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In the context of conventional vehicles, energy efficient technologies introduced in the sector to meet these targets include turbocharging, cylinder deactivation and camless valves, the use of six-speed or higher transmission or continuous variable transmission as well as improved efficiency of air conditioning, tire efficiency, the use […]

Although the absolute figure looks large, the water and waste sector lags sadly behind other the infrastructure sectors in the private investment it receives. By the end of 2011, 743 PSP projects in 62 countries worth a cumulative total of $64,126 million had been closed in the […]

The European energy sector is at a crossroads, with ever increasing demand and some uncertainties about supply. A number of European countries will require large scale replacement of generating capacity in the next decade, as either generating assets reach the end of their life or because policy […]

The Brazilian power sector has accumulated extensive experience in expansion planning. The expansion of the Brazilian system has been planned on the basis of a number of different studies since 1978: Long term Studies: conducted every five to six years, these have a time span of 30 […]

High-capacity transmission corridors link the East and West Coasts, as well as Canada and Mexico. It is possible to balance electric supply and demand on a national basis. This gives customers “continental” access to electricity supplies, no matter where they or their suppliers are located. The national […]

The usual type of cables used for many decades were fluid filled or mass impregnated types, either pressurised or not. Recent developments in extrusion techniques, in material handling systems and cleanliness of materials have led to the introduction of “solid” insulation cables usually based on polymeric plastic […]

Most markets which had a well-developed city gas infrastructure distributing manufactured gas have already changed to natural gas for the feedstock, except China, which is now in the process of doing so. Distribution infrastructure is extremely expensive and accounts for the majority of costs for transferring gas […]

NRG Expert is a leader in energy market research and as such we have a wide set of data that is available both in our products and that can be accessed in custom research projects. As a part of showcasing this data, every month we like to […]

The reasons for the wide variations in penetration for electricity, water and gas meters are different, partly demographic and partly market based. 85% of households have an electricity supply and almost all of these end points are metered. Of the 15% of households which do not have […]

Historically the US has dominated in the length of T&D networks which has extended to over 11.0 million km, and at the same time Asia has grown substantially over the last three decates, Resulting in two of the top three spots in terms of length of networks […]

This week we’re taking a look at the issues that are affecting the energy industry. Energy cannot be avoided. Almost, everything we do requires it and without we would be stuck. This important element of our society is increasingly becoming a debated topic. With rising (and falling) […]

The electrical generating sector came into being in the last two decades of the 19th century in the industrial countries, with the first small installations of public capacity in the 1890s in the USA, UK and Japan, mainly for street lighting. In those early years and in […]

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The global demand for refined oil products has changed significantly over the last 15 to 20 years. The UK Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”) have commissioned several reports over the last ten years relating to oil security, oil resilience and oil fragility in a […]

NRG Expert Senior Analyst Edgar van der Meer was recently asked by CNBC for his opinion and views on the Caribbean energy investment climate. Overall, the Caribbean is a very dependent market for energy with very little production from own resources and a heavy reliance on imports […]

NRG Expert has recently released its The Global Hydro Industry Historical, Present, and Future Generation Statistics to 2025 Report and Database. Worldwide there is a growing trend to plan hydro projects that meet both local demand and the export market. The main barrier to getting these and […]

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