Energy
How The Era Of Big Data Is Transforming Energy Management (Webinar)
Today, energy management is data-centric. The steady deployment of millions of smart meters, sub-meters and sensors globally are creating a “treasure trove” of energy insights for organizations across manufacturing, retail, technology and utilities sectors. Join this Verdantix webinar as we reveal the technology innovations which are enabling firms to overcome these challenges and more strategically manage energy. View Full Details »
Published: 11 July 2013
Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q1 2013
The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? Data is captured from daily reviews of public sources such as main supplier websites, the trade press and general media channels. View Full Details »
Published: 15 April 2013
How To Succeed As An Energy Services Provider (Webinar)
To succeed in the competitive energy sources and services market, both emerging players and established providers must continually evaluate their energy services capabilities. This webinar will reveal the Verdantix Energy Services Radar, a detailed assessment tool to help energy consultants, power utilities and technology providers measure their capabilities across a variety of energy domains and systems. View Full Details »
Published: 11 April 2013
Energy Management Software and Services Partnership Map
Throughout 2012 energy management software providers such as CA Technologies, IBM and IHS developed an ever expanding ecosystem of partners. Partnership announcements will continue into 2013 driven by the need to deliver global implementations, gain access to senior budget holders and boost revenue from newly created energy consulting and services divisions. View Full Details »
Published: 11 April 2013
Total Portfolio: Energy Efficiency Solutions (2013)
The Total Portfolio analysis clarifies the sustainability benefits, business value and maturity of 25 energy efficiency solutions. Verdantix conducted a fact-based assessment of each solution’s maturity, investment case, future prospects and sustainability benefits. Executives and managers responsible for implementing energy efficiency programmes should use this structured assessment to prioritize spending decisions and shortlist suppliers. View Full Details »
Published: 25 March 2013
How To Deliver On-Site Renewables At Scale
This report provides energy decision-makers in roles such as Director of Energy and Facilities Manager with an independent analysis of the 20 largest on-site renewable programmes in the US – ranked by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Verdantix assessed these on-site renewables deployments to better understand trends in technology selection and energy services delivery partnership capabilities. View Full Details »
Published: 22 March 2013
Lower Installation Costs Fuel Boom In Lighting Controls
This report helps heads of real estate within corporations and facilities managers understand the technology, regulatory and market forces behind the growing momentum in lighting controls. Of these, the two most important have been the evolution of open communication protocols and wireless networking, which has enabled the interoperability of digital lighting controls with building management systems and significantly lowered the cost of installation. View Full Details »
Published: 20 March 2013
How Big Energy Data Adds Value In Commercial Real Estate
Commercial real estate owners, occupiers and facilities managers in Australia, UK and US are reacting differently to the challenges of strategically managing energy across their portfolios. This report helps stakeholders at all stages of a building’s life cycle understand how big energy data, brought about by the convergence of technology and regulatory trends, is informing and enabling strategic energy management. View Full Details »
Published: 20 March 2013
What's The Story Behind US Carbon Emission Reductions?
In 2012, US carbon emissions dropped to 1994 levels, falling from a 2007 peak. This certainly sounds like good news, but multiple factors underpin this end result, and its implications are unclear. This report analyses the contribution of macro-level drivers – GDP, energy intensity and emissions intensity – using the Kaya Identity. View Full Details »
Published: 20 March 2013
Energy Services Radar: How To Assess Your Capabilities
Over the past decade the number of suppliers developing, managing and delivering energy services has increased dramatically. A range of suppliers from diverse industry backgrounds, including energy consultants, engineering, equipment manufacturers, facilities management, financial services, professional services and technology services, have rushed to develop propositions to capitalize on the big energy opportunity. View Full Details »
Published: 14 March 2013
Energy Profile: Germany 2012-2016
The Verdantix Energy Profile of Germany provides an overview of Germany’s evolving energy landscape. This report informs the energy strategies of market participants including strategy leaders, heads of energy and CFOs. Verdantix assessed Germany’s change drivers such as energy balance, power generation mix, energy prices and key policy developments. View Full Details »
Published: 08 March 2013
Hot Topics In Energy Management (Webinar)
The global energy value chain is in the middle of a multi decade transformation. A shift from centralized to decentralized generation, supply security issues, major policy changes and higher prices impact plant managers, facilities directors, building information modellers, heads of energy services firms and most recently, CFOs. This webinar uses case study analysis and unique survey data to reveal the hot topics in energy management in 2013 View Full Details »
Published: 01 March 2013
Spending Surges On Smart Grid Data Analytics
This report provides suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions with an independent analysis of global smart grid market activity in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2012. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study to help executives in market-facing roles better understand the state of the global smart grid market and identify the best market opportunities. View Full Details »
Published: 28 February 2013
The Future Of Smart Buildings (Webinar)
The automation of building operations, management and maintenance is defining the smart building market today. The growth in big data is enabling owners, occupiers and facilities managers to increase net operating income, reduce operational expenditure and fine tune their properties environmental sustainability performance. But how will the smart building market evolve and who is defining the future shape of the market? View Full Details »
Published: 15 February 2013
Sainsbury's Installs 100MW Of Renewable Heat
On July 19, 2012, E.ON announced that it was taking a role as a key partner in the delivery of a 100MW multi-site renewable heat contract with UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s. This report provides Chief Sustainability Officers, Energy Directors, and Finance Directors with an understanding of E.ON’s approach to implementing this strategic energy management solution and the renewable heat technology that forms part of this contract. View Full Details »
Published: 14 February 2013
Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q4 2012
The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q4 2012, helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? Data is captured from daily reviews of public sources such as main supplier websites, the trade press and general media channels. View Full Details »
Published: 13 February 2013
Finding The Right Energy Management Software Match (Webinar)
Based on Verdantix Green Quadrant® Energy Management Software (Global) 2013, this webinar helps Heads of energy, facilities, finance and sustainability looking for enterprise software to support their energy management activities, to understand how to shortlist suppliers. View Full Details »
Published: 18 January 2013
Energy Profile: United Kingdom 2011-2015
The Verdantix Energy Profile of the United Kingdom (UK) provides organizations with an overview of the UK’s evolving energy landscape. This report will help inform the energy strategies of market participants including strategy leaders, heads of energy and CFOs. View Full Details »
Published: 15 January 2013
Eight Predictions For Energy Management In 2013
Verdantix assessed competitive dynamics, innovation, corporate energy strategies and the regulatory environment to better understand key energy management trends over the next 12 months. View Full Details »
Published: 10 January 2013
Green Quadrant® Energy Management Software (Global) 2013
This report provides a detailed comparison of 14 enterprise energy management software applications to help corporate buyers save time, reduce costs and mitigate risks when selecting products and suppliers. Based on the proprietary Verdantix Green Quadrant methodology, the analysis combines benchmark data from 14 live product demonstrations, responses to a 134 point questionnaire and interviews with an independent panel of 15 customers across 13 industries. View Full Details »
Published: 07 January 2013
UK Energy Bill Set To Boost Corporate Energy Management
This report provides energy managers and heads of sustainability with an independent analysis of the UK Energy Bill and package of energy policy reforms, published by the UK government on November 29, 2012. While these energy policy reforms will affect power utilities most, Verdantix analysis finds that the measures will also impact corporate energy management programmes. View Full Details »
Published: 21 December 2012
Energy Management In Emerging Economies: Trends From The B.R.I.C.S And Mexico (Webinar)
Energy management has become a headline issue for firms operating in emerging markets. Firms across Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and Mexico are spending an average of $5.5 million annually on energy management. But how is this money being spent and how will spending trends evolve over the next five years? View Full Details »
Published: 14 December 2012
Ecova And Aclara Help Utilities With Customer Engagement
In February 2012, Ecova and Aclara announced a new partnership, focusing on home energy management: Home Energy Plan. The plan joins the competitive home energy management market, a sector that is experiencing a greater integration of software to complement existing services. View Full Details »
Published: 30 November 2012
Smart Innovators: Big Energy Data Software
This report provides Energy Directors, Finance Directors and Heads of Operations with an independent analysis of energy data analytics software. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study because ’Big Data’ on energy- with the implementation of millions of smart meters and scaling up of corporate energy programmes- is creating new technical and organizational challenges. View Full Details »
Published: 23 November 2012
UK's Green Deal Has Yet To Convince Market Stakeholders
The UK government officially launched the Green Deal, a policy aimed at spurring retrofit activity in the domestic and non-domestic UK real estate market, on October 2, 2012 following a 23 month lead-in period. In total the government has allocated £125 million ($198 million) to incentivize early adoption of the Green Deal. Will the initiatives included in the Green Deal encourage the adoption of energy efficiency measures in the marketplace? View Full Details »
Published: 20 November 2012
Brazil Energy Management Spend 2011-2016
This report provides energy leaders in market-facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the Brazilian market for energy management between 2011 and 2016. The analysis finds that expenditure on energy management will grow from $1.8 billion in 2011 to reach $2.6 billion in 2016. View Full Details »
Published: 15 November 2012
US Government Pumps Extra $80 Million Into The Smart Grid
This report provides suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions with an independent analysis of global smart grid market activity in the third quarter (Q3) of 2012. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study to help executives in market-facing and corporate roles understand the state of the global smart grid market and identify the best opportunities for revenue generation within this market. View Full Details »
Published: 05 November 2012
Cisco And Joulex Target IT And Facilities Energy Management
Cisco’s EnergyWise software enables organizations to monitor and manage the energy consumption of Cisco equipment such as Ethernet LAN switches, IP phones, and the equipment of Cisco’s partners that supports the EnergyWise protocol. View Full Details »
Published: 01 November 2012
Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q3 2012
The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? Data is captured from daily reviews of public sources such as main supplier websites, the trade press and general media channels. View Full Details »
Published: 10 October 2012
BuildingIQ Gains Ground In The Commercial Property Market
This case study is one of a series of reports that analyses software and supporting energy services designed for a specific energy domain, such as data centres, retail or commercial offices. Founded in 2009, BuildingIQ – which has 15 million sq ft of real estate space under contract – help clients optimize their real-time portfolio-level energy consumption with its BuildingIQ software offering. View Full Details »
Published: 04 October 2012
Verisae Unlocks Opportunities In The Retail Market
This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses software and supporting energy services designed for a specific energy domain, such as data centres, retail or commercial offices. Verisae has established itself as a leading provider of energy management software to the grocery retail sector, delivering significant financial returns and developing its products to meet the requirements of its customers. View Full Details »
Published: 04 October 2012
Opower's Solution Reduces Smart Meter Roll-Out Risks
Following $4 billion of US stimulus funding in 2008, smart meter deployments in the US have taken off and there are now in excess of 27 million meters deployed. One of the features of these roll-out programmes has been the relative lack of customer engagement, so today utilities such as BGE, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) face opposition from their residential customer base where users fail to understand the value of these devices. View Full Details »
Published: 02 October 2012
Germany Energy Management Spend 2011-2016
This report provides energy leaders in market-facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the German market for energy management between 2011 and 2016. The analysis finds that expenditure on energy management will grow from $2.0 billion in 2011 to reach $3.2 billion in 2016. View Full Details »
Published: 20 September 2012
Innovations In Green Office Retrofits
Repositioning existing office properties through energy and environmental retrofits represents an opportunity for market participants operating across a building’s life cycle. The constraints of existing structures demand that project teams invest time to develop their understanding of the underlying building structure as well as its mechanical and electrical systems and controls before engaging in a retrofit project. View Full Details »
Published: 19 September 2012
Global Energy Leaders Survey 2012: Emerging Economies
The energy value chain is undergoing a multi-decade transformation, creating opportunities for a wide range of energy service firms, technology and software suppliers. Large firms operating in emerging economies are giving energy and energy management issues greater consideration. View Full Details »
Published: 10 September 2012
Tech Giants Turn To M&A To Drive Smart Grid Growth
This report provides suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions with an independent analysis of global smart grid market activity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2012. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study to help executives in market-facing and corporate roles understand the state of the global smart grid market and identify the best smart grid opportunities for investment. View Full Details »
Published: 09 August 2012
Infor Shifts From Facility To Enterprise Energy Management
Rising energy costs, increased price volatility, tighter energy and carbon regulations, and increased stakeholder awareness of sustainability elevate the commercial importance of energy management within firms. This report provides Energy Directors, Facilities Directors, Finance Directors and VPs of Sustainability with independent analysis of Infor’s response-to-the-market shift towards strategic energy management. View Full Details »
Published: 08 August 2012
On-Site Renewables Gain Global Momentum
The proliferation of decentralized energy generation, including on-site renewables, is contributing to a global change in energy management and the energy value chain. This report helps Business Development Directors, Chief Marketing Officers and strategy leaders that operate in the renewable technologies market to understand the extent to which businesses across 21 industries from 13 countries plan to invest in on-site renewable energy technologies in 2012. View Full Details »
Published: 02 August 2012
Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q2 2012
The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? Data is captured from daily reviews of public sources such as main supplier websites, the trade press and general media channels. View Full Details »
Published: 01 August 2012
Global Energy Leaders Survey 2012: Data Tables
The Verdantix Global Energy Leaders Survey 2012: Data Tables Excel file helps strategy leaders, chief marketing officers and business development directors that operate in the energy equipment, services and software markets to understand the energy management spending patterns of large corporations and the perceptions of their brand in the market. View Full Details »
Published: 25 July 2012
Evolving Customer Usage Patterns Fuel BMS Innovations
This report provides facility managers, occupiers and owners with insights on the latest product innovations and usage trends in the Building Management System (BMS) market. BMS is a mature software offering, first brought to the market in the 1970s. View Full Details »
Published: 02 July 2012
Life Cycle Efficiencies Underpin Growth In BIM Software
This report helps professionals involved in all stages of a building’s life cycle to understand Building Information Modelling (BIM). Traditionally, members of project teams work in silos when developing domestic and non-domestic buildings, and this practice often results in projects missing deadlines and budget targets. View Full Details »
Published: 02 July 2012
US Shale Gas Glut Will Not Derail The Energy Efficiency Case
This report helps individuals such as CSOs, Energy Directors, Facilities Directors and CFOs understand how the growth of US shale gas affects the business case for corporate energy efficiency. Technological advances in drilling techniques in the past decade have triggered an explosion in natural gas production in the US with total output growing from 1.0 trillion cubic feet in 2008 to 6.8 trillion cubic feet in 2011. View Full Details »
Published: 02 July 2012
US Sustainable Technology Services Spend 2011-2015
This report provides sustainability leaders in market-facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and direction of the US market for sustainable technology services spending from 2011 to 2015. Until recently, expenditure by most firms on technology services had focused on cost reduction projects such as improving the energy efficiency of facilities and data centres. View Full Details »
Published: 22 June 2012
Webinar: The Future of Energy Management
The global energy value chain is at the start of a multi-decade transformation. Large energy users in the private and public sectors are responding to the impact of higher and more volatile energy prices, concerns about security of energy supply, new options for decentralized power generation, creative financing instruments for energy efficiency and the potential for innovation at scale through IT platforms. View Full Details »
Published: 19 June 2012
Global Energy Leaders Survey 2012: Budgets And Priorities
Energy budgets for large firms increasingly contain a component for energy management. This report helps business development directors, chief marketing officers and strategy leaders that operate in the energy equipment, services and software markets to understand how businesses from all sectors around the world approach energy management. View Full Details »
Published: 29 May 2012
Global Energy Leaders Survey 2012: Brands
The corporate energy management market opportunity attracts a wide range of suppliers – strategy and engineering consultants, technology services providers, automation and control suppliers, and energy management software suppliers. This report helps strategy leaders, chief marketing officers and business development directors that operate in the energy equipment, services and software markets to understand buyers’ perceptions of their brand and to benchmark themselves against competitors. View Full Details »
Published: 29 May 2012
The Future Of Energy Management
The global energy value chain – from fuel inputs to end-user consumption – is undergoing a multi-decade transformation. A shift from centralized to decentralized generation, supply security issues, major policy changes and higher prices impacts market participants: plant managers, facilities directors, building information modellers, heads of energy services firms and most recently, CFOs. View Full Details »
Published: 29 May 2012
Webinar: How The Rise Of Energy Systems Integrators Will Enable Strategic Energy Management
Energy systems integrators – a new breed of energy services firm – will reshape the energy value chain as commercial, industrial and utility customers migrate from tactical management frameworks to more strategic approaches. View Full Details »
Published: 25 May 2012
Net Zero Energy Buildings Struggle To Scale In The Market
This report helps real estate professionals understand what a Net Zero Energy (NZE) building is and how the demand for NZE buildings will evolve over the next decade. Buildings eligible for NZE status combine active and passive energy efficiency measures with sufficient on-site energy generation capacity to enable them to become independent from the grid. View Full Details »
Published: 24 May 2012
Global Smart Grid Market Analysis: Q1 2012
This report provides suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions with an independent analysis of global smart grid market activity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2012. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study to help executives in market-facing and corporate roles understand the state of the global smart grid market and identify the best smart grid opportunities for investment. View Full Details »
Published: 11 May 2012
US Department Of Defense Deploys Energy Management At Scale
This report provides individuals such as CSOs and VPs of Environment with an independent analysis of the United States Department of Defense’s (DoD) sustainability strategy. As the US’s single largest consumer of energy, the DoD spent $15.4 billion on energy consumption in 2010 across both its operations and fixed installations, making energy its top priority within its sustainability strategy. View Full Details »
Published: 08 May 2012
Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q1 2012
The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? Data is captured from daily reviews of public sources such as main supplier websites, the trade press and general media channels. View Full Details »
Published: 19 April 2012
France Energy And Carbon Efficiency Spend 2010-2015
This report provides sustainability leaders in market-facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of expenditure in the French market on energy and carbon efficiency initiatives between 2010 and 2015. Quantifying sustainable business spend is a challenge as sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities. View Full Details »
Published: 04 April 2012
Webinar: The Future Of The Green Office
What will sustainable offices look like in five years time? Based on analysis of innovations across a building’s lifecycle, we share a realistic view of the building designs, process changes, materials and technologies that will form sustainable offices in 2017. View Full Details »
Published: 02 April 2012
France Sustainable Business Consulting Spend 2010-2015
This report provides sustainable business leaders in market-facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the French sustainable business consulting market between 2010 and 2015. Quantifying spending on sustainable business consulting is a challenge for executives because sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities. View Full Details »
Published: 22 March 2012
UK Strategic Energy Management Spend 2010-2015
This report provides sustainability leaders in market-facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the UK strategic energy management market between 2010 and 2015. Quantifying sustainable business spending is a challenge as sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities. View Full Details »
Published: 21 March 2012
Energy Services Market Heats Up As Siemens Acquires Pace
On January 4, 2012, Siemens, the global technology, energy, electronics and electrical engineering firm, announced that its Infrastructure and Cities Sector team had acquired Pace Global Energy Services, an energy consulting and management firm. The acquisition fills two gaps in Siemens’ capabilities to fulfil its ambition of becoming an end-to-end energy services provider: strategic energy consulting skills and enterprise energy management advisory expertise. View Full Details »
Published: 24 February 2012
Global Smart Grid Market Analysis: Q4 2011
This report provides sustainability suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions with an independent analysis of global smart grid market activity in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2011. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study to help executives in market-facing and corporate roles understand the state of the global smart grid market and identify the best smart grid opportunities for investment. View Full Details »
Published: 21 February 2012
Honeywell Brings Automated Demand Response To Europe
This report provides executives in the smart grid ecosystem with an independent analysis of Honeywell’s automated demand response (ADR) project in the UK, announced on January 24, 2012, and its ADR strategy targeting the European market. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study because ongoing trends in the European electricity markets, such as growing peak electricity demands and rising electricity prices, are improving the case for demand management programmes in Europe. View Full Details »
Published: 20 February 2012
US Launches $4 Billion Energy Efficiency Roadmap
This report helps energy services firms and real estate retrofit specialists understand the Better Building Challenge, a green building policy initiative announced by the White House on December 2, 2011. The Better Buildings Challenge aims to bring together Federal Government’s procurement powers and commitments from 60 private sector property owners to commission $4 billion of energy efficiency projects. View Full Details »
Published: 10 February 2012
MITIE Acquires Utilyx To Boost Energy Services
On January 10, 2012, MITIE, the UK energy and facilities management provider announced its acquisition of UK energy strategy consultant Utilyx. The acquisition provides Utilyx, which will continue to operate independently, with working capital and additional business operation platforms for international expansion and gives MITIE access to board-level decision-makers as well as a top tier energy strategy consulting team specializing in managing energy risk and procurement. View Full Details »
Published: 07 February 2012
Panoptix Targets Building Energy Performance Optimization
This report provides building owners, occupiers and managers with independent analysis of Panoptix, a suite of building energy management software applications and services launched by Johnson Controls in October, 2011. The Panoptix solution is a scalable energy management software and services platform for real estate owners, occupiers and managers. View Full Details »
Published: 01 February 2012
Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q4 2011
The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? Data is captured from daily reviews of public sources such as main supplier websites, the trade press and general media channels. View Full Details »
Published: 09 January 2012
Market Overview: Enterprise Energy Management Software (Webinar)
This Verdantix webinar will provide you with unique insights into the complex energy management software market and provide an independent comparison of software providers. Drawing on nine months of research including interviews, product demonstrations and in-depth comparative analysis of 15 software providers, we will reveal leading suppliers in the market today. View Full Details »
Published: 16 December 2011
Green Quadrant Energy Management Software (Global) 2011
This report provides a detailed benchmark of fifteen enterprise energy management software applications to help corporate buyers save time, reduce cost and mitigate risks in product and supplier selection. View Full Details »
Published: 06 December 2011
Webinar: How To Finance Corporate Energy Efficiency Programmes
Energy efficiency is one of the cheapest options for firms to mitigate rising energy costs and energy market volatility, comply with regulation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But access to capital is one of the biggest barriers to implementing energy efficiency programmes. View Full Details »
Published: 09 November 2011
Metrus's Energy Efficiency As A Service Benefits BAE Systems
In October 2010 and June 2011, Siemens Building Technologies completed the construction of $1 million and $2.2 million energy efficiency projects in Merrimack, New Hampshire, and Greenlawn, New York, for BAE Systems, the global aerospace and defence contractor. Metrus Energy provided 100% of the initial capital for the project, while BAE Systems pays Metrus Energy an energy efficiency service charge for the savings delivered, under Metrus Energy’s Energy Services Agreement. View Full Details »
Published: 10 October 2011
Government Contracts Boost UK Smart Meter Ecosystem
This report provides product and portfolio managers in technology and telecoms firms with an independent analysis of the impact of the recent UK government smart meter communications contracts, announced on 30 August, 2011. Verdantix selected this subject for study because the multi-billion pound contracts will create a significant boost for smart meter roll-out and the development of a UK smart meter ecosystem. View Full Details »
Published: 07 October 2011
Marks & Spencer's New Store Cuts Carbon Emissions By 23%
Building stock is a key target for action as firms seek for ways to reduce their environmental impact. This report helps facilities managers, retail occupiers and property developers understand some of the emerging trends in sustainable retail management, occupation and development, taking UK food and clothing retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) as a case study. View Full Details »
Published: 07 October 2011
Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q3 2011
The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? Data is captured from daily reviews of public sources such as main supplier websites, the trade press and general media channels. View Full Details »
Published: 06 October 2011
How To Finance Corporate Energy Efficiency
This report helps energy directors, facilities directors and finance directors to identify financing solutions for energy efficiency investments. Based on interviews with 13 energy management financing experts, Verdantix finds that although firms prefer to self-finance energy efficiency programmes, 10 alternative types of external financing solutions exist. View Full Details »
Published: 04 October 2011
The State Of The Global Smart Grid Market (Webinar)
Energy and sustainability concerns are driving development in the smart grid market. But utility, engineering, technology and software firms need to get behind the hype to understand the projects and partnerships characterising the market today, and the companies and solutions with high potential to shape the future smart grid. This webinar will help senior executives in strategy, product and marketing understand the risks and opportunities for their firm. View Full Details »
Published: 30 September 2011
Buyers' Guide To Energy Management Software
This report provides energy directors, facilities directors, finance directors and VPs of sustainability with independent analysis of the energy management software market. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study because buyers must choose from a dizzying array of software applications to help them manage energy use within their organization. To better understand this topic we interviewed 16 energy management experts and surveyed 72 energy management software suppliers. View Full Details »
Published: 30 September 2011
EnerNOC Expansion Targets Strategic Energy Management
Rising energy costs, increased price volatility, tighter energy and carbon regulation and increased stakeholder awareness of sustainability elevate the commercial importance of energy management within firms. This report provides energy directors, facilities directors, finance directors and VPs of sustainability with independent analysis of EnerNOC’s response to the market shift towards strategic energy management. View Full Details »
Published: 12 September 2011
C3 Unveils Vision For Enterprise Energy Management
This report provides CEOs, VPs of strategy and VPs of product development with independent analysis of the official launch of C3’s energy management application on August 11, 2011. Co-founded by Tom Siebel and Patricia House, C3 has operated in stealth since 2008. Verdantix spoke with Patricia House, SVP Strategy, and Chris Stauber, VP Products, to find out more about C3 and its software platform. View Full Details »
Published: 26 August 2011
Smart Innovators: Energy Management Software
Rising energy prices, greater energy price volatility, growing regulation for energy and associated carbon and increasing stakeholder pressure to manage energy in a more sustainable manner place considerable pressure upon those responsible for energy management within firms. This report provides energy directors, facilities directors, finance directors and VPs of sustainability with independent analysis of the energy management software market. View Full Details »
Published: 24 August 2011
Total Portfolio: Smart Grid Technologies
This Total Portfolio analysis clarifies the sustainability benefits, business value and maturity of 23 smart grid technologies. The sustainability rating tool provides a fact-based assessment of each technology’s sustainability benefits, maturity, investment case and future prospects. Executives and managers responsible for smart grid deployment strategies should use this structured assessment to prioritize spending decisions and shortlist service providers. View Full Details »
Published: 19 August 2011
EDF Energy Unlocks Energy Services Opportunities
On May 27, 2011, EDF Energy announced an innovative energy contract bundling energy supply and services for Morrisons supermarket, guaranteeing £1 million ($1.6 million) of savings annually. This deal signals a step change in the energy services market because this is the first time that energy management contracts including guaranteed savings have been bundled with energy supply contracts in the UK. View Full Details »
Published: 10 August 2011
Cisco & Schneider Target Building Energy Optimization
On July 11, 2011, Cisco and Schneider Electric announced a systems integration partnership focused on building energy management. Verdantix selected this subject for a detailed study because this partnership reflects the trend in the energy services market towards a more integrated energy management offering. View Full Details »
Published: 21 July 2011
Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q2 2011
The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? Data is captured from daily reviews of public sources such as main supplier websites, the trade press and general media channels. View Full Details »
Published: 11 July 2011
Hara Aligns With Strategic Energy Management Ecosystem
This report analyzes the strategy of energy and environment software supplier Hara following the firm’s recent Series C funding and its recruitment of Ray Lane to the Board. The $25 million in funding together with strategic investors from the energy value chain will help align the Hara business with the emerging opportunity to provide strategic energy management. View Full Details »
Published: 30 June 2011
Canadian Energy & Carbon Efficiency Spend 2009-2014
This report provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the Canadian market for energy and carbon efficiency spend between 2009 and 2014. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study as quantifying sustainable business spend is a challenge. One key reason for this is that sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities. View Full Details »
Published: 29 June 2011
New ISO 50001 Aims To Tackle The Energy Management Deficit
This report provides EH&S Directors, Heads of Facilities, Energy Directors and VPs of Sustainability with independent analysis of the new ISO 50001 standard. Verdantix finds that the new standard, released on June 15, 2011, seeks to establish an international, cross-industry framework for energy management within organizations. View Full Details »
Published: 16 June 2011
Australian Energy & Carbon Efficiency Spend 2009-2014
This report provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the Australian market for energy and carbon efficiency spend between 2009 and 2014. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study as quantifying sustainable business spend is a challenge. One key reason for this is that sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities. View Full Details »
Published: 16 June 2011
US Energy & Carbon Efficiency Spend 2009-2014
This report provides sustainability leaders in market facing and corporate executive roles with an independent analysis of the size and growth of the US market for energy and carbon efficiency between 2009 and 2014. Verdantix selected this subject for detailed study as quantifying sustainable business spend is a challenge. One key reason for this is that sustainability budgets are often dispersed across many business functions and are embedded in business-as-usual activities. View Full Details »
Published: 14 June 2011
Software Acquisitions Provide Boost To Energy Services
This report provides Chief Sustainability Officers, Strategy Directors and VPs of Sustainability with independent analysis of energy management software acquisitions. Verdantix selected this subject because over the past 18 months several large firms have acquired energy management software providers and integrated them into their broader energy management and sustainability offerings. View Full Details »
Published: 09 June 2011
Green Leases Become A Practical Option For The Willing
This report helps building owners and occupiers adopt a robust sustainability action plan when negotiating leases. Contractual engagements between landlord and tenant based on enlightened self interest can enable activities that lower energy spend and carbon emissions thereby producing value adding benefits for all stakeholders. The key barriers to wide scale adoption of green leases are market culture, structure and norms. View Full Details »
Published: 01 June 2011
Best Practices For Selecting Energy And Carbon Software (Webinar)
This webinar will help you save time and minimise risk in the selection of the energy and carbon software best suited to your firm’s requirements. Based on Verdantix research with hundreds of decision makers in energy management, EH&S, sustainability, finance and IT you will learn about the best practices to guide your supplier selection decision. View Full Details »
Published: 19 April 2011
Smart Grid Deal Tracker Q1 2011
The Verdantix Smart Grid Deal Tracker helps suppliers and customers of smart grid solutions answer questions such as: What smart grid solutions are my peers implementing?; How does the solution set vary by geography?; Which vendors are active in this space?; What partnerships have been formed?; What are the typical investment levels? View Full Details »
Published: 05 April 2011
Symantec Targets European Smart Grid Opportunities
IT security and storage firm Symantec will expand its smart grid offering from the US to Europe throughout 2011. Smart meter deals dominate smart grid implementation projects in Europe but demand response and distribution automation contracts also feature. Large-scale smart grid upgrade projects remain limited in number with European utilities favouring smaller pilot initiatives. View Full Details »
Published: 05 April 2011
IBM Acquires TRIRIGA To Boost Smarter Buildings Initiative
On March 22, 2011, IBM announced the acquisition of TRIRIGA, a US-based software supplier of Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS). The acquisition forms part of IBM’s ‘Smarter Buildings’ initiative, which aims to improve operations, reduce operating costs, lower energy consumption, and enhance occupant satisfaction for its clients. View Full Details »
Published: 30 March 2011
UK Carbon & Energy Software Market 2010-2013
The market for carbon and energy management software is difficult to size and forecast because of market immaturity, undisclosed deals, no centralized budget and a host of other factors. This report helps software suppliers, investors, partners and buyers to forecast revenues streams, plan marketing strategies, define sales strategies, and budget accordingly. View Full Details »
Published: 28 March 2011
Competitive Analysis Of Sustainable Power Utilities (UK) (Webinar)
Power utilities should be playing a key role in helping firms improve their sustainability performance, from ‘green energy’ contracts to advisory and technical services on energy management and renewable energy generation. But this is a radical shift in terms of utility business models, and the relationships they have with their clients. View Full Details »
Published: 23 March 2011
UK Government Seeks To Fire Up Investment In Renewable Heat
On March 10, 2011 the UK government launched the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), a scheme to incentivize the installation of renewable heat technologies in domestic and non-domestic sectors. From July 2011, the government will ring fence the installation of eight renewable heat technologies with investments of £860 million. View Full Details »
Published: 18 March 2011
HP Launches Energy & Sustainability Management Initiative
On March 10 2011, HP announced the launch of its new Energy and Sustainability Management (ESM) initiative. HP’s ESM initiative takes an enterprise-wide view and aims to provide energy and sustainability services to all business functions. The initiative draws on the IT services and business consulting expertise from the acquisition of EDS in 2008 and EYP Mission Critical Facilities in 2007. View Full Details »
Published: 16 March 2011
White House Hopes To Ignite Green Retrofit Market
President Obama’s Better Buildings Initiative, announced on February 3, 2011, aims to address the two major energy related issues faced by the US real estate industry, chiefly that 39% of total US energy consumption and 38% of US carbon dioxide emissions stem from the built environment. The White House estimates that over $40 billion can be saved from energy bills by focusing on building stock energy consumption patterns. View Full Details »
Published: 08 March 2011
Green Quadrant Sustainable Power Utilities 2011 (UK)
Regulation, stakeholder expectations and rising costs are driving firms to increase investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy. Traditionally customers have limited their interaction with power utilities to their energy supply contract, but as utilities increase investment in their energy services capabilities, they are better positioned to offer both sustainable supply and demand management services. View Full Details »
Published: 08 March 2011
Adaptive Buildings Blend Efficiency With Aesthetics
In 2008, engineering firm Buro Happold and design firm Hoberman Associates launched the Adaptive Building Initiative (ABI), a joint venture to design and deliver the next generation of sustainable building technologies. The firm develops building facades and envelopes that adapt to environmental change to reduce the carbon footprint of a building. To date, ABI comprises four proprietary ‘Intelligent Surfaces’. View Full Details »
Published: 07 March 2011
Low Carbon Real Estate Fund Launched In The UK
Launched in 2010, the Threadneedle Low Carbon Workplace Trust (LCW) invests predominately in existing commercial office buildings and repositions them through extensive green refurbishments. The LCW comprises three partners, Threadneedle Property Investment, Stanhope and The Carbon Trust. Where possible, the LCW will partner with tenants in pre-letting agreements, enabling broad based tenant engagement from the beginning of the investment. View Full Details »
Published: 07 March 2011
ECOtality Capitalizes On EV Infrastructure Funding
Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure firm ECOtality has secured $114.8 million in grants from the US Department of Energy in order to implement ‘The EV Project’. This represents the largest EV infrastructure project in the USA with a total value of $230 million. Its objective is to deploy and evaluate techniques for optimizing the effectiveness of infrastructure which supports widespread EV deployment. View Full Details »
Published: 02 March 2011
US Carbon & Energy Software Market 2010-2014
This paper is aimed at software suppliers, investors, partners and buyers wanting to plan marketing strategies, prioritize sales strategies, forecast expected revenues, and budget accordingly. Market immaturity, undisclosed deals, no centralized budget and a host of other factors make the market for carbon and energy management software difficult to size and forecast. View Full Details »
Published: 09 February 2011
The Green Deal - Paradigm Shift In Energy Efficiency
The Green Deal aims to facilitate the upgrading of UK building stock, both domestic and non-domestic, through a pay-as-you-save financing model. Legislated through the Energy Bill, which was introduced to the UK parliament in December 2010, the Green Deal will be administered and funded by national utility companies independently or in partnership with third party financial houses. View Full Details »
Published: 21 December 2010
Green Investment Bank Supports Low-Carbon Growth
On October 20, 2010 the UK government announced the establishment of the Green Investment Bank to accelerate investment in clean energy and sustainable technologies. View Full Details »
Published: 16 December 2010
Hara Wins Strategic Deal With Abu Dhabi Utility
On December 7, 2010, Hara announced its largest carbon and energy software deal to date and its first customer in the Middle East. The deal with the government-owned Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) will see Hara’s Environmental and Energy Management (EEM) software deployed across over 200,000 facilities. Working with Hara, ADWEA aims to implement an energy efficiency programme to achieve an estimated $3 billion in cost savings over the next 10 years. View Full Details »
Published: 13 December 2010
Germany Launches Radical Energy Plan
On September 28, 2010, the German government approved a national 40-year energy plan. Entitled ‘Energy Concept’, it takes an integrated, multi-tier approach setting the roadmap for Germany to generate 60% of its energy from renewables by 2050. The plan sets out a series of measures, including an expansion in offshore wind generation, greater energy efficiency and the construction of a smart grid. View Full Details »
Published: 06 December 2010
Toolkit: Business Case For Solar PV (UK)
This toolkit contains the financial analysis for the business case for solar PV in the UK. Verdantix clients can download the Excel spreadsheet and change assumptions to calculate their own business case or to support clients’ decision making. View Full Details »
Published: 25 November 2010
Business Case For Solar PV (UK)
This report helps decision makers to assess the financial and environmental business case of investing in solar photovoltaic (PV) electric generation in the UK. The Verdantix model captures the key cost and revenue components of a solar PV installation for seven different system sizes: 4, 10, 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 kilowatt peak (kWp). View Full Details »
Published: 25 November 2010
Green Real Estate Retrofit Funds Attract $3.5bn
The number of investment funds focused on sustainable real estate is increasing. Once viewed as a niche within the real estate industry, increased understanding among tenants of sustainability’s co-benefits in terms of cost savings, employee productivity and corporate image have helped drive the issue. View Full Details »
Published: 23 November 2010
Greenprint Unveils Real Estate Carbon Index
Greenprint Foundation, created in mid-2009, is an innovative alliance of real estate investors and occupiers committed to increasing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, while enhancing property values across the global real estate industry. View Full Details »
Published: 03 November 2010
Green Quadrant Carbon & Energy Management Software
The global market for carbon and energy software is intensely competitive — buyers choose from over 100 suppliers. To help buyers save time, save money and reduce risk in their selection process this Verdantix Green Quadrant report compares the 28 software applications that pre-qualify as a potential fit for $1 billion revenue firms. View Full Details »
Published: 01 November 2010
Solar Or Wind? Comparing The Business Cases For On-Site Renewable Energy (Webinar)
Lower operating costs and the introduction of feed-in-tariffs in the UK are fostering interest in solar and wind energy, and investing in renewable energy can deliver carbon reduction and brand benefits for firms. This webinar explores the financial and environmental business cases for firms investing in on-site renewable power generation. View Full Details »
Published: 01 November 2010
IBM Blends Smart IT With Sustainable Infrastructure
IBM has reframed its activities focused on energy efficiency, smart grid, electric vehicles and renewable energy in a new market strategy, announced in October 2010, that focuses on sustainable infrastructure. View Full Details »
Published: 12 October 2010
Capgemini Seizes Smart Metering Opportunities
Global consulting, technology, outsourcing and professional services firm Capgemini has capitalized on opportunities in the smart metering market, winning several contracts over the past five years, and is poised to benefit from future growth in this area. The smart meter capability falls under Capgemini’s global smart energy services division and is driving 90% of its revenues in this area. Capgemini believes that the greatest immediate smart meter opportunities exist in Europe. View Full Details »
Published: 23 September 2010
IT Will Power Boom In Energy Managed Services
The carbon management agenda is driving a new wave of entrants into the more established managed energy services market. Software suppliers, specialist consultants and technology services firms are all targeting the growing market of combined carbon and energy managed services. View Full Details »
Published: 13 August 2010
Intel's Sustainability Vision Focuses On Smart Grid
This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate climate change and sustainability strategies. Intel is the world’s largest semiconductor chip maker generating revenues of $35.1 billion in 2009. Intel aims to integrate sustainability into all facets of its business strategy, and sets absolute and relative targets for GHG emissions, energy, and water consumption from its own operations. View Full Details »
Published: 02 August 2010
Fresh & Easy Starts Sustainable Software Journey
This is one in a series of Verdantix reports on corporate sustainability strategies and the use of sustainable business software that analyses the business drivers behind Fresh & Easy’s selection of a Verisae application. Fresh & Easy is a $302 million US retail firm that committed itself to an ambitious climate change plan, outlined by its parent firm, Tesco. View Full Details »
Published: 30 July 2010
Toolkit: Business Case For Wind (UK)
This toolkit contains the financial analysis for the business case for wind in the UK. Verdantix clients can download the Excel spreadsheet and change assumptions to calculate their own business case or to support clients’ decision making. View Full Details »
Published: 26 July 2010
Business Case For Wind (UK)
A strong policy environment since the introduction of feed-in tariffs in the UK, lower operating costs, reduction in firm emissions and the strengthening of stakeholder relationships is fostering interest in investments in wind energy. This report helps decision makers involved in energy procurement and meeting environmental goals to assess the financial and environmental business case of investing in wind energy in the UK. View Full Details »
Published: 26 July 2010
Best Practices For Building Management Systems
Resurgent energy prices, national legislation and corporate brand risks have bought energy efficiency to the forefront of private and public sector climate change and sustainability strategies. For many firms, reducing building electricity consumption is a top priority initiative and the operation of an efficient Building Management System (BMS) is often an integral element of the project. View Full Details »
Published: 26 May 2010
UK Feed-In Tariff Energizes Business Case
In April 2010, the UK government introduced feed-in tariffs (FITs) for small-scale low carbon electricity. FITs are payments to energy producers for every unit of renewable electricity they generate whether it is for direct use or to be sold to the grid. The rationale behind this policy is to increase the level of electricity from renewables in the UK, building towards a target of 30% by 2020. View Full Details »
Published: 14 May 2010
Renault's Electric Vehicle Ecosystem Charges Ahead
This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate climate plans. Since 1998, Renault has targeted improvements throughout the life cycle of its vehicles, which resulted in the firm cutting carbon emissions by 17.4% between 2004 and 2008. Industry leadership on end-of-life vehicle recycling saved Renault €400 million in 2007 alone, with the firm seeking to meet the ambitious target of producing 95% recyclable vehicles by 2015. View Full Details »
Published: 28 April 2010
Total Portfolio: Electricity Meters & Displays
This Total Portfolio analysis clarifies the sustainability benefits, business value and maturity of fourteen types of electricity meters and displays. The sustainability rating tool cuts through “greenwash” with a fact-based assessment of each solution’s sustainability benefits, maturity, investment case and future prospects. View Full Details »
Published: 08 March 2010
Uncertain Subsidies Delay Drax Biomass Plans
Drax Group, the operator of Europe’s largest coal-fired power station and supplier of 7% of the UK’s electricity, has shelved plans to diversify its power generation business into biomass. The firm had planned to invest £2 billion to build three 300MW dedicated biomass generation facilities with a target operational date of 2014. View Full Details »
Published: 02 March 2010
The Energy Efficiency Imperative
Increasing oil and electricity prices, the hidden cost of carbon, growing risks from energy supply disruption and board-level climate change compliance issues make energy efficiency a new imperative for the CFO. Verdantix analysis of energy and carbon trends indicates that finance executives need a multi-year energy efficiency plan to maximise cost savings, help the CEO meet carbon reduction goals and make financial decisions based on total cost of ownership. View Full Details »
Published: 07 December 2009
Smart Vendors: Biomass Supply Chain (UK)
Verdantix selected the biomass supply chain in the UK for a Smart Vendors report as resurgent oil prices and national renewable energy targets will see biomass become an increasingly important resource. This paper analyses the role of fourteen companies in the supply of biomass to three different UK market segments. View Full Details »
Published: 11 November 2009
Case Study: Better Place Electric Vehicle System
Verdantix met with Josh Steinmann, VP Global Development of Better Place to hear about the roll out plans for the Better Place electric vehicle network. Better Place is a new value chain for road vehicle transport not just a new cleantech venture. The firm has a multi-country roll out plan, government and city partnerships and has raised $400 million in funding. The Better Place business model integrates six operational capabilities. View Full Details »
Published: 12 September 2009
Hara Fund Raising Pressures Competitors
Hara Software, a California headquartered software firm focused on solutions for energy, carbon and environmental management raised a $14 million Series B round from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Nth Power and JAFCO Ventures. To hear more about the rationale for the additional investment and business plans Verdantix spoke with the CEO, Amit Chatterjee and the CMO Chris Farinacci on the day the deal was announced. View Full Details »
Published: 11 September 2009
Voltalis Disrupts French Electricity Market
Founded in 2007, Voltalis provides a distributed electricity demand reduction service to the French grid operator RTE. The technology consists of the Bluepod wireless transmitter and electricity modulator which are linked to centrally-controlled “smart grid” software. The Voltalis revenue model disrupts industry practices for peak demand management because it requires payment for reducing demand rather than boosting supply. View Full Details »
Published: 21 July 2009
Riversimple Drives For Cost-Effective Hydrogen Car
Oil prices, taxes, pollution controls and climate change legislation will result in a long-term shift from petroleum fueled vehicles to cleantech alternatives powered by electricity, hydrogen and biofuels. To hear more about this emerging sector Verdantix attended the July 2009 launch of the hydrogen fueled car from start-up Riversimple. By integrating multiple proven cleantech vehicle innovations into the car’s design Riversimple intend to commercialise the car at a low price point. View Full Details »
Published: 11 July 2009
Total Portfolio: Energy Efficiency Solutions
This Total Portfolio report clarifies the sustainability benefits, business value and maturity of 30 energy efficiency solutions. The solutions are plotted on three product lifecycle curves based on a fact-based assessment of each solution’s maturity, investment case, future prospects and sustainability benefits. View Full Details »
Published: 24 June 2009
Green Quadrant Energy Consulting 2009 (UK)
In the UK demand for energy consulting is growing driven by volatile energy markets, the carbon and sustainability agenda and new regulations. This Green Quadrant report helps buyers of energy advisory services to shortlist consulting firms that are best positioned to meet their needs. Based on interviews with 15 customers and 12 practice leaders and executives, the analysis applies 43 criteria to understand the capabilities, market success and UK coverage of 17 firms. View Full Details »
Published: 22 June 2009
Econcern Receivership Highlights Cleantech Risks
Econcern, a Netherlands headquartered energy and cleantech group with 1,000 employees, filed for the Dutch equivalent of receivership on May 26, 2009. The firm had plans for massive expansion through its five business units in consulting, renewable energy projects, small-scale solar power implementation, carbon projects and cleantech venture capital. The financial crisis wrecked the firm’s growth plans. View Full Details »
Published: 14 June 2009
Investment Manager Survey: Renewables, Environment & Cleantech
This report provides insights into the future of investments in the renewables, environmental assets and cleantech (REC) sector. Based on interviews with 26 investment managers across the funding value chain and discussions with 7 industry experts the study concludes investors, funds and executives who successfully traverse the 2009 to 2010 funding gap will benefit from a positive investment environment from 2011. View Full Details »
Published: 15 May 2009
UK Offshore Wind: Broken Economics?
This report helps individuals seeking to understand the future of the UK offshore wind market following announcements by oil majors, utilities and financial investors about problems with the economics of the sector. Offshore wind power generation is a crucial part of the UK government’s plan to generate 15 per cent of electricity from renewables by 2020. For European utilities with fossil fuel generating plants, climate change policy enhances the investment rationale for offshore wind. View Full Details »
Published: 27 January 2009
Innovation: Drax Group's Big Biomass Strategy
Drax Group, the operator of Europe’s largest coal-fired power station, has diversified its power generation business into biomass. By mid-2010 the firm expects to have 500MW of co-fired coal/biomass generation capacity. The firm is investing £2 billion to build three 300MW dedicated biomass generation facilities with a target operational date of 2014. The carrots and sticks of climate change policy have driven the business logic behind the investment plans. View Full Details »
Published: 25 January 2009
Innovation: Tesco's Eco-Store Strategy
In January 2007 Tesco’s CEO, Sir Terry Leahy, announced a climate change strategy which included cutting carbon emissions from stores by 50 per cent by 2020 relative to 2006. After 2 years of trial projects, the firm recently announced the opening of its first fully-fledged eco-store in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. View Full Details »
Published: 23 January 2009
Focus: Symantec's Climate Change Innovation Opportunity
Symantec is one of the world’s largest software firms with 17,500 employees and a focus on IT security and infrastructure software. The firm recently announced new solutions to help customers improve energy efficiency in the data centre and reduce its own carbon emissions. Verdantix believes that the time has come for the software industry, which lags many other sectors, to shift gears on climate change. View Full Details »
Published: 15 May 2008