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07/30/08
Market Trends Digest Third Quarter Edition
Catch up on all Newton-Evans activities by reading our latest newsletter (click on the image above to open a .pdf in a new window). This quarter, we summarize some results from our most recent study, The World Market Study of SCADA, Energy Management Systems and Distribution Management Systems in Electric Utilities: 2008-2010. Also in this edition are some preliminary findings from our study of substation automation and integratio programs, which is now underway. Volume 1: North American Market should be available by the end of August.
06/17/08
POWERGRID/POWER-GEN Europe 2008
Chuck participated in the POWER-GEN EUROPE 2008 plenary session entitled “The Power Industry’s Response to the Challenge of Climate Change.” The session was moderated by Roger Harrabin, BBC’s Energy and Environment Analyst. Panelists included (from the left) Philippe Joubert, President, Alstom Power Systems, France and Executive VP of Alstom Group; Dr. Sankar Bhattacharya, Senior Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency in France; Ms. Jackie Jones, Chief Editor, Renewable Energy World Magazine; Frederic Hauge, President, Bellona Foundation, Norway; Dr. Michael Suess, CEO, Siemens Energy Division Fossil Power Generation, Germany; and Chuck Newton, CEO of Newton-Evans Research Company.
06/06/08
Newton-Evans CEO Chuck Newton Attends POWERGRID Europe Conference
Mr. Newton moderated a session on intelligent grid topics related to network applications. Read the full article by Kathleen Davis, conference director for POWERGRID Europe, on www.utility-automation.com
05/29/08
Volume 3, on the Global Market Forecast and Assessment for SCADA, EMS and DMS is now available for purchase online.
Go to our services and reports page and click on the "Order" button to download a .pdf
05/23/08
Newton-Evans Research Announces Plans for Substation Automation Study to Begin in June
This new series of market studies measures current market sizes, and estimates and forecasts demand for substation automation and integration equipment. In addition to profiling utility requirements and plans, the research program is focused on defining the broader product and market requirements which suppliers must meet in order to successfully participate in the substation automation and integration programs within electric utilities worldwide. This new round of research provides an appraisal of products, instruments and related substation equipment and communications systems and services electric utilities of all sizes will be specifying, recommending and purchasing during the forecast period. The study officially commences with field work on June 1, 2008 and will be completed by September 30, 2008.
To download a brochure with more information, click here: ssabrochure2008-2010.pdf
05/22/08
Volume 2, on the International Market for SCADA, EMS and DMS is now available for purchase online.
Go to our services and reports page and click on the "Order" button to download a .pdf Volume 3: Market Forecast and Assessment will soon be released.
05/07/08
Volume 1, on the North American Market for SCADA, EMS and DMS is now available for purchase online.
Go to our services and reports page and click on the "Order" button to download a .pdf
04/09/08
New study of SCADA and energy management systems finds increase in adoption of cyber security defensive measures
cited in Utility Automation & Engineering T&D, April 09, 2008
Click here to read the full article (website opens in a new window.)
03/21/08
News Release: International Control Systems Operations and International Study of Electric Power SCADA and Energy Management Systems
by Charles W. Newton, CEO of Newton-Evans Research Company, Inc.
Ellicott City, MD-------March 21, 2008. Newton-Evans Research Company today released preliminary findings and observations from its multi-month study of transmission and distribution monitoring and control systems used in international electric power utilities.
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03/13/08
Energy Conference Report from Washington:
2008 National Electricity Delivery Forum
by Charles W. Newton, CEO of Newton-Evans Research Company, Inc.
The National Electricity Delivery Forum was held in Washington D.C. on the 20th and 21st of February, 2008. The conference was co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. The author attended the full first day session.
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03/03/08
Upcoming Conferences:
Clemson Power Systems Conference 2008
The Clemson PSC has grown over the past several years to become one of the country’s most important university sponsored electric power conferences. With active participation from electrical equipment suppliers such as Areva, Elster, GE, Itron, Quanta, SEL and Siemens, and with a nice mix of speakers from utilities, industry and academia, the conference fills the need for improved person-to-person communications among all participants in looking ahead and planning for the power industry of the future.
Chuck Newton will be participating in the upcoming Clemson Power System Conference being held at South Carolina’s Clemson University from March 11 to March 14 this year, serving as a panelist and presenter on the March 12 afternoon discussion entitled, “Integrating Advanced Metering with Distribution Systems Operations.”
Other topical discussions include Integrating Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles with Distribution Systems; Renewable Energy Challenges: Present and Future Directions; Renewable Energy in Power Systems; Syncrophasors: Principles, Application and Implementation; Utility of the Future; Advances in Digital Protection.
Keynote speakers during the week will include: Larry Sollecito, GM of General Electric Digital Systems; Dr. Ed Schweitzer, CEO of Schweitzer Engineering Labs; Jim Hicks, CEO of Shaw Engineering Services; and Matt Smith of Duke Energy.
Additional information on the Clemson PSC program can be found in the link listed on the trade events page on our website.
02/29/08
Interim Study Findings from 2008 SCADA study
Newton-Evans Staff
As of February 26, Newton-Evans Research has provided its report clients with an interim 22 page report summary on the North American portion of the new EMS, SCADA and DMS study well underway here at Newton-Evans Research. If any of our readers have an interest in ordering the reports prior to March 15, we will continue to provide the 10% discount that had been limited to early-bird subscribers. Click here for an order form.
The interim summary is based on tabulations of the first 95 North American utilities participating in our new study. These 95 utilities represent about 28% of North American T&D assets. We anticipate participation from many additional North American sites during March. The information being gathered from a control center perspective will certainly be useful for our clients’ mid-range product and market planning activities. We will be preparing another interim report for report clients in March, based on tabulated international survey findings. Delivery of the final reports will be underway by mid-April.
Sustainable Energy Security and
Energy Independence
by Charles W. Newton, CEO of Newton-Evans Research Company, Inc.
We have all seen the headlines that appeared recently with the signing into legislation of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. While many of us are still confronting the realities of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, this new legislation has an even more important impact on the electric power community.
The headlines that emerged from the enactment of the new legislation revolved around mandates for improvements in automobile mileage, more use of ethanol, efficient light bulbs and efficient buildings. That is all well and good and represents meaningful progress toward at least a measure of energy independence. However, little attention was given to Title Nine, hidden in the latter sections of the 300-plus page bill, signed into law in December, 2007. This new legislation includes some notable and progressive items including a statement of purposes for the Energy Independence Act as set forth in the preamble:
To move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to
increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase
the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and
deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy
performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Click here to read the rest of the article (.PDF opens in a new window.)
02/18/08
The Washington Energy Track-
Looking in from the Outside
by Charles W. Newton, CEO of Newton-Evans Research Company, Inc.
Over the past few weeks, Newton-Evans Research in the person of the author has been represented at two Washington D.C. energy-related conferences dealing with energy policy issues. The U.S. Energy Association (USEA) was the sponsor of the Fourth Annual State of the Energy Industry conference held at the National Press Club on January 16th (link to video opens in a new window). USEA was also a co-sponsor for the February 5th Powering Our Low Carbon Future conference along with the U.S. Department of Commerce. Three more upcoming Washington conferences also appear to merit our attention and we will be reporting on each of these conferences.
Next week, I will report to our readers following the 2008 National Electricity Delivery Conference sponsored by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions (NARUC). Early in March, Newton-Evans will report from the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference. In early April, the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) will sponsor its Annual Energy Conference and Newton-Evans will be represented as well at this important DoE analyst conference.
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02/14/08
A brochure and order form for The World Market Study of SCADA, Energy Management Systems and Distribution Management Systems in Electric Utilities: 2008-2010 is available for download. Click here to open the .pdf brochure in a new window.
02/11/08
Some of the interim findings of Newton-Evans' North American EMS/SCADA/DMA study have been cited in an article published by www.metering.com. The article, titled, Significant activities underway to develop smart grid components, highlights the Automated Metering Infrastructure and Outage Management System portions of our study. Click here to read the article (Article opens in a new window.)
02/01/08
Early Findings from 2008 Newton-Evans Study of Electric Power Control Center Officials Indicate Significant Activities Underway to Develop “Smart Grid” Components and Strengthen Security Measures. System Reliability Issues Leading to Increased Spending on Energy Management and SCADA Systems Upgrades. Click here to read the full news release (Adobe .pdf opens in a new window.)
01/26/08
The Newton-Evans Research study of SCADA and Energy Management Systems in Electric Utilities is now underway. To see the full news release, click here (Adobe .pdf opens in a new window.)
01/24/08
Newton-Evans was recently cited in the January 2008 edition of Utility Automation & Engineering T&D Magazine, which is available online here (link opens in a new window.) The article, titled "Getting Equipped: No Single Bullet Wounded the World Transformer Market," discusses the reasons for increasing transformer costs in the electric power industry.
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