Cleantech & Smart Grid
Verdantix covers cleantech and smart grid innovations from the perspective of firms implementing technologies. Our unique focus on the buy-side of the cleantech market helps clarify business cases for investment, track adoption trends and help suppliers refine messaging and identify potential buyers. Focus areas include on-site solar power, on-site wind power, electric vehicles, PHEVs, smart grids and smart meters.
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AMEE: The Carbon Data Aggregator
Following a Series A funding round in November 2008, Verdantix met with Gavin Starks, the CEO of AMEE, to hear about his vision for the development of a massive carbon data aggregation and analytics platform. AMEE is a software as a service (SaaS) that captures activity-based energy and emissions data and provides an emissions calculation engine to analyze the data. More accurate and detailed carbon data will enable AMEE to offer valuable analytics. View full Report details »
Published: 06 February 2009
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 Report details »
Published: 25 November 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 Report details »
Published: 26 July 2010
£ 300.00
View details »Buyer's Guide To Sustainable Business Software
The pressure on firms to collect, store, audit and report accurate sustainability data is growing. Tighter regulations, stakeholder pressure and potential cost savings drive firms to look at better alternatives to existing systems. With so many providers offering solutions in what appears to be a fairly amorphous market, Verdantix surveyed 65 suppliers to clarify and define purchase options for buyers. View full Report details »
Published: 05 July 2010
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 Report details »
Published: 12 September 2009
Dry Washing Innovation Nears Commercial Market
Water scarcity risks will impact most of the world’s population within the next fifteen years. Combined with greater emphasis on sustainability in business and consumer markets, demand for innovations that offer alternatives to water-intensive processes, like the ‘almost waterless’ washing machine developed by UK-based start-up Xeros, will soar. View full Report details »
Published: 06 August 2010
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 Report details »
Published: 14 June 2009
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 Report details »
Published: 02 March 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 Report details »
Published: 12 September 2011
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 Report details »
Published: 15 May 2008
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 Report details »
Published: 07 October 2011
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 Report details »
Published: 16 December 2010
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 Report details »
Published: 25 January 2009
Innovative UK Industrial Symbiosis Model Exported
The UK National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) is an innovative example of industrial symbiosis, where one firm’s waste becomes another firm’s input. International Synergies coordinates the NISP membership network, using regional workshops and a proprietary database to identify opportunities for members to gain mutual value by repurposing waste streams. View full Report details »
Published: 02 August 2010
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 Report details »
Published: 15 May 2009
Novacem Develops Carbon Negative Cement
The cement industry is currently a major contributor to climate change, responsible for 5% of global carbon emissions. Innovation within the sector has unearthed the possibility of turning this greenhouse gas source into a carbon sink. To hear more about developments Verdantix spoke with the CEO of Novacem, a start-up developing carbon negative cement. View full Report details »
Published: 27 October 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 Report details »
Published: 11 July 2009
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 Report details »
Published: 05 April 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 Report details »
Published: 11 July 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 Report details »
Published: 06 October 2011
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 Report details »
Published: 09 January 2012
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 Report details »
Published: 05 April 2011
£ 200.00
View details »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 Report details »
Published: 08 March 2010
Total Portfolio: IT Sustainability Solutions
This Total Portfolio analysis clarifies the sustainability benefits, business value and maturity of twenty-four IT sustainability solutions. The sustainability rating tool cuts through “greenwash” with a fact-based assessment of each solution’s sustainability benefits, maturity, investment case and future prospects. Executives and managers responsible for implementing technology-based sustainability programs should use this structured assessment to prioritize spending decisions. View full Report details »
Published: 26 March 2009
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 Report details »
Published: 19 August 2011
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 Report details »
Published: 27 January 2009
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 Report details »
Published: 02 March 2010
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 Report details »
Published: 21 July 2009
WSP Product Ecology Democratizes LCA Software
In August 2010, WSP Digital, the software solutions business unit of WSP Environment & Energy, launched a new web-based software application called Product Ecology. The software enables industrial designers and product designers to cost effectively assess high-level life cycle environmental impacts on three metrics: carbon emissions, water consumed and waste created. View full Report details »
Published: 06 September 2010