topResearch ReportsBuilding Management Systems, HVAC, and Lighting Controls
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Sustainable Product Development, Extended Producer Responsibility, and Toxic Exports
The Outlook for Global Carbon Markets
Regulatory, Consumer, and Industry Drivers for Corporate Social Responsibility
Portable Power for Portable Devices
Reducing the Environmental Impact of PCs, Servers By Using Safer Materials, Slashing Power Needs
The Outlook for Renewable Energy Generation by Wind Turbines, Wind Farms
Cement, Insulation, and Wood Products Help Engineer a Greener World
Demand Response, Decentralized Generation and Smart Meters Increase Electrical Networks’ Capabilities, Efficiency and Reliability
Sunny Prospects for Energy Independence Through Solar Power
Solid State Lighting Applications, Technologies, and Market Opportunities
topABI InsightsIncreasing awareness of climate change and its likely causes is driving a broad array of industries, and individuals as well, to modify how they work, play and live. Understanding that most utility-generated electricity is created through the burning of fossil fuels, which generate greenhouse gases that directly impact global climate, more and more people and companies are working to mitigate or negate their carbon footprints, in order to lessen their impact on the global ecosystem.
An increasing number of businesses are taking the first step by assessing how much electricity they use, and how they use it. Many are working to reduce their energy consumption through methods ranging from the use of better insulation in the construction of their facilities (which saves heat in the winter and electricity for air conditioning in the summer) to upgrading servers and PC with new models that use far less electricity because they "sleep" when not in use.
Consumers (and utilities as well) are exploring the potential of distributed generation, which allows individuals to generate their own electricity using the wind, solar energy, geothermal energy, or other means, and to share any excess with the local power grid.
NextGen Research's Energy & Green Technology Service examines market sectors involved in power generation as they increasingly incorporate alternative energy sources, as well as those sectors that must become increasingly green (by utilizing less-hazardous materials) and energy-efficient to survive in an ever-more-eco-conscious world.
