Global Smart Infrastructure-Smart Grids and M2M are Key Developments

Subjects covered include:

• Global Smart Grid and Smart Meter Trends and Statistics;
• Smart Grids and Consumers Insights;
• M2M, IoT, Big Data Trends and Statistics;
• Smart Energy Insights;
• Selected Smart Grid and Smart Meter project examples from around the world.

Table of Contents

• 1. Smart Grid and Smart Meter Trends and Statisitcs
  • 1.1 Smart grids analysis
    • 1.1.1 Smart Grid 2.0
  • 1.2 Smart energy for the future
    • 1.2.1 Why solar may not be the biggest threat to energy utilities
  • 1.3 Smart grid vision
    • 1.3.1 Smart grids in need of strategic plans
    • 1.3.2 Trans-sector policies and an holistic approach required
  • 1.4 Global smart grid market
    • 1.4.1 Overview
    • 1.4.2 Smart grid equipment statistics
    • 1.4.3 Smart grid benefits and challenges
    • 1.4.4 Smart grid market value and investment
    • 1.4.5 smart grid cyber security
    • 1.4.6 Interest in smart grids by utilities grows
    • 1.4.7 Partnerships and consolidation
    • 1.4.8 Smart grids and mobile technology
  • 1.5 Disruptive developments in smart grids
  • 1.6 Global smart meter market
    • 1.6.1 Smart meter shipments and installed base
    • 1.6.2 Smart meter revenues
    • 1.6.3 Smart meter deployment
  • 1.7 Where are the government leaders?
    • 1.7.1 No smart grids without government leadership
    • 1.7.2 Confusion regarding regulations
    • 1.7.3 Muni Smart Grids
  • 1.8 Remember the consumer
    • 1.8.1 Delighting and exciting electricity customers
    • 1.8.2 What’s in it for the customer?
  • 1.9 A concept, not a single technology
    • 1.9.1 Electricity companies and the Internet of Things
    • 1.9.2 M2M a key component
    • 1.9.3 From SCaDa to IoT
• 2. M2M, IOT and Big Data Trends and Statistics
  • 2.1 Smart Grids and M2M play a key role
    • 2.1.1 2014: touted as the year of M2M, but ...
    • 2.1.2 Internet of ‘Things’
    • 2.1.3 Who will dominate the IoT market?
    • 2.1.4 Telcos and the science of Big Data
    • 2.1.5 From SCaDa to IoT
    • 2.1.6 Sensors
    • 2.1.7 RFID
    • 2.1.8 Application examples
• 3. Smart energy The Next Frontier – Case Study- Australia
  • 3.1 Insights into Smart Energy from Australia
    • 3.1.1 Industry analysis mid 2014
    • 3.1.2 Disruptive retail plan for renewable energy
    • 3.1.3 Challenges for the future
    • 3.1.4 Delighting and exciting electricity customers
    • 3.1.5 Electricity ‘death spiral’
    • 3.1.6 Energy industry in transition
    • 3.1.7 Storage technologies making progress
    • 3.1.8 Energy retail market developments
    • 3.1.9 People power in the energy market
    • 3.1.10 Key international Developments
    • 3.1.11 Business analyses
    • 3.1.12 Key Analyses Australia
    • 3.1.13 Key developments Australia
    • 3.1.14 Surveys and statistics
• 4. Selected Smart Grid Project Examples from around the World
  • 4.1 Australia
    • 4.1.1 Smart grid: $5 billion in potential annual benefits for Australia
    • 4.1.2 Smart Energy cost savings in Australia
    • 4.1.3 Australia’s smart grid/smart city project
  • 4.2 Canada
    • 4.2.1 Ontario
    • 4.2.2 Alberta
    • 4.2.3 Québec
    • 4.2.4 British Columbia
    • 4.2.5 New Brunswick
    • 4.2.6 Saskatchewan
  • 4.3 China
    • 4.3.1 Electricity growth projections for China
    • 4.3.2 Smart grids – China investments
    • 4.3.3 China’s State Grid Corporation
  • 4.4 Germany
  • 4.5 Ireland
  • 4.6 Mexico
    • 4.6.1 Smart grid technology in Mexico
  • 4.7 New Zealand
  • 4.8 Oman
  • 4.9 Poland
  • 4.10 Qatar
  • 4.11 Russia
  • 4.12 South Korea
    • 4.12.1 Smart grid: new laws introduced in South Korea
    • 4.12.2 Smart grid stages: 2010 - 2030
    • 4.12.3 Five smart grid implementation areas
    • 4.12.4 Jeju Island
  • 4.13 Spain
  • 4.14 Sweden
  • 4.15 USA
    • 4.15.1 USA - key insights
    • 4.15.2 Standards
    • 4.15.3 Green Button
    • 4.15.4 Government funding
    • 4.15.5 Utility Executives’ vision for the new decade
    • 4.15.6 State and municipal developments – 2013
    • 4.15.7 Other developments
    • Table 1 - International electricity price table comparison – 2013
    • Table 2 – Value of the global smart grid market – 2012; 2016; 2020
    • Table 3 – Investment in the global smart grid market – 2012; 2013
    • Table 4 – Smart meter installed base – leading countries - 2020
    • Table 5 – Global M2M connections – 2010; 2013; 2014
    • Table 6 – Global spending on Big Data – 2013; 2018
    • Table 7 – Mexico - smart grid technology market revenue – 2012- 2020
    • Table 8 – South Korea - smart grid investment to 2015
    • Table 9 - USA - RUS loan beneficiaries - 2013
    • Exhibit 1 - ITU approves smart grid standards
    • Exhibit 2 – Smart grid applications
    • Exhibit 3 – Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF)
    • Exhibit 4 – Challenges smart grids can address
    • Exhibit 5 – Field trials led by FINESCE
    • Exhibit 6 - International Smart Grid Action Network
    • Exhibit 7 – Examples of leading smart meter manufacturers
    • Exhibit 8 – Replacing old electricity meters
    • Exhibit 9 - Smart grid as a cloud service
    • Exhibit 10 – The first major M2M alliances
    • Exhibit 11 – The OneM2M initiative
    • Exhibit 12 – Item-level RFID use
    • Exhibit 13 – RFID spectrum frequencies and application examples
    • Exhibit 14 – Smart shopping
    • Exhibit 15 – Lifetime customer relationships
    • Exhibit 16 – Many Eyes – e-science web site example
    • Exhibit 17 – GigaPort3
    • Exhibit 18 - Key developments in the industry moving forwards
    • Exhibit 19 - How to move forwards into 2015
    • Exhibit 20 – Machine-to-machine applications and technologies, by dispersion and mobility
    • Exhibit 21 – Canada - Toronto Hydro, Google and smart metering
    • Exhibit 22 – South Korea - smart grid implementation areas
    • Exhibit 23 – South Korea - phased implementation plan of Jeju Smart Grid: 2010 - 2013