http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/svcg.pag/EGEP - Energy and Power Research Mon, 12 May 2008 1:23:13 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=S0C3-01-00-00-00 This best practices research showcases the best practices followed by the company in the renewable energy market in Southeast Asia. Fri, 9 May 2008 01:36:39 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=129223665 India's infrastructure growth - especially Power, has not been able to keep pace with the robust economic growth. A host of issues such as, lack of adequate generation capacity, high T&D losses, energy shortages, financial conditions of State Electricity Boards (SEBs), rampant power theft, equipment condition etc., play a major role in the sector's relatively dismal performance. With the objective of "Power for All by 2012", aggressive power generation capacity addition plans, augmenting the T&D network and increased share of clean energy, renewable energy sources is one of the key targets the Government is actively pursuing. Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D734-00-9C-00-00 This week's HTM edition profiles advances in solar cells involving graphene as a replacement material for ITO, and low-cost solar cells for small battery applications. Nanorods incorporating rare-earth elements for medical device applications as well as a new transparent conductive film based on carbon-doped magnesium is also profiled in this week's HTM alert. A market insight for high-performance fibers in the European Union is also provided. Fri, 2 May 2008 06:35:22 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D764-00-99-00-00 Greenline Industries have made use of Amberlite BDIODRY technology developed by Rohm and Haas, to come out with waterless biodiesel manufacturing technology. PetroSun has been considering using microalgae as a source for producing biofuel and is planning to produce an estimated 4.4 million gallons of algal oil and 110 million lbs.of biomass per year off a series of saltwater ponds that span 1,100 acres. BioChemics Inc. based at Danvers, Massachusetts, has pioneered a novel drug delivery technology based on microencapsulation thus enabling an efficient transdermal delivery of a wide variety of pharmaceutical drugs in the market. Fri, 2 May 2008 06:07:24 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D704-00-9B-00-00 This week's Inside R&D Alert profiles the use of nanoparticles from noble metals for cheaper and efficient solar cells, space-based quantum communications via satellites, liverworts as bioindicators of UV radiation, organic conductors that are as good as metallic conductors, and the use of bioactive nanoparticles for preservation of stone artwork. Fri, 2 May 2008 03:58:22 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=DD13-00-04-00-00 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:31:35 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D960-00-0D-00-00 This issue focuses on the global developments in the field of third generation solar technology such as those based on polymer and plastic, nanowire technology, nanoparticles, organic, quantum dot technologies and dye-sensitized solar cells from different research institutions and industries. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:18:34 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=P1BF-01-00-00-00 This research service provides a strategic analysis of the power industry structure, power development plans, power market trends, market drivers, market restraints and key company profiles in Thailand. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:46:35 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=128394359 Poland, producing almost 150 TWh per annum, is the sixth largest electricity market within the EU in terms of electricity production. Due to an unavoidable electricity consumption upsurge, it is expected to develop even faster, in the upcoming years, than other European markets. In general, as a result of the abundance of coal, the generation mix in Poland has been historically based on thermal energy sources. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=128394528 Green Building Media held their first Retrofitting Seminar on the 10th of April, 2008. The purpose of the event was to bring together key stakeholders to share knowledge about energy efficiency in the built environment and reach consensus on the best way to accelerate the initiation of retrofitting projects with a view to easing the energy crunch in South Africa and mitigate against climate change. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D764-00-97-00-00 A team of researchers at the University of Oulu have developed a novel technical solution for optimization of Pichia pastoris shake flask cultures, which can be ideally used for production of stable human type II collagen. A novel plastic membrane to scrub out carbon dioxide from the environment has been developed by an international team of researchers. Scientists at the Innovations of Leningrad Institutes and Enterprises in St. Petersburg have developed a new fullerene production technique that addresses the problems encountered with the conventional methods. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:28:42 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D774-00-9A-00-00 In this issue, we look at racetrack memory,' a route to building graphene-based electronic devices, a design for integrating nanodevices with conventional semiconductor electronics, the discovery of superinsulators,' and a structural improvement to dye-based solar cells. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:45:38 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=M263-01-00-00-00 The global waste to energy (W2E) plant market is in a revival stage and capital investment is strong. However, the market is rife with challenges and in spite of some big projects and healthy investment, achieving consistent growth is not easy. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:51:34 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=127963844 The power transmission and distribution (T&D) equipment market in ANZ had grown at higher rates during the period 2004 to 2007 due to increase in investments from the utilities, commercial and industrial sector. The market is likely to be positive during the short term (2008 -2009) since the investments from the end-user sectors are likely to continue to either build new infrastructure or to replace the existing old equipment with new ones. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=127930463 An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) serves in a wide range of applications and industries, since electricity and continuous backup power is a necessity to perform daily operation and routines. In Southeast Asia, the flourish of wireless and broadband applications in the telecommunication industry, intensifying activity in the manufacturing sector, and expectation of higher reliability in the business and financial service industry are the major driving forces for the UPS markets. Stronger economic growth in most of the countries in Southeast Asia is another component supporting the growth of this market. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D833-00-87-00-00 This edition of the Future Tech alert identifies and profiles unconventional developments in the area of water purification and desalination technologies using a variety of low-cost sources. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:52:23 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=M249-01-00-00-00 The research service aims to appraise the current state of the biomass market, and forecast future trends. The study focuses exclusively on different technologies used for biomass in Europe. Market drivers as well as market restraints are evaluated and the research service also identifies the key challenges facing the industry and provides strategies to succeed in light of such obstacles. Mon, 7 Apr 2008 06:50:22 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D764-00-95-00-00 Interesting study at the Montana State University has resulted in promising findings suggesting that lipids from micro algae are suitable for refining into conventional fuels. Procognia, an Israel-based biotechnology company has an innovative glycoanalysis solutions platform for the determination of levels of glycosylation in a most rapid, easy, and cost-effective manner. Bioecon, a Netherlands-based biofuels startup company has created a novel process and catalysts for hydrocarbon biocrude production from agricultural wastes such as wood waste, sugarcane waste, and diesel using existing infrastructures prevalent in oil refineries. Fri, 4 Apr 2008 06:32:26 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D744-00-9C-00-00 This week's issue of Advanced Coatings and Surface Technology Alert focuses on effects of complete surface gold coatings of experimental titanium implants, new coatings to greatly improve polymer solar cells, characterization of thermally evaporated silver-germanium-sulfur thin films, indium oxide-based tranparent thin film transistors fabricated by reactive evaporation, and integration of zinc oxide nanostructures in layer by layer hybrid thin films. Fri, 4 Apr 2008 06:04:23 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D704-00-97-00-00 This week's Inside R&D Alert profiles an innovative software architecture for interoperable e-government services, a sophisticated controller for wind turbines, active matrix displays made from nanowire technology, a study of herbicides as environmental biomarkers. Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:59:22 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=126684096 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=D10E-01-00-00-00 This research service analyzes the current trends in the carbon dioxide capture technologies with a focus on the current technologies associated with pre-combustion capture. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:37:26 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=P1BE-01-00-00-00 This research service provides a strategic analysis of the power industry structure, power reforms, power market trends, market drivers, market restraints and key company profiles in The Philippines Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:19:18 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=P1BD-01-00-00-00 This research service provides a strategic analysis of the power industry structure, power reforms, power market trends, market drivers, market restraints and key company profiles in Indonesia. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:19:18 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=P1BC-01-00-00-00 This research service provides a strategic analysis of the power industry structure, power reforms, power market trends, market drivers, market restraints and key company profiles in Vietnam. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:14:21 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D960-00-0C-00-00 This issue focuses on the global developments in the field of battery technologies such as lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries, electrode materials for batteries and applications of lithium ion batteries across different research institutions and industries. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:26:18 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D784-00-96-00-00 Stretchable and foldable silicon integrated circuits have been fabricated and these circuits could find use in a number of applications such as personal health monitoring and therapeutics. Buckyballs are capable of holding super-dense volumes of hydrogen. A biosensing nanodevice uses an enzyme and gold nanorods and could have wide application as a health screening device. Graphene-carbon nanotube composite could be used in electronic devices that are vulnerable to heat. Graphene shows great promise as a replacement to silicon. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:54:18 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=125887341 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=B983-01-00-00-00 The services market for prime movers in the oil and gas industry in the EMEA region is entering into a rapid expansion phase. Opportunities for market participants exist in all of the geographical regions analysed. However, the long term trends vary greatly from area to area. The prime movers which are utilized in the oil and gas industry and covered in this study are gas turbines, steam turbines and reciprocating engines. Further analysis is done by type of end user and by application (power generation and mechanical drive). Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:32:17 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=M1F1-01-00-00-00 The research service aims to appraise the current state of the cogeneration market, forecast future revenues and megawatt growth. The study focuses exclusively on different equipment types used only for cogeneration in Europe. For each equipment type reviewed, market revenues as well as megawatt forecasts are given. Market drivers as well as market restraints are evaluated and the research service also identifies the key challenges facing the industry and provides strategies to succeed in light of such obstacles. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:58:18 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=125518542 Argentina Struggles to Give an Urgent Solution to the Energy Crisis Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=125518583 Argentina Struggles to Give an Urgent Solution to the Energy Crisis - Spanish Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D764-00-93-00-00 GreenField Ethanol and Enerkem Technologies Inc. form a 50-50 joint venture to produce ethanol from biomass syngas. Colusa merger with Pan Gen Global provides funding for evaluating a process for making ethanol and silicate from rice hulls and straw. Zymetis now offers enzymes to hydrolyze biomass. Petrobras and KiOR collaborate on manufacturing bio-oil from sugar cane waste in Brazil. Discoveries at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst could enhance uranium bioremediation. Recombinant yeast created at Delft University of Technology could make production of malic acid by fermentation commercially feasible. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:37:18 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=R24E-01-00-00-00 The Latin American power plant services markets are dominated by global companies. TGM Turbinas and Siemens AG are market leaders throughout the region in steam turbine services. On the other hand, General Electric Company is by far the region`s market leader in services for gas turbines, sollowed by siemens AG. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:13:55 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=125046380 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=124931207 Thailand Energy Industry - Present Scenario and Future Prospects Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D774-00-95-00-00 In this issue, we look at work into developing stainless steel substrates for low-cost solar cells, research into just how much energy it takes to move an atom across a surface, a way to draw nanoscale conductive traces, magnetism and gold nanowires, and a mechanical nanoswitching effect triggered by light. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:22:38 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=124278647 The Blackout Crisis (Crise do Apag o) aftermath thrown into the limelight different concerns with regards to the level of reservoirs and the stable supply of electricity in Brazil put in evidence many concerns with regard to the level of reservoirs and the supply of electricity in Brazil. As a result, issues related to the need of energy security, energy matrix diversification, and long-term energy planning became part of the political agenda. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=124279631 Many factors point to the importance of energy diversification in South America. Since the early 2000s, countries such as Brazil and Argentina have been showing a delicate energy supply balance. Chile, considered by many as the South American rising star, has similar problems with regard to energy supply stability. Indisputably, it is time for action and incisive planning. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=123890133 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000