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Honeywell and Nest Score Highest in Assessment of Smart Thermostat Vendors

A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research examines the strategy and execution of 12 leading smart thermostat vendors, including vendor profiles and rankings to provide industry participants with an objective assessment of these companies’ relative strengths and weaknesses in the growing smart thermostat market. The market for communicating and smart thermostats has exploded with ...

Jul. 23, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Global Business Summit on Energy: £100 million fund for green investment announced

A new £100 million fund for green investment was announced today by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Speaking at the Global Business Summit on Energy the Deputy Prime Minister revealed that the UK Green Investments (UKGI) team, based in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, will provide initial funding of £100m to two Non-Domestic Energy Efficiency (NDEE) fund managers ...

Aug. 6, 2012

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Frost & Sullivan observes that regulatory bodies will prove a vital cog in the development of the facilitates management markets in the Asia Pacific

The active involvement of regulatory bodies, be it the government, building construction authorities or Facilities Management (FM) associations, plays an important role in the evolution of the FM market. The FM markets in developing nations such as Vietnam and the Philippines are moving sluggishly due to the apathy of their regulatory bodies. In this scenario, countries such as Singapore and ...

Mar. 21, 2012

By Frost & Sullivan

Less than 1 percent of residential electricity customers will adopt dynamic pricing rates by 2020 unless utilities act aggressively

Dynamic pricing for utility customers, based on rate structures that include changes in rates in response to changes in grid conditions, has long been viewed as a means of reducing energy costs and improving the utilization of electricity generation and delivery assets. Such systems still face considerable barriers to adoption, however, and are likely to remain elusive to most customers in the ...

Oct. 9, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Increasing Influx of Foreign Investments Bolsters the SEA Integrated Facilities Management Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan

Higher foreign investments in Southeast Asia and greater awareness about building management have given a thrust to the integrated facilities management (IFM) market in the region, with Malaysia and Singapore leading from the front. The strong regulatory support, along with market initiatives to educate end users about the benefits of IFM, will enhance awareness about outsourcing FM. New ...

Feb. 28, 2013

By Frost & Sullivan

Increasing influx of foreign investments bolsters the SEA integrated facilities management market, finds Frost & Sullivan

Higher foreign investments in Southeast Asia and greater awareness about building management have given a thrust to the integrated facilities management (IFM) market in the region, with Malaysia and Singapore leading from the front. The strong regulatory support, along with market initiatives to educate end users about the benefits of IFM, will enhance awareness about outsourcing FM. New ...

Feb. 28, 2013

By Frost & Sullivan

Home Energy Management is Expected to Exceed $3 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2020

A new report from Navigant Research examines regional and global trends in the home energy management (HEM) market, including global HEM market forecasts, broken out by segment and world region, through 2023. After years of sputtering growth, the HEM market has begun to gather momentum. Product vendors, utilities, service providers, retailers, and other stakeholders report increasing activity, ...

Dec. 9, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Inprova announces its latest acquisition

 Inprova Group, the Cheshire-based procurement outsourcing service company, has acquired award winning non-domestic energy consultancy Energy & Carbon Management (E&CM).   E&CM, which was awarded Consultancy of Year in a 2017 Industry Awards ceremony, is based in Horsham, West Sussex. It has been purchased from its current owner and founder, Jon Henderson, for an undisclosed sum. ...

Jan. 23, 2018

By Inprova Energy

Home Energy Management Revenue Is Expected to Total More than $22 Billion from 2014 to 2023

A recent report from Navigant Research examines regional and global trends in the home energy management (HEM) market, including global HEM market forecasts, broken out by segment and world region, through 2023. Shortly after Google purchased Nest Labs in January 2014, HEM stakeholders began reporting increased market activity, as the acquisition signaled to vendors, utilities, service ...

Mar. 2, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

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The 16th Latin Upstream 2010 is focused on the exploration industry, gas-LNG and GTL - with Speakers from Latin America and worldwide on competition, National Oil Companies, strategy and portfolio, new ventures, hydrocarbon potential, regional risks and management issues, integration in energy markets, domestic and cross-border oil and gas ventures, Independents, new basins and acreage, Bid ...

Mar. 9, 2010

By Global Pacific & Partners

Tendril Acquires Utility Personalization and Customer Experience Leader EnergySavvy

Tendril recenty (5/3) announced it has acquired EnergySavvy, a leader in personalized utility customer engagement. With this acquisition, Tendril’s expanded platform now delivers solutions for the full range of C-level, residential customer experience challenges: reducing service costs, increasing satisfaction, and executing strategic initiatives, such as serving low-income households and ...

May 6, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Opower Scores Highest in Navigant Research Assessment of Home Energy Management Providers

The home energy management (HEM) market has struggled to gain traction in recent years, particularly from a utility standpoint. However, HEM systems have picked up momentum since early 2012, as non-utility stakeholders have moved in and started to lay the groundwork for growth. Click to tweet: According to a new Leaderboard report from Navigant Research, Opower currently leads the HEM market in ...

Dec. 19, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Opower and Google’s Nest Labs Score Highest in Assessment of Home Energy Management Vendors

A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research examines the strategy and execution of 16 leading home energy management (HEM) vendors, including vendor profiles and rankings, to provide industry participants with an objective assessment of these companies’ relative strengths and weaknesses in this growing market. While the HEM market has struggled to gain traction in the past, ...

Sep. 3, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

ACEEE Honors Outstanding Utility Energy Efficiency Programs

ACEEE is proud to honor 53 of the United States’ leading energy efficiency programs with the Exemplary Program Award. In a national review, ACEEE selected these programs based on their innovation and effectiveness in helping customers increase energy efficiency in their homes and businesses. The awards accompany ACEEE’s publication, The New Leaders of the Pack: ACEEE’s Fourth ...

Jan. 17, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

NAHB’s 2016 The New American Homewill employ multiple wiring devices and solutions from Eaton

The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) 2016 New American Home (TNAH) will open its doors to International Builders’ Show attendees on January 19, 2016. Both designed and built by the Nevadabased firm Element Design Build, the 5,200-square-foot home incorporates energy efficiency and sustainability into its contemporary “Desert Elegance” design and offers ...

Jun. 18, 2015

By Eaton Corporation

New SGIP White Paper Addresses Smart Grid Security with Broadcast Communications

SGIP announced the release of a free white paper that addresses the issue of cybersecurity for smart grid broadcast communications. Smart Grid System Security with Broadcast Communications was published by the Home/Building/Industry-to-Grid Domain Expert Working Group (H/B/I2G DEWG) at SGIP. The white paper is for utilities, energy service providers and vendors of energy management equipment. It ...

Mar. 10, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Home Energy Management Systems Will Reach $2.8 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2020

Until 2012, home energy management (HEM) systems, which help residential customers monitor and adjust their energy use, struggled to gain market traction. More recently, however, non-utility stakeholders have moved into this segment, increasing awareness of new tools and helping to drive steady growth. Click to tweet: According to a recent report from Navigant Research, worldwide revenue from ...

Mar. 5, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

VPhase Domestic Voltage Optimisation

News was released recently as VPhase was placed into administration. The pioneering VPhase brand placed into administration on the 4th September 2013 contributed greatly to the awareness of energy saving within the home through managing the incoming voltage levels. Many independent studies have been carried out which confirm the principal of energy saving through voltage management within the ...

Sep. 18, 2013

By Energy Ace

Installed Base of Home Energy Management Systems Will Reach 87 Million Worldwide by 2022

The home energy management (HEM) market is expanding at a slow but steady pace, as new industry participants introduce innovative products and a few U.S. utilities, including Oklahoma Gas & Electric, NV Energy, and Baltimore Gas and Electric, promote HEM products linked with demand response programs. At the same time, the government of the United Kingdom has mandated that each home with smart ...

Oct. 28, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

PG&E Sponsors U.S. Department of Energy Green Button Apps Contest

After seeing the potential for customers to save energy and money by downloading personal energy data through its Green Button service, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is supporting further industry innovation by sponsoring a nationwide search for the best Green Button energy apps. The Apps for Energy contest is a partnership with the White House, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), ...

Mar. 22, 2012

By Pacific Gas and Electric Company