Grid Tech is a rapidly growing and evolving market. The decarbonization, economic and customer benefits derived from applying sensors, communications and software on power networks are enormous. The market is comprised of several stakeholders. On the one hand, you have a broad set of utilities, with various ownership structures and other buyers who have experienced decades of changing physical grid requirements and evolving regulatory frameworks. On the other hand, a range of suppliers ranging from conglomerates, specialized mid-sized companies and startups are innovating and integrating sophisticated solutions into new and existing product sets. This is all underpinned by a rapidly growing climate VC market, substantial amounts of public money and new standalone business models that are enabling new economic arrangements to quickly spread throughout the industry.
As we enter the ‘Decade of Deployment’ for clean technologies and as public and private finance ramps up, analyzing this market as a whole becomes a necessity. The last round of significant public funding, over a decade ago, paved the way for a robust Smart Grid market while simultaneously an evolving regulatory structure enabled a bourgeoning Grid Edge market. The economic impact of that stimulus was significant and has formed the technical foundation for future upgrades.
The multibillion-dollar Grid Tech and software market enables utility decarbonization, investment deferral, and improved customer satisfaction. In terms of value, our initial analysis of submarkets and a refreshing older smart grid models suggest the Grid Tech market is forecasted to be worth $641 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of over 19%.
The Grid Tech Market is comprised of primarily software related solutions, sensors, and applications. The constituent submarkets are generation source agonistic and focus on grid performance and utility innovation. These submarkets enable new sources of generation both centrally and at the grid edge. Enabling these solutions are 1000's of startups, conglomerates, and tangential companies that are deploying software and hardware across the energy value chain.
Taken as a whole, the Grid Tech market represents the six key submarkets including Core Systems, Digital Asset Management, Robotics & Connected Worker, Optimization Technologies, Flexibility and eMobility. Across these markets, a range of vendors, use cases and deployments exist in the power industry and at various levels of maturity. The diagram below highlights some of the major applications we are tracking in each area.
We invite readers to visit our research hub and discover analysis, data sets, and evaluations of what is a fast moving, high impact market. We also invite readers to download our complementary introductory Grid Tech report “The Decade of Deployment”
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In this infographic, we explore how AI has the potential to deliver the active management that will be required for the grid of the future. Powerful intelligence will be able to balance grids, manage demand, negotiate actions, enable self-healing and facilitate a host of new products and services.
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· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
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To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
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With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
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https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
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Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
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The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
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It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
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From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
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Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
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We’ve stripped back project management processes to the
basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
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2. This introductory report frames the rapidly
growing Grid Tech market.
Thousands of vendors across hundreds of
solutions are competing to help power
companies reduce costs, increase profitability
and decarbonize. Learn more about our
Members Intelligence Center.
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10. 10
Applications and Adoption Across the Value Chain
Transmission & Distribution
OPERATIONS CROSS CUTTING
Power Generation Customer
Asset Performance Management
Risk and price forecasts for the day-
ahead and real-time markets
Real-time Ops & Maintenance
Work Prioritization & Scheduling
Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS)
Fault Location Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR)
Real-time System Operations
Veg Management & Optimization
Optimization Technologies
Connected Digital Worker (e.g., mobile apps)
Long-term Forecasting and System Planning
Distributed Energy Resource Management System
(DERMS)
Decarbonization Advisory
Meter to Cash Integrations
and Automation
Outage Experience
Predictive Maintenance
Capital Management Efficiency
Safety Risk Management Software
CUSTOMER CROSS CUTTING
Distributed Intelligence
Customer Analytics and
Information Accessibility
Automated M&V
Marketplaces
AI-enabled Customer Care
(chatbots)
Digital Engagement Channels
Remote Energy Audits
New Journeys (e.g., charge EVs)
New Products and Services
PGE | Distributed Energy Resource
Management System (DERMS)
Dominion Energy | Image-Based
Inspection for Grid Infrastructure
Delaware Electric
Cooperative |
Vegetation
Management
Alabama Power | Fault Isolation and
Service Restoration (FISR)
Xcel Energy |
Dynamic Line
Rating (DLR)
Georgia Power | Outage Management
System (OMS)
Enel | Demand
and Supply
Forecasting for
Wholesale Markets
AES Indiana | Asset Performance
Management (APM) Platform
Korean Southern
Power Co. | Steam
Turbine High
Vibration Diagnostics
Capital Power |
Historical Data Ingestion
Green Mountain
Power | Community
Solar & Energy
Marketplace
AES Indiana | Digital
Customer Activation
Consumers Energy
| Utility Marketplace
NYS Electric &
Gas | Smart
Thermostat &
DR Bundle
Across the energy value chain, power companies are investing in new technology-enables use cases
Illustrative
Market
Introduction
10
20. Largest Investors and Largest M&A Deals Since 2020
Investing in the Grid Tech market requires multi-disciplinary skills. Although still a burgeoning market, there has
been consolidation particularly within the eMobility space as well as significant investor activity from large players.
Largest M&A Deals
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Energy Impact Partners
Blue Bear Capital
National Grid Partners
BP Ventures
Clean Energy Ventures
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Congruent Ventures
Aligned Climate Capital
Moore Strategic Ventures
Powerhouse Ventures
Top 10 Grid Tech Investors by Deal Number
(2020 - 2022)
Indigo Advisory Group 2022
Announced Company Submarket Amount Description
January 2021 eMobility
$2,600
million
EVgo goes public in SPAC
merger with SPAC Climate
Change Crisis Real Impact.
February
2021
eMobility
$2,000
million
Volta Industries goes public
in SPAC merger with SPAC
Tortise Acquisition II.
August 2021 eMobility
$88
million
ChargePoint acquires
Viricity to enhance
optimization of fleet
electrification.
April 2022 eMobility
$23.4
million
Blink Charging acquires EB
Charging to include new
commercial and home
charging offerings.
Capital
Inflows
20
45. • Digital Architecture – System, data and security
principles aligned to a ‘plug-n-play’ digital grid
• Digital Infrastructure – Investments in sensors,
communications and advanced software
• Organization and Culture – Agile, cross-
functional and digital culture with a project focus
• Digital Design – Integrated digital and Physical
Experience, digital front end processes, moving
existing applications to the cloud
• Value Chain – Automated back-end processes,
automated analytics and intelligence, end-to-end
digitization, workforce productivity
• Digital Hubs – Building core capability and
distributed centers of digital excellence alongside
smart operations centers
• Digital Capability – Building capability in the
integration of bulk and distributed renewables,
new system requirements and the ability to
integrate new technologies
Grid Tech Digital Foundation
Grid Tech Digital Transformation
Grid Tech Digital Innovation
• Convergence – integrated electric network
with water, natural gas, transportation systems
and other essential services to create more
efficient and resilient infrastructure (e.g.,
“smart cities”)
• Integrate commercially available solutions
and decrease the time to deploy these
innovative technologies. Focus on innovative
data use, connectivity, mobility and the use of
operational technology
• Digital Labs and Open Innovation –
Continuous digital improvement on open
architecture grids with seamless
interoperability and data access
• Innovative Technologies – New digital
business models and increased use of AI
across the organization and grid
1
2
3
These are the conceptual strategic themes that utilities are pursuing to achieve
digital innovation. Core in this journey is to pursue Theme 1 and 2 and monitor 3
as a direction setting objective. Creating a digital blueprint for a utility is key, as
very often, various component parts are developing at different speeds albeit to an
aligned vision.
Grid Tech – Capability Technology Mapping
Looking
Forward