Research

Navigant Research’s analysts conduct rigorous examinations of emerging cleantech markets, the findings of which are published in the group's syndicated market research reports.  These reports, each of which focuses on a particular industry sector, include strategic analysis of business drivers and challenges, technology development, the value chain and competitive landscape, and global regulatory issues.  Quantitative analysis in our reports includes market sizing, market share analysis, segmentation by technology and geography, and detailed scenario-based forecasts with a five to ten year horizon.  


Our Research Programs

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Energy

Navigant Research's Smart Energy program focuses on new technology and business models that are driving innovation in clean energy, energy storage, and other advanced power technologies, both on the utility scale and on a distributed basis. Research coverage includes the hardware, software, and systems required to deploy Smart Energy technologies, along with an examination of demand drivers, business issues, and regulatory/policy issues associated with their adoption.

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Utilities

Navigant Research’s Smart Utilities research program covers emerging technologies and business models that are shaping the next generation of the electrical grid. Research focus includes examination of utility technology issues within different operational domains including transmission, distribution, metering, and consumer energy management. The analysis also provides profiles of utility smart grid activities, including regulatory factors, and market issues such as scalability, security, and quantification of the opportunity for smart grid technology across different sectors and world regions.

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Transportation

The Smart Transportation program examines the global market for hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and other alternate fuel vehicles for both consumer and commercial applications. Navigant Research also analyzes the use of clean energy technologies for mass transit and other forms of transportation beyond conventional vehicles. Additional coverage includes analysis of other complementary technologies that are related to transportation including biofuels and advanced battery and energy storage technologies.


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Industry

Navigant Research's Smart Industry program concentrates on innovative and energy-efficient business approaches being pioneered by companies in a variety of industries worldwide. This includes a focus on the application of clean technologies and business practices within industry verticals such as manufacturing, government, IT and electronics, and telecommunications. Coverage also includes case study analysis of corporate energy efficiency and energy management initiatives, as well as survey research on business leaders' attitudes about cleantech and its impacts.

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Buildings

Navigant Research's Smart Buildings program focuses on the design, construction, and maintenance of highly efficient commercial and residential buildings. Research areas include energy management systems, automation and control technologies, energy efficient technologies, and green building practices including design, materials, certification programs, and construction technologies.  The program covers key market opportunities for each area, including a detailed assessment of key industry players, emerging business models, and the public policy and regulatory environment related to smart buildings.

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More Than 480 Microgrid Projects Are Proposed, Under Development, or Operating Worldwide
May 21, 2013 Many new microgrid projects are still under the radar, and many local…
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Favorable Attitudes Toward Smart Grid and Smart Meter Technology Increased in 2012
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Worldwide Capacity of Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles Will Multiply More than 10-Fold by 2020
May 17, 2013 Improvements in lithium ion (Li-ion) battery technology are helping to accelerate the…
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Annual Sales of Electric Motorcycles and Scooters in North America Will Multiply Nearly Ten-Fold by 2018
May 16, 2013 The vast majority of electric motorcycles and scooters sold worldwide are sold…
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