Smart Grids - Energy & Environmental Issues

Synopsis

Because of Climate Change and CO2 issues the utilities around the world are in a race to upgrade their decades old infrastructure to make it more intelligent (ie smart grids). In this process they are moving away from looking at broadband as a new revenue stream (BPL) and all their energy is now focused internally with their telco skills being used to upgrade their networks for internal (smart grid) purposes.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Smart grids and climate change
  
  • 2.1 Catalysts for change
    
  • 2.2 Vision for the future
    
• 3. The reality of global warming
  
  • 3.1 Smart meters
    
• 4. Trillions to be spent on electricity grids
  
  • 4.1 ICT solutions for global warming and energy saving
    
• 5. Smart grids at the centre of the energy revolution
  
  • 5.1 A global movement
    
  • 5.2 The climate change driver
    
  • 5.3 Who will lead the industry?
    
  • 5.4 Smart grids more than efficiency
    
  • 5.5 Peak oil the economic driver
    
• 6. Will we get it right in 2009?
  
  • 6.1 Industries need to work together
    
  • 6.2 Global policies - Copenhagen Climate Council
    
• 7. 2009 developments in the renewable energy market
  
  • 7.1 A highly volatile market
    
  • 7.2 China will dominate equipment supply market
    
  • 7.3 European industry needs major overhaul
    
  • 7.4 Government leadership is needed
    
• 8. Conclusion
  
• 9. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Worldwide electricity consumption – 1973; 1980; 1990; 2000; 2020; 2030
• Table 2 – Wholesale MWh prices – 2009 - 2011

• Exhibit 1 – Three stages of Smart Grids