Hydro Power Reports and Market Analysis
Hydro Power Industry in Africa - Large Untapped Potential Waiting to be Unleashed
Summary
Africa has huge untapped reserves of fossil and hydro resources that can be used for generating electricity. However, electrification and consumption levels are low, particularly in the rural areas, due to drought, high oil prices, conflicts and lack of funds, project financing and infrastructure. The African continent has an immense potential for electricity generation and consumption. Almost 71% of the total population does not have access to electricity and 35 countries experience acute power crises. With nearly 14% of the total global population, Africa accounted for only 3.4% of total electricity generated and 3.1% of electricity consumed globally in 2010.
At present, the continent is heavily dependent on coal fuel for power generation. For instance, South Africa generates approximately 90% of its power from coal, which accounts for around 66% of total electricity consumed in the continent. The continent's abundant natural resources make hydropower a promising and feasible solution to the region's generation needs. Despite the resource being underexploited, there is current movement to develop the source further.
Scope
- Details about the huge untapped potential
- Key hydro projects under implementation in the region
- Leading countries in hydropower market and future of hydropower in key countries
- Government emphasis on hydropower development
World Wave & Tidal Market Report
Summary
The World Wave & Tidal Market Report provides a comprehensive and fully illustrated review of different technological concepts and devices employed in both existing and future projects. The report provides analysis of the impact of current and new technologies on the industry and identifies the key players in the business.
With the sector still young, there are significant issues that must be addressed and overcome. The report analyses and assesses potential solutions to issues such as costs, installation, operations & maintenance and investment.
Each proposed wave & tidal current stream project worldwide is assessed to model unique and detailed market information.
Scope
- Executive Summary - summary of market forecasts, macro trends, industry challenges
- Market Drivers and Constraints - green drivers, macro energy drivers
- Introduction to the Wave & Tidal Industry - development history, technology development, R&D, test sites, manufacturing, components
- Project Lifecycle - pre-installation surveys, engineering surveys, environmental surveys, device installation, cable installation, grid connection, operations & maintenance
- Wave - available resource, development history, classification of devices and technology overview, wave energy devices
- Tidal Current Stream - available resource, development history, classification of devices and technology overview, tidal current stream energy devices
- Market Issues - R&D and test sites by country, manufacturing, components, pre-installation, installation, operations and maintenance, costs, financing, survival, grid connection
- Key Markets - market types, Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA
- Market Forecasts - capacity, capital expenditure and numbers of devices for wave and tidal current stream
Global Hydro Report
Summary
This new report looks at the global hydro market, the changes, developments and forecasts for the future. Following years of stagnation and bad press, hydro power is experiencing resurgence. Technologies with a lower environmental impact such as run-of-river, small hydro and low head turbines are proving to be extremely popular to both appease critics of hydro and meet energy needs. So much so that in the USA, the regulator of hydro projects, the FERC, has signed memorandum of understandings with five states to streamline the licensing of small projects. There has been an increase in pumped storage projects as a standalone option and retrofitted on to existing hydro power assets. As pumped storage is the most mature technology to store electricity generated from intermittent renewables such as wind and solar and then release it to meet peak demand. A large number of such projects are planned or under construction in the USA, China and Europe, which have a significant number of solar and wind projects installed or in the pipeline.
Scope
Over the mid-term there is considerable growth expected in new hydro capacity. A worldwide installed capacity of over 1,100 GW by 2015 is likely. Most growth is expected in the Asia Pacific region, especially in the growing economic power houses of China and India. Along with neighboring countries which export excess electricity over their borders. Significant growth is also expected in Latin America.
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