Name: Growth Opportunities in the Colocation Industry
Start: 2021-11-23T15:00:00Z
End: 2021-11-23T15:00:42.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

Our Energy & Environment team works closely with the world’s largest OEMs, utilities, service providers and technology firms to help find growth opportunities. 

Our experts and growth consultants constantly engage with markets from power and energy to environment and sustainability to building technology and facilities management to access solutions across all sectors of the global economy.

With our unparalleled analysis, we help you implement strategies that drive transformational growth in this dynamic industry.

In this Think Tank, Frost & Sullivan experts will discuss digital platforms' increasingly important role in maximizing the value of residential, commercial, industrial, and large-scale battery storage. They will highlight the main markets poised for growth, leading players' strategies, business models, and competitive differentiators.

Key Takeaways:

• Explore revenue streams and prominent business cases for batteries across geographies.
• Understand how artificial intelligence (AI) is leveraged to maximize the total value of batteries.
• Identify the electricity markets driving growth for virtual power plants, battery storage optimization and trading software. 
• Find out who the leading suppliers are and their growth strategies.

Using Digital Platforms to Unlock the Full Revenue Potential of Battery Storage

COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of IoT-based services for HVAC in buildings. The digital transformation of HVAC equipment and services also forms the backbone required to achieve various energy-related targets for the future. With the rising demand for remotely monitored HVAC systems, new business models are expected to drive market growth. Companies are investing in technology to increase product efficiency and explore new revenue streams.  

The Think Tank will cover the following areas: 

• What is the need for IoT-based maintenance, and how has the building maintenance market evolved over the past few years? 
• What key factors will inspire market growth in the future?
• What are the top predictions and emerging growth opportunities in the HVAC maintenance industry?

IoT- enabled Building Maintenance: A Growth Transformation in the HVAC Industry

Companies in the oil and gas industry continue to face headwinds in keeping pace with evolving industry trends such as decarbonization, digitalization, fluctuating commodity prices, unpredictable market demand, climate change concerns, intense competition from renewable energy sources, aging assets, etc. The industry is also afflicted by increasing pressure to improve sustainability. Against this background, can the oil & gas companies target to achieve carbon neutrality? What will it take for the companies to achieve that goal? Frost & Sullivan has identified five key market trends that will shape the future of the oil and gas industry. This includes the emergence of carbon capture and storage technology, industrial electrification, role of LNG in the energy spectrum, rise of the hydrogen economy and automation in the oil & gas industry.

Oil and Gas Industry Outlook

The homes and buildings industry is expected to continue its post-pandemic recovery in 2022, after the reopening of economic activities in 2021. The lighting, HVAC, refrigeration, facility management, and smart homes markets have already had strong comebacks due to robust customer demand and business transformation initiatives by industry participants. 

However, industry challenges such as construction delays, supply-chain disruptions, the semiconductor shortage, and other uncertainties due to geopolitical crises are expected to affect industry growth. There is increased awareness of climate change, willingness to invest in the digitalization of buildings, and emphasis on improving occupant experience and well-being among building owners and facility managers. 

This Think Tank will highlight industry predictions, challenges, and regional trends. It will also discuss fact-based growth opportunities for industry participants to explore in key growth zones to create new revenue streams and solidify growth.

The Path to Achieving Connected, Cognitive, Low-Carbon Buildings

The year 2022 might be decisive for corporate sustainability initiatives in many ways. Companies will come under scrutiny from governments, investors, customers and their own employees regarding sustainability investments, implementation, results, and the overall impact. How prepared is your organization to conduct a 360-degree sustainability analysis? 

The following are some of the benefits of joining this think tank:
• Gain insight into the key trends affecting sustainability in your industry and business. 
• Discover how companies drive growth through environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. 
• Understand where cutting-edge digital technologies and climate science intersect to develop practical decarbonization solutions.

ESG Series: Top Three Sustainability Trends That Will Impact Your Organization

This executive Think Tank will focus on the following key trends in Asia Pacific:
• New revenue streams for utilities, influenced by the 5Ds
• Diversification of oil & gas companies into the power sector
• Asia leading floating solar technology adoption
• Growth of wind power in East Asia
• Decommissioning opportunities of fossil assets

Assessing the Growth Trends in Asia Pacific Energy Sector

The need to tackle climate change is crucial, and companies must act. Chief executive officers (CEOs) worldwide are exploring decarbonization strategies to transform how businesses operate and mitigate the risk of carbon exposure. This involves adopting new technology-led solutions and business models that can reduce operational carbon footprints and deliver profitable business growth.  
To accelerate the pace of decarbonization of the global economy, it is vital to change behaviors and mindsets away from those of the old carbon economy. However, many sectors that generate significant emissions are pivotal to a functional society. Actionable strategies and viable technologies are needed to ensure corporations can remain competitive while becoming greener. 

Key benefits of attending this webinar:
 
• Gain an understanding of the impact of decarbonization on the global economy and how businesses can leverage the opportunities arising from net zero.
• Explore the key pillars of decarbonization and the best practices for success in the market.
• Learn how businesses can limit their emissions footprint and discover the solutions offered by market players to meet this need.

Decarbonization Growth Opportunities: The Pathway to Net Zero

Solar photovoltaic (PV) is now the leading source of global power generation investment—in 2020, more dollars were invested in solar PV than coal, gas, and nuclear combined. The decade ahead promises more growth and continued investor opportunities. Frost & Sullivan forecasts a total of $2 billion to be invested over the decade, with half going to utility-scale projects and the rest going to commercial, industrial, and residential PV systems. More homes and businesses will be prosumers, relying on self-generation for most of their needs, enabled through energy storage systems. This will drive the growth of virtual power plants to aggregate these resources and maintain the integrity of the electricity grid. To shed light on changing market dynamics expected in the 2020s, our Energy team has developed an analysis to help understand what’s to come for the global solar PV market.

In the 2020s, growth is set to continue, but the market dynamics will change. This briefing will cover the following topics:
- Identify the hottest regional markets for solar PV investment.
- Highlight the expected growth of utility, commercial, and residential PV sectors.
- Showcase new technology innovations predicted to improve solution offerings and drive future growth.
- Discuss how the value chain will evolve as the consolidation and cross-sector partnerships drive further market development.
- Spotlight service propositions evolving to meet the needs of both aging assets and greenfield solar farms operating in harsh environmental conditions.

Are We Moving into the Endgame Victory for Renewable Energy?

As homes & buildings industry participants deal with the continued slowdown and fundamental shifts brought by the pandemic, there are distinct pockets of industry opportunities. Although the effect of the pandemic was severe in the traditional markets such as HVAC, lighting and building automation, the technology-based software markets driven by the penetration of internet of things (IoT) at the field level of buildings, emerging adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solutions at the management level, and cloud-based remote services were resilient during the pandemic. Frost & Sullivan sees increased awareness of the value creation from these technologies among building managers and customers. The H&B industry will continue to evolve with the penetration of advanced technologies delivering energy, cost benefits and, above all, value-based outcomes.

In this live webinar on May 20th, John Raspin, Melvin Leong and Anirudh Bhaskaran will help homes & buildings industry participants align their post-COVID-19 strategies with growth opportunities, strategic imperatives, key use cases and best practices identified by Frost & Sullivan. 

The following questions will be answered:
•	What are the key growth opportunities for industry participants to navigate in the post-COVID-19 environment?
•	What are the industry best practices to overcome the impending challenges?
•	What are the potential competitive companies for each growth opportunity?
•	Which technologies and applications gained momentum and witnessed fast-paced adoption after the pandemic and why?

Top 8 Predictions in the Global Homes & Buildings Industry, 2021

Renewable power investment continues to accelerate, driven by a combination of technology and project costs reductions, supportive regulations, and growing pressure to decarbonize the power sector. The large-scale penetration of renewables needs additional support to ensure a fully functioning and balanced grid, and storage solutions can fulfill this need.

Players in the storage market have refined their offerings to meet the needs of consumers. Residential battery storage systems are on the rise due to their sleek, designer look. Commercial and industrial storage solutions can now be sized and optimized to meet specific customer needs unlike ever before. Grid-scale solutions are attracting a range of investors seeking to maximize returns from the power sector. A niche market in 2010 has become a solid commercial market in 2020 and will be a mass-market in 2030. 

This session will cover topics such as:
• Geographic markets will be vital hotspots for battery energy storage growth.
• Growth opportunities for utility, commercial, and residential storage.
• Emerging dominant players in the market of the future.

Global Energy Storage

As we start the New Year, the Energy & Environment sector’s priorities will accelerate, governments will seek a green economic recovery, new sustainable solutions will be adopted boosting renewable energy usage, lowering building’s carbon footprint and fully implementing a circular economy.

Are you ready to look past the historical challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and better understand the post-COVID future and opportunities?

Gain insight into exciting new growth opportunities, strategic recommendations, best practices, and future developments in the following areas:
1. Energy transformation
2. Sustainability and circular economy
3. Smart and cognitive buildings
4. Electrification of transport, mobility, heating, and industrial processes
5. New service-based business models

Top 5 Growth Opportunities in the Energy & Environment Industry for 2021

While the world is still determining the true extent and impact of PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) on humans and the environment, responsible parties must act now. 

Water utilities, chemical manufacturers, treatment manufacturers, and others in the value chain, such as testing laboratories, are moving quickly to limit damage and preserve human health. 

Despite the concerns, businesses can maximize growth opportunities such as laboratory testing, site assessment consulting, and a flexible portfolio of treatment solutions to widely varying site contamination. 

Key Takeaways:

• Learn how different technologies deliver varying benefits to treat PFAS
• Discover key variations in response and mitigation strategies that customers demand
• See why more customers are becoming critical-need customers as PFAS contamination is more fully understood
• Explore how your organization can access growth opportunities and avoid those with high barriers to entry

The Ubiquitous Nature of PFAS Demands Global Attention

After a decade of declining solar costs and accelerating interest from investors, what's next for solar photovoltaic (PV)? The 2010s were a stellar decade for solar PV; technology costs tumbled, and the drive to decarbonize the power sector encouraged governments and investors to back solar projects.

For the 2020s, growth is set to continue, but the market dynamics will continue to change. This briefing will cover:

1. Which geographic markets will be the next key hotspots?
2. How much will the utility, commercial, and residential PV sectors grow?
3. What new technology innovations will improve solution offerings and drive future growth?
4. Which investor business models will sustain growth over the decade?
5. How will service propositions evolve to meet the needs of both aging assets and greenfield arms operating in harsh environmental conditions?

Growth Opportunities in the Global Solar PV Market

In this session, we examine the current and future market potential of green hydrogen. Currently, green hydrogen accounts for less than 1% of global hydrogen production; given the forecast surge in demand, this figure must increase dramatically to enable the development of a sustainable hydrogen economy. For this to be achieved, massive investment will be required to boost production capacity and will need to be underpinned by a robust regulatory framework to incentivize market participants.

Register for this webinar and learn about:
• Key growth opportunities and applications for green hydrogen
• The production conundrum—potential to scale up production
• Leading players in the green hydrogen value chain

Green Hydrogen: Growth Opportunities in Power Sector

As an energy carrier, hydrogen will be instrumental to a future of sustainable energy. It will contribute to the decarbonization of transportation, industrial energy, building heat, and power applications. Hybrid energy solutions with combined lithium-ion and hydrogen systems give the best of both technologies— power and fast reactivity of lithium-ion and high energy density and zero energy loss during storage from hydrogen—and create a promising market opportunity for both systems.

Register for this webinar and learn about: 
• Growth opportunities across hydrogen value and supply chains
• Key trends in hydrogen R&D and innovation
• Technology breakthroughs in hydrogen production, storage, and transportation
• Hydrogen markets and applications analysis, including in the power & utilities, industrial and mobility sectors
• Stakeholder companies across the value chain

Hydrogen Economy Energizing Growth: What You Should Know Now!

Frost & Sullivan invites you to listen to our on-demand webinar featuring Gautham Gnanajothi, Global Research Director and Head of Best Practices, and QTS Data Centers’ Sean Baillie, Chief Marketing Officer and EVP Connectivity. Gain insights into the market size and dynamics, identify growth opportunities and discover how connectivity solutions will impact data center services, followed by an interactive question-and-answer session.

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