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Licensed Mobile Radio Infrastructure and System Integration Market Worth $2.6 Billion
15 May 2013
Average pricing for Chinese-manufactured photovoltaic (PV) solar modules could surge by 45 percent in June, cutting some solar project IRRs to below 7 percent and further dampen demand in Europe as a result of the preliminary antidumping duties imposed in the European Union, according to IHS (NYSE: ... details >>

PV Inverter Supplier Base Fragments in 2012 – Minimal Impact From Recent M&A Activity in 2013
02 May 2013
The supplier base for photovoltaic (PV) inverters further fragmented in 2012, with the total market share of the 10 largest suppliers falling by more than 4 percentage points, according to the latest quarterly report from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS).... details >>

Bigger is Better in the Wind Generator Market
01 May 2013
For the foreseeable future, wind turbines, and consequently wind generators, will continue to get bigger and bigger—both in terms of average physical size and in the average output power rating of these machines. The average power rating of a utility scale wind generator was 1.75 megawatts in 201... details >>

Budgets for Physical Security Equipment Are Increasing for End Users
30 April 2013
If the security boom is over then it seems that end users haven’t got the message, with 45 percent claiming that their security budget had increased during 2012, according to an end-user survey conducted by IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS). ... details >>

Digital Power Market Booms as Technology Spreads to Consumer and Lighting Areas
29 April 2013
The global markets for digital power supplies and digital power integrated circuits (ICs) are projected to boom from 2013 to 2017, as their use in IT infrastructure increases and as the technology expands into lighting and consumer-oriented applications including PCs, appliances and cellphones.... details >>

PV Storage Market Set to Explode to $19 Billion in 2017; Germany leads Again
25 April 2013
The worldwide market for PV storage is forecast to grow rapidly to reach $19 billion in 2017, from less than $200 million in 2012, according to a new report entitled ‘The Role of Energy Storage in the PV Industry’ from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS).... details >>

Demand for DC Brushless Motors in Automotive Applications Expected to Grow 52 Percent by 2017
25 April 2013
Automotive systems are becoming increasingly electrically-driven and electric motor manufacturers are benefiting. According to IMS Research, now a part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), DC brushless motor shipments will outpace shipments of DC brushed and stepper motors used in automotive applications from 2... details >>

Market for GaN and SiC Power Semiconductors Set to Rise By Factor of 18 from 2012 to 2022
24 April 2013
The emerging market for Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is forecast to grow a remarkable factor of 18 during the next 10 years, energized by demand from power supplies, photovoltaic (PV) inverters and industrial motor drives.... details >>

Mobile X-ray and Retrofit Upgrade Kits to Drive Global X-ray Market
24 April 2013
Demand for mobile X-ray and retrofit upgrade kits is driving strong growth in the global X-ray market, according to a new report, entitled “The World Market for General Radiography and Fluoroscopy X-ray Equipment – 2013” from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS).... details >>

EMEA Revenue Growth for Hazardous Area Equipment to Halve in 2013
18 April 2013
Sales revenue this year of hazardous area equipment in the Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) region will grow by less than half of what was estimated in 2012, but will then stabilize from 2014 onward, according to a recently published report from IMS Research, now part of IHS (NYSE: IHS). ... details >>

PV Inverter Revenue Expands to $7 Billion in 2012, as Asia Arises as Growth Driver
17 April 2013
Energized by a surge of shipments in Asia, the global photovoltaic (PV) inverter market in 2012 bucked weak worldwide solar industry conditions to expand by 5 percent and break the $7 billion level for the first time.... details >>

Shale Gas Boom Fuels Rebound in Growth for North American Smart Grid Equipment Market
17 April 2013
The shale gas boom in the United States will play a key role in the development of the nation’s smart electricity grid, affecting almost every part of utility infrastructure decision making in the coming decade—and driving a resurgence in market for related equipment starting in 2015. ... details >>

Demand Surges for Medium-Voltage Motor Control Centers (MCCs) and Soft Starters from Oil and Water Industries
16 April 2013
Spurred by high energy prices and government spending on infrastructure, the oil and gas business along with the water and wastewater industry in the coming years will generate the largest growth of all application markets for medium-voltage motor control centers (MCCs) and soft starters.... details >>

China’s Yingli Tops PV Module Supplier Rankings in 2012; Suntech Slips to Fifth
11 April 2013
Yingli from China became the largest global supplier of photovoltaic (PV) modules in 2012 based on annual merchant shipments, while previous leader and besieged fellow Chinese producer Suntech Power dropped to fifth place, according to the latest analysis from information and analytics provider IHS ... details >>

More Machine Builders Turn to Direct-drive Torque Motor Modules
09 April 2013
According to a recently released report on The World Market for Linear and Torque Motors from IMS Research – now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) –the global market for direct drive torque motor modules has grown from $98 million in 2008 to $195 million in 2012 and is forecast to grow to be worth ne... details >>

Global PV Installations to Exceed 35 Gigawatts in 2013; Asia & Americas More than Compensate for Ailing Europe
08 April 2013
Global photovoltaic (PV) installations are forecast to exceed 35 gigawatts (GW) in 2013, equivalent to growth of 12 percent, according to recently released analysis from IHS (NYSE: IHS). IHS also reaffirmed its earlier prediction that global PV installations surpassed 30 GW in 2012, with final analy... details >>

EMEA and North America Command and Control Room Market Valued for the First Time at Over $2.8 Billion
05 April 2013
The market for services and key control room technologies in the public safety, transportation and utilities markets across North America and the collective Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) region is set for solid growth to $3.4 billion by 2015, according to a recently published report from IMS Rese... details >>

Chinese Machinery Production to Enjoy 11 Percent Recovery in 2013
03 April 2013
Machinery Production in China is forecast this year to rebound 11 percent to $426 billion after suffering from overcapacity in 2012 that limited industry growth, according to a new report from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS).... details >>

First Solar Ranked Largest Photovoltaic EPC in 2012 as European Companies Falter
27 March 2013
For the first time First Solar became the world’s largest photovoltaic (PV) EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contractor in 2012, with more than 500 megawatts (MW) of projects completed – an increase of 50 percent over 2011, according to a new report from IMS Research, now part of ... details >>

“Classic” Bluetooth or Bluetooth ‘Smart Ready’ Devices to See Fastest Growth Outside of Mobile Handsets
26 March 2013
Shipments of devices enabled with dual-mode Bluetooth 4.0 and earlier iterations of the Bluetooth specification are projected to surpass three billion units in 2017, according to a recently published study by IMS Research... details >>

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