Figure 3-36  3-65

Cisco Relative Energy Consumption and Costs 

Figure 3-37  3-66

Cisco Relative Energy Savings 

Table 3-38  3-69

Key Benefits of Unified Fabric on Cisco Nexus Series 

Table 3-39  3-70

Cisco Data Center End-to-End Virtualization 

Table 3-40  3-71

Cisco Commercial Building Smart Grid Positioning 

Table 3-41  3-76

Silver Spring Networks Software 

Table 3-42  3-77

Silver Spring Networks Network Infrastructure 

Table 3-43  3-77

Silver Spring Networks’ Intelligent Endpoints Datasheets 

Table 3-44  3-80

Silver Spring Networks' UtilityIQ® Functions 

Table 3-45  3-81

Silver Spring Networks' UtilityIQ Functions 

Table 3-46  3-82

Silver Spring Networks' UtilityIQ Advanced Metering for the Smart Grid Functions 

Table 3-47  3-83

Silver Spring Networks' UtilityIQ Advanced Metering New Services for

Utility Company Customers 

Table 3-48  3-84

Silver Spring Networks' UtilityIQ Advanced Metering Functions 

Table 3-49  3-85

Silver Spring Networks' UtilityIQ® Key Network Element Manager Functions 

Table 3-50  3-86

Silver Spring Networks UtilityIQ™ Outage Detection System Functions 

Table 3-51  3-88

Leverage Meter Data Logs For Accurate Outage/Restoration 

Table 3-52  3-90

GE, Cisco, Silver Spring Intensive Energy Management Devices 

Table 3-53  3-91

Florida utility FPL’s Rollout Of 1 Million Smart Meters in Miami

Table 3-54  3-97

Power Electronics Devices Functions 

Figure 3-55  3-101

Silicon Power Solidtron Solid State Switches 

Table 3-56  3-103

Solidtron Solid State Switches 

Figure 3-57  3-104

Silicon Power Systems Sub-cycle Static Transfer Switch 

Table 3-58  3-106

Silicon Power Solid State Devices 

Table 3-59  3-106

Silicon Power Solid State Devices Applications 

Table 3-60  3-108

Silicon Power Medium Voltage Sub-cycle Static Transfer Switch 

Table 3-61  3-109

Silicon Power Low Voltage Sub-cycle Static Transfer Switch 

Table 3-62  3-110

Silicon Power Solid State Fault Limiter 

Table 3-63  3-111

Silicon Power Semi-Conductor Components 

Table 3-64  3-113

Royal Philips Electronics / Intermagnetics Superpower Cable Projects 

Table 3-65  3-119

Solid-State Meter Focus 

Table 3-66  3-121

Itron and IBM Strategic Relationships Core Smart Grid Stages 

Figure 3-67  3-122

Itron Advanced Metering Infrastructure 

Figure 3-68  3-123

OpenWay Smart Meter 

Figure 3-69  3-126

GE Energy Advanced Metering Architecture 

Table 3-70  3-130

Sensor Switch Product Highlights 

Figure 3-71  3-131

Sensor Switch Smart Buildings 

Table 3-72  3-132

Sensor Switch Lighting Controls Technical Services 

Table 3-73  3-133

Sensor Switch Engineering Advances 

Table 3-74  3-138

Comverge Software Applications Key Features Of This Apollo 

Figure 3-75  3-141

EnerNOC Technology Platform and Operational Processes 

Figure 3-76  3-144

EnerNOC PowerTrak Enterprise Energy Management Software Architecture and Functions 

Table 3-77  3-145

EnerNOC Energy Intelligence Modules:

Figure 3-78  3-153

GridPoint Energy Manager 

Figure 3-79  3-154

GridPoint Electricity Storage Solution Enterprise Software For Utilities 

Figure 3-80  3-156

GridPoint’s Xcel Grid-Aware Energy Management System Interfaces 

Table 3-81  3-157

GridPoint’s Xcel Grid-Aware Energy Management System Integraton 

Figure 3-82  3-161

SmartSynch Meter 

Figure 3-83  3-162

SmartSynch Solid-State Meter, Advanced SSI Module, And Communication Device 

Table 3-84  3-165

Trilliant Meters Smart Features:

Table 3-85  3-166

Trilliant Meter Smart Features:

Figure 3-86  3-167

Trilliant Advances Commercial and Residential Metering 

Figure 3-87  3-169

Echelon LonWorks Solution 

Table 3-88  3-170

Echelon LonWorks Automatic Demand Response Applications 

Table 3-89  3-171

Honeywell Smart Grid Office Building System Benefits 

Table 3-90  3-173

Honeywell Energy Management Services Features 

Table 3-91  3-176

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 

Table 3-92  3-177

SolarWinds Smart Grid Engineer’s Toolset Functions 

Table 3-93  3-181

Johnson Controls Building Efficiency Product Set

Figure 3-94  3-182

Johnson Controls Actuator Products 

Figure 3-95  3-184

Johnson Controls Damper Products 

Figure 3-96  3-185

Johnson Controls Sensor Products 

Table 3-97  3-186

Johnson Controls Sensor Types 

Table 3-98  3-187

Johnson Controls Valve Categories:

Table 3-99  3-189

SuperPower Standard Configurations 

Table 3-100  3-190

SuperPower Custom Configurations 

Figure 3-101  3-190

SuperPower' 2g Second Generation High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Wire 

Table 3-102  3-191

SuperPower High Performing Second Generation (2G) High Temperature

Superconducting (HTS) Wire  (Coated Conductors) Functions 

Table 3-103  3-192

SuperPower Second Generation (2G) High Performing High Temperature

Superconducting (HTS) Wire Configuration 

Table 3-104  3-193

Attributes of SuperPower 2G High Temperature Superconducting HTS Wire 

Table 3-105  3-194

Attributes of SuperPower 2G High Temperature Superconducting HTS

Wire Manufacturing Capability 

Table 3-106  3-196

SuperPower 2G High Temperature Superconducting Wire Applications & Capabilities 

Table 3-107  3-197

PNNL Electronics Products 

Table 3-108  3-197

PNNL System Integration 

Table 3-109  3-199

Southwire HTS Triax® is superconducting cable Advantage:

Table 3-110  3-199

Southwire HTS Triax®  

Table 3-111  3-200

Southwire Superconducting Cable Projects In Service 

Figure 3-112  3-208

Elster Smart Meters 

Table 3-113  3-209

Elster Electricity Metering Systems Features 

 

 

Table 4-1  4-4

Electric Power Research Institute Wide Scale

Consensus Standards Benefits 

Table 4-2  4-6

ZigBee Alliance Focus 

Figure 4-3  4-6

ZigBee Alliance Objectives 

Table 4-4  4-8

Smart Energy Features 

Table 4-5  4-11

Smart Energy Positioning 

Table 4-6  4-13

Smart Energy Benefits 

Table 4-6  4-14

Smart Energy Benefits 

Figure 4-7  4-17

SuperPower Diagram Of The Meissner Effect

With Magnetic Field Lines 

Table 4-8  4-18

Unique Properties Of Superconductors:

Table 4-9  4-19

Commercial Applications of Superconductors:

Table 4-10  4-21

Definition of Number of 9’s of Downtime per Year 

Table 4-11  4-23

Average Cost of One Hour Interruption 

Figure 4-12  4-27

US Electricity Energy Generation Resources, 2007 

Figure 4-13  4-28

Electricity Savings from California Energy Generation

Efficiency Programs, 1976 - 2003 

Figure 4-14  4-29

US Demand Response and Load Generation

Management of Resource in 2007-2008 as a

Percent of Total Internal Demand 

Figure 4-15  4-30

North American Electric Reliability NERC Year

When New US Power Resources Are Needed Estimates 

Figure 4-16  4-31

North American Electric Reliability NERC Interconnections 

Figure 4-17  4-35

US Department of Energy (DOE) Smart Grid Components 

Figure 4-18  4-45

SunPower Solar Panel

Table 4-19  4-46

Solar Photovoltaic Cell Types 

Table 4-20  4-47

Solar CIS/CIGS Systems And Modules By Application 

Table 4-21  4-48

Types of PV Technologies 

Table 4-21  (Continued) 4-49

Types of PV Technologies 

Figure 4-22  4-52

Thin Film Solar Modules Cell Spectral Response 

Table 4-23  4-54

Solar CIS/CIGS Systems And Modules By Application 

Figure 4-24  4-55

Thin-Film Solar Technology 

Figure 4-25  4-56

Green Dye Synthetic Chlorophyll

Figure 4-26  4-57

Basic Idea Of Cigs Solar Cell Manufacturing Using

Roll-To-Roll Deposition Technology 

Table 4-27  4-58

Kyocera Solar Power Applications 

Figure 4-28  4-64

Regional Power Output Levels Per kw Of

Generation Using GE Solar Electric Power Systems 

Table 4-29  4-65

Solar Energy Generated as a Function of Installation Type 

Figure 4-30  4-66

Alternative Siteing of GE Solar Panels 

Figure 4-31  4-67

GE Solar Panel Pressure Clamp 

Table 4-32  4-71

MK Power-Tech Battery Features:

Table 4-32  (Continued) 4-72

MK Power-Tech Battery Features:

Table 4-33  4-73

Stability Issues Related To Moisture Ingress 

Figure 4-34  4-76

Jefferson County Jail in Golden, Colo 

Figure 4-35  4-77

Utility Application Of The Stirling Solar Dish 

Table 4-36  4-91

Thin Film Battery Unique Properties 

Table 4-37  4-94

Comparison of Battery Performances 

Table 4-38  4-96

Comparison of Battery Performances (Detailed)

Table 4-39  4-98

Thin Films For Advanced Batteries 

Table 4-40  4-99

Thin Film Batteries Technology 

Table 4-41  4-100

Thin Film Battery / Lithium Air Batteries Applications 

Figure 4-42  4-101

Polymer Film Substrate Thin Flexible battery Profiles 

Figure 4-43  4-102

Design Alternatives of Thin Film Rechargable Batteries 

Table 4-44  4-106

Challenges in Lithium-ion Battery Design 

Table 4-45  4-140

Battery Chemistries At The Forefront For Sensor Devices 

 

 

Table 5-1  5-1

ABB High Voltage Products and Systems 

Table 5-2  5-2

ABB Medium Voltage Products & Systems 

Table 5-3  5-3

ABB Low Voltage Products and Systems 

Table 5-4  5-4

ABB Transformer Components 

Table 5-5  5-4

ABB Transformers 

Table 5-6  5-44

EnerNOC Energy Management Solutions 

Table 5-7  5-47

EnerNOC Clean And Intelligent Energy Solutions Functions 

Table 5-8  5-52

EnerNOC Key Elements Of Strategy 

Table 5-9  5-54

EnerNOC End-Use Customers 

Figure 5-10  5-58

EnerNOC Energy Monitoring 

Figure 5-11  5-59

EnerNOC Energy Management

Figure 5-12  5-61

GE Energy Turbine 

Figure 5-13  5-62

GE Wind Energy Turbine 

Table 5-14  5-66

GE Energy Positioning Profile 

Table 5-14  (Continued) 5-67

GE Energy Positioning Profile 

Table 5-14  (Continued) 5-68

GE Energy Positioning Profile 

Table 5-14  (Continued) 5-69

GE Energy Positioning Profile 

Table 5-15  5-78

IBM Strategic Priorities 

Table 5-16  5-130

Philips Electronics / SuperPower HTS Device Functions 

Figure 5-17  5-134

Schneider Electric Revenue by Business and Region 

Figure 5-18  5-136

Schneider Electric Revenue 

Figure 5-19  5-137

Schneider Electric Revenue Key Figures 

Table 5-20  5-138

Sensor Switch Product Positioning 

Table 5-21  5-139

Sensor Switch Technical Services 

Table 5-22  5-140

Sensor Switch Sensor Technology 

Figure 5-23  5-146

Silicon Power Core Value 

Table 5-24  5-149

Silver Spring Networks partners 

Table 5-25  5-155

Silver Spring Networks Partners 

Table 5-26  5-157

Benefits of SmartSynch Technology for Utilities 

Table 5-27  5-158

SmartSynch Product Positioning 

Table 5-28  5-159

SmartSynch Technology Innovation