The document discusses opportunities in Saudi Arabia's power transmission and distribution sector given planned rapid economic growth. It notes Saudi Arabia will invest $100 billion in power generation from 2011-2020 and related transmission and distribution investments could total $30 billion from 2011-2016. This will require significant investment in network components, transformers, switchgear, and transmission lines. It also identifies opportunities for local manufacturing, services around smart grid technologies, and developing national human talent to support the infrastructure needs of the expanding sector.
The document outlines a plan to reform and develop the Pearl River Delta region by 2020. It aims to 1) knit together the region's cities and infrastructure, 2) move manufacturing up the value chain into more advanced industries, and 3) develop competitive service hubs to match Hong Kong and Macau. Successful reforms would create a highly interconnected cluster of advanced cities driving growth in South China and beyond in an environmentally sustainable way.
Korea has a vision to become the world's first ubiquitous ICT-based society by 2013 and rank among the top 20 economies by 2020. The government is pursuing this through its u-Korea initiative and 839 Strategy, which includes deploying technologies like RFID, wireless sensor networks, and ubiquitous computing applications across cities. One example is the Songdo u-City project, which will invest $1 billion to build a smart city of 200,000 residents integrated with ICT infrastructure and services. The u-City Forum is coordinating public-private partnerships to develop u-City models and technologies in cities like Seoul, Busan and Jeju.
The document summarizes a presentation on the impact of urbanization and the rise of megacities on vehicle and technology planning. It discusses trends like urbanization, the development of mega cities and regions, and new urban mobility business models and technologies that are emerging as a result. It provides examples of smart city initiatives in Amsterdam that are promoting electric vehicles, bicycles, renewable energy solutions, and reducing car dependency through policies like expanding bike lanes and reducing parking.
1) Synacor provides a unique, profitable and scalable platform that takes digital media and cable "to the cloud".
2) Their platform has large and engaged consumer base of over 20 million average monthly unique visitors.
3) They have experienced rapid annual revenue growth, with quarterly revenue reaching $30.8 million in Q2 2012, up 91% year-over-year.
The document summarizes Dick Kelly's presentation at a Bank of America Investment Conference on September 19, 2006 about Xcel Energy's strategy and financial performance. Key points include:
1) Xcel Energy is targeting investments of $13 billion by 2009 to meet increasing customer needs through reliable and environmentally responsible supply, transmission projects, and new generation.
2) Rate cases in 2006 are expected to increase returns toward the target 11% range. Additional rate cases are planned for 2007.
3) EPS growth is targeted at 5-7% annually through 2009, supported by rate base growth, higher returns, and cost management. Dividends will grow 2-4% annually.
4) Major projects
Mobile data consumption by smartphone usersskripnikov
The document discusses mobile traffic growth and smartphone usage as observed by Ericsson. It notes that mobile data traffic doubled from Q2 2010 to Q2 2011, growing 8% between Q1 and Q2 2011. The document also examines factors that impact weekly smartphone usage, finding that new Android and iPhone models have 50-75% of users generating over 1MB of data per day, while older or cheaper models and Blackberries have much lower percentages, ranging from 5-55% depending on location and model.
Discussing the digital transformation of every part of the network with nfv s...Alberto Boaventura
This document discusses the digital transformation of telecommunication networks through new technologies like NFV/SDN. It covers several topics:
1. The evolution of networks from 4G to 4.5G to 5G and the transition to virtualized platforms.
2. Scenarios driving network transformation like the internet of things and tactile internet that will require networks to support higher data rates, lower latency, and more connections.
3. The challenges of planning networks to support new technologies and services while balancing costs and optimizing resources.
The document outlines a plan to reform and develop the Pearl River Delta region by 2020. It aims to 1) knit together the region's cities and infrastructure, 2) move manufacturing up the value chain into more advanced industries, and 3) develop competitive service hubs to match Hong Kong and Macau. Successful reforms would create a highly interconnected cluster of advanced cities driving growth in South China and beyond in an environmentally sustainable way.
Korea has a vision to become the world's first ubiquitous ICT-based society by 2013 and rank among the top 20 economies by 2020. The government is pursuing this through its u-Korea initiative and 839 Strategy, which includes deploying technologies like RFID, wireless sensor networks, and ubiquitous computing applications across cities. One example is the Songdo u-City project, which will invest $1 billion to build a smart city of 200,000 residents integrated with ICT infrastructure and services. The u-City Forum is coordinating public-private partnerships to develop u-City models and technologies in cities like Seoul, Busan and Jeju.
The document summarizes a presentation on the impact of urbanization and the rise of megacities on vehicle and technology planning. It discusses trends like urbanization, the development of mega cities and regions, and new urban mobility business models and technologies that are emerging as a result. It provides examples of smart city initiatives in Amsterdam that are promoting electric vehicles, bicycles, renewable energy solutions, and reducing car dependency through policies like expanding bike lanes and reducing parking.
1) Synacor provides a unique, profitable and scalable platform that takes digital media and cable "to the cloud".
2) Their platform has large and engaged consumer base of over 20 million average monthly unique visitors.
3) They have experienced rapid annual revenue growth, with quarterly revenue reaching $30.8 million in Q2 2012, up 91% year-over-year.
The document summarizes Dick Kelly's presentation at a Bank of America Investment Conference on September 19, 2006 about Xcel Energy's strategy and financial performance. Key points include:
1) Xcel Energy is targeting investments of $13 billion by 2009 to meet increasing customer needs through reliable and environmentally responsible supply, transmission projects, and new generation.
2) Rate cases in 2006 are expected to increase returns toward the target 11% range. Additional rate cases are planned for 2007.
3) EPS growth is targeted at 5-7% annually through 2009, supported by rate base growth, higher returns, and cost management. Dividends will grow 2-4% annually.
4) Major projects
Mobile data consumption by smartphone usersskripnikov
The document discusses mobile traffic growth and smartphone usage as observed by Ericsson. It notes that mobile data traffic doubled from Q2 2010 to Q2 2011, growing 8% between Q1 and Q2 2011. The document also examines factors that impact weekly smartphone usage, finding that new Android and iPhone models have 50-75% of users generating over 1MB of data per day, while older or cheaper models and Blackberries have much lower percentages, ranging from 5-55% depending on location and model.
Discussing the digital transformation of every part of the network with nfv s...Alberto Boaventura
This document discusses the digital transformation of telecommunication networks through new technologies like NFV/SDN. It covers several topics:
1. The evolution of networks from 4G to 4.5G to 5G and the transition to virtualized platforms.
2. Scenarios driving network transformation like the internet of things and tactile internet that will require networks to support higher data rates, lower latency, and more connections.
3. The challenges of planning networks to support new technologies and services while balancing costs and optimizing resources.
This document discusses how businesses and organizations have become less adaptable due to post-Cold War arrogance, which has led to increased risks from "unclean conflicts" like espionage and terrorism. It argues that organizations need to switch from reactive security solutions to more adaptive approaches inspired by natural systems. This includes decentralization, redundancy, uncertainty reduction, learning from failures, and promoting competition that leads to cooperation. The challenge is posed to security practitioners to consider introducing these behavioral and process changes within their own spheres of influence to help transform organizational culture.
How I enabled a Saudi company to do business with AramcoCatarina Alexon
To bid for contracts with Aramco you have to be registered with them. So I produced this presentation that enabled Safari Group to do business with Aramco.
Three strategies should be followed to assure asset longevity:
1) Invest in preventive and predictive maintenance.
2) Control excessive asset consumption and stress.
3) Enhance disaster resilience.
Emphasis is on planning, organizing, controlling, directing, and communicating. Upon completion, students should be able to work as contributing members of a team utilizing these functions of management.
Improving Rotating Equipment Reliability and Machinery HealthMexxusts
Course Overview:
According to industry reports more than 60% of maintenance costs are spent on equipment wear, tear and failure. This year the Witbank Institute of Technology will be providing training on Improving Rotating Equipment Reliability and Machinery Health to make sure all rotating Equipment functions at its best. Predictably, continuous improvement of reliability by optimizing predictive maintenance for rotating equipment is one of the most important challenges maintenance professionals face today. This three day session course explains The Causes of Rotating Machinery Failures, Precision Maintenance for Rotating Equipment and Machines, Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance, Design of Rotating Equipment and Machines and Root Cause Failure Analysis Procedure.
Reliability and Maintenance Conference - 7-9 April 2014, Al Khobar, Kingdom o...Ricky Smith CMRP, CMRT
Despite the best efforts and precautions, equipment
failures do occur hampering the equipment performance
and adversly impacting the profitibility of the business.
Rotating Equipment Reliability and Maintenance
Conference aims to create a learning platform for all the
maintenance and reliability professionals to share the
best maintenance practices and discuss the strategies to
improve reliability.
This three day conference will cover all aspects of
reliability and maintenance including reliability centered
maintenance, availability, machinery failures, risk
assessment, spare parts optimization, techniques to
facilitate equipment maintenance, root cause analysis,
condition monitoring, maintenance planning and
scheduling.
This document contains an environmental scanning and SWOT analysis for a Saudi Arabian company that manufactures PVC windows. The environmental scanning provides an analysis of the macroeconomic conditions and construction industry in Saudi Arabia. It notes that the construction sector is booming, driven by government spending on infrastructure projects. The SWOT analysis for the company identifies strengths such as being the only manufacturer of PVC windows in the country, but also weaknesses such as potential issues with service quality. The analysis aims to inform the business and marketing plan for the company.
The document discusses Kaoru Ishikawa's development of the Seven Basic Tools of Quality Control. Ishikawa was inspired by W. Edwards Deming's lectures on quality control tools in Japan in the 1950s. Ishikawa formalized seven graphical tools - including fishbone diagrams, histograms, Pareto charts, flowcharts, scatter plots, run charts, and control charts - that could be easily understood and applied by all workers to solve 95% of quality-related problems. The tools provide visual means to analyze processes, identify issues, and monitor quality improvements.
Digitalization involves creating value through customer experiences, business processes, and foundational capabilities. To meet high customer expectations, companies must accelerate digitizing processes but go beyond just automating existing processes. Digitalization transforms companies by applying disruptive technologies, reducing costs and cycle times through automated data collection and analysis to better understand processes, performance, and risks.
Peter F. Drucker was a renowned management consultant and author born in Austria in 1909. He made numerous seminal contributions to the field of management through his writings and consulting work. Some of his most influential ideas included decentralization, treating workers as assets, and viewing corporations as human communities rather than just profit-making machines. His theories on knowledge workers, non-profits, marketing, and strategic planning remain highly relevant today. Drucker was considered a visionary for introducing many concepts decades before they became widely accepted.
Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) was an influential thinker in management theory. He earned his doctorate in Germany and later moved to the US, teaching at NYU and Claremont Graduate University. Drucker made important contributions in areas like management by objectives, focusing on customers and innovation, and recognizing the rise of knowledge workers. He emphasized that businesses must create value for customers and should have a clear social purpose beyond profit. Drucker also studied non-profits and was a leader in recognizing the need for managing change. He developed theories on planned abandonment and exploiting windows of opportunity.
SWOT analysis of construction industry in indiaHarshit Gupta
The SWOT analysis identifies several strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the construction industry in India. Strengths include employment opportunities, demand for housing and commercial buildings, infrastructure networks, and availability of resources. Weaknesses are distance between projects, high labor costs, and lack of processes. Opportunities exist in continued housing growth, public-private partnerships, renewable energy projects, and policies supporting industry. Threats involve market instability, economic conditions, political/security issues, safety challenges, and natural disasters.
The document provides an overview of the construction industry, including its history, types of construction projects, major construction companies in India, and challenges facing the industry. It discusses how the construction industry involves building infrastructure through various project roles. It profiles several large Indian construction companies, including their areas of focus and engineering landmarks. It also analyzes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to the industry through a SWOT analysis. Some of the key problems facing the industry are a lack of trained manpower, managerial skills, and financing for small and medium contractors.
This document discusses various adaptations that help organisms survive in their environments. It begins by defining adaptations as inherited characteristics that aid survival and reproduction. Structural adaptations are physical traits like camouflage, mimicry, and body structures. Behavioral adaptations include migration, hibernation, and living in groups. The document provides many examples of structural and behavioral adaptations in animals and plants, such as stripes that camouflage tigers or seed dispersal mechanisms that help plants spread. Overall, adaptations allow organisms to respond to their environments in ways that enhance fitness.
GSM BASED PREPAID ENERGY METER BILLING VIA SMSSRINIVAS REDDY
The project is designed for reading electrical energy consumed in units and in rupees to display on an LCD screen to the user. This data is also provided to the electrical department using GSM technology for billing purposes. Owing to high electricity cost these days it becomes necessary for the consumer to know as to how much electricity is consumed to control electricity bill within his budget by recharging the energy meter units via S.M.S .
Finally when the energy meter coming to zero user can again recharge according to the purpose used. In this proposed system, the consumer will get his energy consumption data on real time basis on a LCD display. The same data is sent through GSM modem to the electricity department via SMS. A microcontroller of 8051 family is interfaced to the energy meter to get the Watt Hour pulses.
Further this project can be enhanced by to control the electrical appliances remotely via SMS. Also, the electricity department can send the monthly bill amount over SMS to the receiving unit for consumer information.
This document describes a smart energy meter that uses a GSM module to send electricity consumption data via SMS. The meter uses an AD7751 IC to measure real power consumption based on current and voltage inputs. An AVR microcontroller then processes this data and calculates energy used. It can send meter readings, billing information, and load details to the user's mobile phone upon request via a missed call to provide real-time monitoring. The smart meter allows for accurate and automated energy monitoring and billing compared to traditional meters.
Computer hardware devices include webcams, scanners, mice, speakers, trackballs, and light pens. Webcams connect via USB or network and are used for video calls and conferencing. Scanners optically scan images and documents into digital formats. Mice are pointing devices that detect motion to move a cursor. Speakers have internal amplifiers and audio jacks. Trackballs contain ball and sensors to detect rotation for cursor movement. Light pens allow pointing directly on CRT displays.
This document discusses business opportunities in Saudi Arabia's power sector. It notes that the sector is experiencing high growth rates of around 7-8% annually. Over the next 10 years, $80 billion will be invested to expand generation capacity, transmission networks, and distribution systems. This will create significant opportunities for foreign companies to participate in projects as EPC contractors, equipment suppliers, and investors in IPPs. The Saudi power grid will continue integrating generation from various sources to reliably meet rising electricity demand.
This document discusses how businesses and organizations have become less adaptable due to post-Cold War arrogance, which has led to increased risks from "unclean conflicts" like espionage and terrorism. It argues that organizations need to switch from reactive security solutions to more adaptive approaches inspired by natural systems. This includes decentralization, redundancy, uncertainty reduction, learning from failures, and promoting competition that leads to cooperation. The challenge is posed to security practitioners to consider introducing these behavioral and process changes within their own spheres of influence to help transform organizational culture.
How I enabled a Saudi company to do business with AramcoCatarina Alexon
To bid for contracts with Aramco you have to be registered with them. So I produced this presentation that enabled Safari Group to do business with Aramco.
Three strategies should be followed to assure asset longevity:
1) Invest in preventive and predictive maintenance.
2) Control excessive asset consumption and stress.
3) Enhance disaster resilience.
Emphasis is on planning, organizing, controlling, directing, and communicating. Upon completion, students should be able to work as contributing members of a team utilizing these functions of management.
Improving Rotating Equipment Reliability and Machinery HealthMexxusts
Course Overview:
According to industry reports more than 60% of maintenance costs are spent on equipment wear, tear and failure. This year the Witbank Institute of Technology will be providing training on Improving Rotating Equipment Reliability and Machinery Health to make sure all rotating Equipment functions at its best. Predictably, continuous improvement of reliability by optimizing predictive maintenance for rotating equipment is one of the most important challenges maintenance professionals face today. This three day session course explains The Causes of Rotating Machinery Failures, Precision Maintenance for Rotating Equipment and Machines, Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance, Design of Rotating Equipment and Machines and Root Cause Failure Analysis Procedure.
Reliability and Maintenance Conference - 7-9 April 2014, Al Khobar, Kingdom o...Ricky Smith CMRP, CMRT
Despite the best efforts and precautions, equipment
failures do occur hampering the equipment performance
and adversly impacting the profitibility of the business.
Rotating Equipment Reliability and Maintenance
Conference aims to create a learning platform for all the
maintenance and reliability professionals to share the
best maintenance practices and discuss the strategies to
improve reliability.
This three day conference will cover all aspects of
reliability and maintenance including reliability centered
maintenance, availability, machinery failures, risk
assessment, spare parts optimization, techniques to
facilitate equipment maintenance, root cause analysis,
condition monitoring, maintenance planning and
scheduling.
This document contains an environmental scanning and SWOT analysis for a Saudi Arabian company that manufactures PVC windows. The environmental scanning provides an analysis of the macroeconomic conditions and construction industry in Saudi Arabia. It notes that the construction sector is booming, driven by government spending on infrastructure projects. The SWOT analysis for the company identifies strengths such as being the only manufacturer of PVC windows in the country, but also weaknesses such as potential issues with service quality. The analysis aims to inform the business and marketing plan for the company.
The document discusses Kaoru Ishikawa's development of the Seven Basic Tools of Quality Control. Ishikawa was inspired by W. Edwards Deming's lectures on quality control tools in Japan in the 1950s. Ishikawa formalized seven graphical tools - including fishbone diagrams, histograms, Pareto charts, flowcharts, scatter plots, run charts, and control charts - that could be easily understood and applied by all workers to solve 95% of quality-related problems. The tools provide visual means to analyze processes, identify issues, and monitor quality improvements.
Digitalization involves creating value through customer experiences, business processes, and foundational capabilities. To meet high customer expectations, companies must accelerate digitizing processes but go beyond just automating existing processes. Digitalization transforms companies by applying disruptive technologies, reducing costs and cycle times through automated data collection and analysis to better understand processes, performance, and risks.
Peter F. Drucker was a renowned management consultant and author born in Austria in 1909. He made numerous seminal contributions to the field of management through his writings and consulting work. Some of his most influential ideas included decentralization, treating workers as assets, and viewing corporations as human communities rather than just profit-making machines. His theories on knowledge workers, non-profits, marketing, and strategic planning remain highly relevant today. Drucker was considered a visionary for introducing many concepts decades before they became widely accepted.
Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) was an influential thinker in management theory. He earned his doctorate in Germany and later moved to the US, teaching at NYU and Claremont Graduate University. Drucker made important contributions in areas like management by objectives, focusing on customers and innovation, and recognizing the rise of knowledge workers. He emphasized that businesses must create value for customers and should have a clear social purpose beyond profit. Drucker also studied non-profits and was a leader in recognizing the need for managing change. He developed theories on planned abandonment and exploiting windows of opportunity.
SWOT analysis of construction industry in indiaHarshit Gupta
The SWOT analysis identifies several strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the construction industry in India. Strengths include employment opportunities, demand for housing and commercial buildings, infrastructure networks, and availability of resources. Weaknesses are distance between projects, high labor costs, and lack of processes. Opportunities exist in continued housing growth, public-private partnerships, renewable energy projects, and policies supporting industry. Threats involve market instability, economic conditions, political/security issues, safety challenges, and natural disasters.
The document provides an overview of the construction industry, including its history, types of construction projects, major construction companies in India, and challenges facing the industry. It discusses how the construction industry involves building infrastructure through various project roles. It profiles several large Indian construction companies, including their areas of focus and engineering landmarks. It also analyzes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to the industry through a SWOT analysis. Some of the key problems facing the industry are a lack of trained manpower, managerial skills, and financing for small and medium contractors.
This document discusses various adaptations that help organisms survive in their environments. It begins by defining adaptations as inherited characteristics that aid survival and reproduction. Structural adaptations are physical traits like camouflage, mimicry, and body structures. Behavioral adaptations include migration, hibernation, and living in groups. The document provides many examples of structural and behavioral adaptations in animals and plants, such as stripes that camouflage tigers or seed dispersal mechanisms that help plants spread. Overall, adaptations allow organisms to respond to their environments in ways that enhance fitness.
GSM BASED PREPAID ENERGY METER BILLING VIA SMSSRINIVAS REDDY
The project is designed for reading electrical energy consumed in units and in rupees to display on an LCD screen to the user. This data is also provided to the electrical department using GSM technology for billing purposes. Owing to high electricity cost these days it becomes necessary for the consumer to know as to how much electricity is consumed to control electricity bill within his budget by recharging the energy meter units via S.M.S .
Finally when the energy meter coming to zero user can again recharge according to the purpose used. In this proposed system, the consumer will get his energy consumption data on real time basis on a LCD display. The same data is sent through GSM modem to the electricity department via SMS. A microcontroller of 8051 family is interfaced to the energy meter to get the Watt Hour pulses.
Further this project can be enhanced by to control the electrical appliances remotely via SMS. Also, the electricity department can send the monthly bill amount over SMS to the receiving unit for consumer information.
This document describes a smart energy meter that uses a GSM module to send electricity consumption data via SMS. The meter uses an AD7751 IC to measure real power consumption based on current and voltage inputs. An AVR microcontroller then processes this data and calculates energy used. It can send meter readings, billing information, and load details to the user's mobile phone upon request via a missed call to provide real-time monitoring. The smart meter allows for accurate and automated energy monitoring and billing compared to traditional meters.
Computer hardware devices include webcams, scanners, mice, speakers, trackballs, and light pens. Webcams connect via USB or network and are used for video calls and conferencing. Scanners optically scan images and documents into digital formats. Mice are pointing devices that detect motion to move a cursor. Speakers have internal amplifiers and audio jacks. Trackballs contain ball and sensors to detect rotation for cursor movement. Light pens allow pointing directly on CRT displays.
This document discusses business opportunities in Saudi Arabia's power sector. It notes that the sector is experiencing high growth rates of around 7-8% annually. Over the next 10 years, $80 billion will be invested to expand generation capacity, transmission networks, and distribution systems. This will create significant opportunities for foreign companies to participate in projects as EPC contractors, equipment suppliers, and investors in IPPs. The Saudi power grid will continue integrating generation from various sources to reliably meet rising electricity demand.
This document summarizes Dick Kelly's presentation at the Global Power & Gas Leaders Conference on September 26-27, 2006. Kelly outlines Xcel Energy's strategy to build its core business through targeted investments to meet increasing customer needs, focusing on diverse and reliable energy supply, environmental responsibility, and fair pricing. The strategy aims to deliver attractive total returns through EPS growth of 5-7% annually and annual dividend increases of 2-4%. Key initiatives discussed include transmission expansion through CapX 2020, coal and gas plant investments, and regulatory filings to increase returns.
This document summarizes Dick Kelly's presentation at the Global Power & Gas Leaders Conference on September 26-27, 2006. Kelly outlines Xcel Energy's strategy to build its core business through targeted investments to meet increasing customer needs, focusing on diverse and reliable energy supply, environmental responsibility, and fair pricing. The strategy aims for earnings per share growth of 5-7% annually and annual dividend growth of 2-4% to provide attractive total returns for shareholders. Kelly also reviews various investment and regulatory projects underway across Xcel Energy's service territories to support this strategy and earnings growth.
This document summarizes Dick Kelly's presentation at the Global Power & Gas Leaders Conference on September 26-27, 2006. Kelly outlines Xcel Energy's strategy to build its core business through targeted investments to meet increasing customer needs, focusing on diverse and reliable energy supply, environmental responsibility, and fair pricing. The strategy aims to deliver attractive total returns through 5-7% annual EPS growth and 2-4% annual dividend increases. Kelly also reviews various investment and regulatory initiatives underway across Xcel Energy's service territories to support this strategy and earnings growth.
This document discusses power quality and grid stability issues with increasing renewable energy penetration. It proposes solutions like STATCOM devices and hybrid renewable hydrogen/natural gas power plants to provide inertia and frequency response. Key points discussed include the need for reactive power support, low voltage ride through capability, and fast frequency response to stabilize grids with high shares of variable renewables. Localizing STATCOM production in Taiwan is also presented as an opportunity.
This document discusses the impact of 5G networks on edotco, a leading wireless infrastructure provider in Asia. It notes that 5G will require significantly more network densification through additional sites to handle the higher speeds, lower latency and increased IoT connections compared to 4G. This densification will be a major challenge for mobile operators given issues like declining profits, the need for new investments before previous cycles are monetized, and lower returns from capacity sites. The document argues that the telecom infrastructure industry, including tower companies like edotco, will need to shift from a tower-focused to an infrastructure-focused model and leverage techniques like urban densification solutions, predictive analytics, fiberization, and digitalized operations to help
Big Data and Intel® Intelligent Systems Solution for Intelligent transportationOdinot Stanislas
Explications sur comment il est possible d'utiliser la puissance d'Hadoop pour analyser les vidéos des caméras présentent sur les réseaux routiers avec pour objectif d'identifier l'état du trafic, le type de véhicule en déplacement et même l'usurpation de plaques d'immatriculation.
In China, the five year plan points out that developing smart eco-cities – maximizing the conservation of energy, water, land and materials, reducing pollution, optimizing the transportation, protecting the environment, and improving building comfort, health and safety – is a critical stage for accelerating industrialization, urbanization and rural development providing great opportunities. It is estimated that between 2010 and 2025, around 250 million citizens will move from rural areas into cities. By 2030, 1 billion people out of 1.4 billion in China will live in cities, from 3 to 13 (smart eco-) megalopolises built.
The document summarizes Dick Kelly's presentation at a Bank of America Investment Conference on September 19, 2006 about Xcel Energy's strategy and financial performance. The key points are:
1) Xcel Energy is focused on targeted investments to meet increasing customer needs through diverse and reliable energy supply, environmental responsibility, and fair pricing.
2) Notable investments and projects include Comanche Unit 3 coal plant, CapX2020 transmission expansion, and emissions reduction programs.
3) Financial objectives include 5-7% annual EPS growth and 2-4% annual dividend growth through rate cases and cost recovery mechanisms.
The document summarizes Dick Kelly's presentation at a Bank of America Investment Conference on September 19, 2006 about Xcel Energy's strategy and financial performance. Key points include:
1) Xcel Energy is targeting investments of $13 billion by 2009 to meet increasing customer needs through reliable and environmentally responsible supply, transmission projects, and new generation.
2) Rate cases in 2006 are expected to increase returns toward the target 11% range. Additional rate cases are planned for 2007.
3) EPS growth of 5-7% annually is targeted through 2019 through regulated investments, cost recovery mechanisms, and improving returns in rate cases.
This document provides an overview and business plan for ITIHADI INFRA, a Saudi Arabian infrastructure development company, for the years 2010-2020. It outlines ITIHADI's history, strengths, target sectors including power, energy, infrastructure and mining projects. The business aims to grow through associations and promotions by expanding operations across the Middle East and developing target projects in the booming Saudi market, which is forecast to require hundreds of billions in investment for projects like economic cities and industrial zones. The plan details ITIHADI's organizational development and goals to become a leader in infrastructure by 2020.
Silver Spring Networks is a smart grid communications company that supplies wireless mesh equipment to utilities to enable two-way communication networks throughout the electric grid. It has raised over $207 million in funding since 2008. While revenue has grown in recent years, the company has experienced significant losses each year and anticipates continued losses as it expands its customer base. Key risks include reliance on a limited number of utility customers and long sales cycles for new utility contracts.
The document discusses how to meet future energy demand in the Middle East. It notes that energy consumption is growing rapidly in the region due to economic and population growth. Countries in the GCC will need to double their energy capacity by 2019 to keep up with demand. To achieve this, the region will spend over $180 billion on new energy projects focused on areas like conventional generation, renewable energy, smart grids, and improving efficiency. Effective regional grid integration and cooperation are also emphasized as important strategies to enhance energy security and trade. Quality assurance measures will be necessary to ensure funds are spent properly on developing and maintaining the new infrastructure.
The presentation highlights the role of utilities in Future with focus on Rooftop Solar, Demand Side Management, Net Metering, Automated Demand Response, Distributed Energy Resources, Microgrids, e-mobility, Advanced Energy Storage Systems.
Case Study: Intel Corporation - The Benefits of, and Need for Agile Operation...CA Technologies
Intel believes that solutions like CA's approach to SDN/NFV assurance will help address challenges in network transformation by providing proactive management and monitoring of virtual and physical networks. This will improve DevOps initiatives, IT agility and accelerate new service deployments. The presentation discusses the application economy's impact on networks, drivers for SDN/NFV adoption, and challenges in assurance and optimization. It outlines Intel and CA technologies that contribute to transformation, and how their partnership aims to extend visibility, optimize solutions, improve integration and interoperability, enable self-healing, and reinvent service delivery.
New base 1185 special 09 july 2018 energy news 22Khaled Al Awadi
CNPC and ADNOC are expected to sign a preliminary deal this month to invest in oil and gas exploration and refining in the UAE. The deal would see CNPC invest in both upstream and downstream segments. Separately, power losses have reduced in Oman's electricity grids due to improvements, saving the sector millions of riyals. Dewa plans to award $3 billion in contracts over 3 years for new substations to support Dubai's growing energy needs.
This document provides an overview of an investment opportunity to develop a 10,000 tonne per annum copper foil manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia. Key points include:
- The expected investment size is $95 million with an expected internal rate of return of 21.6% and payback period of 8 years.
- The global copper foil market was valued at $4.9 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow 9.7% annually to 2027.
- Developing local copper foil production would support Saudi Arabia's industrial diversification goals and increasing domestic demand from infrastructure projects.
- Factors like low costs, available raw materials, and government incentives make Saudi Arabia competitive for this investment.
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Saudi Arabia Power Sector Growth Opportunities
1. THE SAUDI ARABIA POWER
TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION
SECTOR
OPPORTUNITIES & CHANGES
Presented by:
ABHAY BHARGAVA
INDUSTRY MANAGER
ENERGY & POWER SYSTEMS
FROST & SULLIVAN INTERNATIONAL INC.
3. SAUDI ARABIA – RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH ENVISAGED
Downstream Power Water & General Metals &
Petrochemicals & Sector Wastewater Infrastructure Mining
Plastics
SAUDI ARABIA
Inflation % 6%
Population (Millions) 26+
Unemployment % 10-11 %
Ease of doing business 1 (11)
Percentage of GCC GDP 43%
Percentage of ME GDP 27%
Percentage of GCC Power
T&D investments 70%
Source: Frost & Sullivan research/
IMF/ World Bank data
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4. SAUDI ARABIA – POWER GENERATION GROWTH PLAN
GW
Significant growth in Power Generation
$100 Billion* spend between 2011- Private sector contribution expected
2020 on Power Generation to grow from 7.4% to 17%+
Source: Frost & Sullivan research/
SEC/ KACARE published data
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5. SAUDI ARABIA – POWER GENERATION: INVESTMENT IMPACT
T&D lines: $
8 – 10 Billion
Switchgear:
Transformers: $ 5.5 - 6 Billion
$ 7.5 - 8 Billion
Forecasted cumulative investments till 2016 Source: Frost & Sullivan research/
SEC published data
Number of
4500 – 5000 Km of Cumulative spend
customers expected
380kV lines to be on T&D ~$30
to increase by 26%/
laid by 2016 Billion (2011 -2016)
1.7 Mn
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6. SAUDI ARABIA – PRESENT T&D INFRASTRUCTURE
Source: SEC
Interconnection of regions the next priority in T&D infrastructure development
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7. SAUDI ARABIA – TRANSFORMER LANDSCAPE
2010 KSA Transformer market ~ $ 1 Billion
Only ~70 Million manufactured locally
Local manufacturing focused primarily on
distribution transformers
Requirement - Technical capabilities & skilled
manpower for local manufacturing
Opportunities:
• To develop local skill and expertise Tackle
unemployment issues & contribute to Saudization
• Develop local vendors for supply of components to
transformer manufacturers
Source: Frost & Sullivan research
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8. SAUDI ARABIA – SWITCHGEAR LANDSCAPE
Source: Frost & Sullivan research
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9. SAUDI ARABIA – SUB-STATION EPC LANDSCAPE
Source: Frost & Sullivan research
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10. SAUDI ARABIA – OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINES EPC LANDSCAPE
Source: Frost & Sullivan research
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11. GLOBAL TRENDS SHAPING THE POWER DISTRIBUTION MARKETS
1990 2000 2010 2020
Micro- IT
Operational Enhanced
Generation Convergence
Efficiency Management
Building Low
Energy Smart
Automation Energy Smart
Evolution of Management Intelligent Towns
Lighting Grids
Technology Home Intelligent Green
Micro- Buildings
Building Automation Buildings
Renewables
Management Energy
& Control Systems Green Integrated Control
Integration Buildings Networking
Building Building Building Smart
Control Automation Performance Buildings
Automated IT Smart Virtual
Emergence of Building Meter Reading Convergence Metering power
Smart & Automation (AMR) plants
Boom in Smart
Intelligent
Advanced Cities/Towns
Technology Renewables Home Area
Metering
Energy Network
Infrastructure
Management (HAN)
(AMI)
1990 2000 2010 2020
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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12. FUTURE SMART ENERGY OPPORTUNITY- GLOBALLY
Automation
companies
Market moving increasingly exploiting
towards total arising opportunities Advances in storage
solutions technologies
Home Area
Network Alliances between Utilities,
Communication providers,
OEM‘s & distribution
companies
Autonomous
distribution network –
Micro Grids
Future Opportunities
New technologies such as
superconducing cables, and
Smart Meters high voltage DC (HVDC)
Smart Energy
Source: Frost & Sullivan research
12
13. GLOBAL SMART TECHNOLOGY MATURITY CURVE
Smart Energy Technology Market:
Regional Life Cycle Analysis (World), 2010
Time Scale
North America
Western Europe
Middle East
Asia Central & Eastern Europe
Africa
Latin America
Development Growth Maturity
Source: Frost & Sullivan
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14. SMART ENERGY – UPCOMING TRENDS & OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAUDI
ARABIA
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15. POWER T&D SECTOR IN SAUDI ARABIA - MARKET DRIVERS
Industrialization
in Saudi Arabia
Power
Capacity
Augmentation
Infrastructure Grid
Energy Technology Interconnectivity
replacement efficiency advancements
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16. POWER T&D SECTOR IN SAUDI ARABIA - THE MARKET CHALLENGES
Lack of
coordination Technology Insufficient
Constant between adoption focus on
investments to stakeholders Energy
meet Peaking efficiency
demand
(Lack of)
supporting
Mandates/
Regulations
Lack of
Financing qualified
(especially for manpower
higher cost
Energy efficient
equipment
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17. SUMMARIZING OPPORTUNITIES
Network components (Substation
Local manufacturing of Transformers
equipment, Cables, Conductors,
& Switchgear
Distribution Components)
Design, Installation. Commissioning,
Smart meters
and Maintenance services
Automation Solution Providers &
Smart grid related services like DRM
Network management services
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18. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE
•There is need to develop localized Saudi manufacturing enterprises
•There is need to develop localized Saudi manufacturing enterprises
Promote National
Promote National which would be able to address most of the equipment requirement
which would be able to address most of the equipment requirement
Enterprises
Enterprises for the power sector in the country
for the power sector in the country
•Further develop capabilities of local enterprises through focus on
•Further develop capabilities of local enterprises through focus on
Develop the
Develop the training
training
Capabilities
Capabilities •Provide an environment that encourages JV’s – especially those
•Provide an environment that encourages JV’s – especially those
focused on technology transfer and development of local talent
focused on technology transfer and development of local talent
•Certified Technical education courses are a must to create a national
•Certified Technical education courses are a must to create a national
pool of human talent
pool of human talent
Develop national
Develop national
human talent •Focus should be on developing courses that are recognized by the
•Focus should be on developing courses that are recognized by the
human talent Industry, to ensure relevance of training with specific industry
Industry, to ensure relevance of training with specific industry
requirements
requirements
Attract Investment
Attract Investment •Saudi Arabia should look at attracting more service providers to set up
for Industrial •Saudi Arabia should look at attracting more service providers to set up
for Industrial facilities in the country, in view of the large investments in the sector
facilities in the country, in view of the large investments in the sector
Equipment Services
Equipment Services
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