GBI Research, a leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, “Smart Grid Market in Europe to 2020 - Advanced Grid Concepts and Intelligent Technology Pivotal to Achieving EU 20-20-20 Targets”. The report gives an in-depth analysis of the European smart grid market covering the three major technologies: smart meters, synchrophasors and in-home displays. The report gives the cumulative installed units and revenue from 2010-2020 for the three technologies for France, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway and the UK. It also details smart grid policies and regulations in the European Union. It gives global smart grid market analysis, technology analysis, technology deployments by four major technologies and European major countries and the drivers and restraints.
The report covers European market trends, gives market analysis for smart meters, synchrophasors and in-home displays and provides active and upcoming projects as well as recently completed deals. This report is built using data and information sourced through primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GBI Research’s team of industry experts.
According to GBI Research, The cumulative number of smart meter units installed in Europe is expected to grow from 7.6 million units in 2010 to 105.99 million units in 2020 at a CAGR of 30.2%.
The cumulative number of synchrophasor units installed in Europe is expected to grow from 20 units in 2010 to 208 units in 2020 at a CAGR of 26.4%. The cumulative number of in-home display units in Europe is expected to grow from 608,000 units in 2010 to 40,523,240 units in 2020 at a CAGR of 38.8%.
Scope
 
 The report provides detailed analysis and forecasts on the European smart grid market. Its scope includes -
- European smart grid market analysis covering the      three major technologies: smart meters in France, Spain and the UK;      synchrophasors in Denmark, Finland and Sweden; and in-home displays in      Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the UK.
 - Historical and forecast figures for units      installed and revenues for smart meters, synchrophasors and in-home      displays from 2008-2020.
 - Smart grid policies and incentives for the      European Union.
 - Global smart grid market analysis, technology      analysis, technology deployments and drivers and restraints.
 - European smart grid market trends and market      analysis.
 - European smart grid market technology deployments      in France, Spain, the UK, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
 - European smart grid market deals analysis of      mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, venture capitals, debt finances      and equity offerings.
 - European smart grid market major contracts and      major projects.
 
Reasons to buy
The report will enhance your decision-making capabilities in a rapid and time-sensitive manner. It will allow you to -
- Develop business strategies by understanding the      trends and developments that are driving the Europe smart grid market.
 - Design and develop your product development,      marketing and sales strategies.
 - Position yourself to take maximum advantage of      the market’s growth potential.
 - Develop business strategies and future plans with      the help of the country-wise understanding of the Europe smart grid      market.
 - Make more informed business decisions from the      insightful and in-depth analysis of the European smart grid market and the      factors shaping it.
 
Table of Content
1 Table of Contents
 1 Table of Contents 3
 1.1 List of Tables 6
 1.2 List of Figures 7
2 Introduction 8
 2.1 GBI Research Report Guidance 8
3 Smart Grids Introduction 9
 3.1 Smart Grids Overview 9
 3.2 Smart Grids Characteristics 12
 3.2.1 Ability to Supply High Quality Power 12
 3.2.2 Ability to Incorporate Advanced Generation and Storage Options 12
 3.2.3 Self-Healing Nature 12
 3.2.4 Resistance to Attack 12
 3.2.5 Optimized Asset and Efficient Operation 13
 3.2.6 Active Involvement of Customers 13
 3.3 Benefits of Smart Grids 13
 3.3.1 Benefits to Utilities 13
 3.3.2 Benefits to Consumers 14
4 Global Smart Grids Market Analysis 15
 4.1 Global Smart Grids Market Overview 15
 4.2 Global Smart Meter Market Analysis 15
 4.2.1 Global Smart Meter Market Overview 15
 4.2.2 Global Smart Meter Market Forecasts to 2020 17
 4.2.3 Global Smart Meter Market, Competitive Landscape, 2010 19
 4.3 Global Synchrophasors Market Analysis 20
 4.3.1 Global Synchrophasors Market Overview 20
 4.3.2 Global Synchrophasors Market Forecasts to 2020 21
 4.3.3 Global Synchrophasors Market Competitive Landscape 23
 4.4 Global In-Home Displays Market Analysis 24
 4.4.1 Global In-Home Displays Market Overview 24
 4.4.2 Global In-Home Displays Market Forecasts to 2020 25
5 Global Smart Grids Market, Technology Analysis 27
 5.1 Global Smart Grids Market Technology Overview 27
 5.1.1 Distributed Resource Systems 27
 5.1.2 Power Grid Management 27
 5.1.3 Demand Response 27
 5.1.4 Demand-side Power Management 28
 5.2 Global Smart Grids Market Technology Classification 29
 5.2.1 Integrated Communication Technologies 29
 5.2.2 Sensing and Measurement Technologies 31
 5.2.3 Cabling Technologies 31
 5.2.4 Utility-Customer Interface Technologies 31
6 Global Smart Grids Technology Deployment 33
 6.1 Integrated Communication Technologies 33
 6.2 Sensing and Measurement Technologies 34
 6.3 Cabling Technologies 35
 6.4 Consumer Interface Technologies 36
7 Technology Deployment in European Countries 38
 7.1 Technology Deployment in France 38
 7.2 Technology Deployment in Spain 38
 7.3 Technology Deployment in the UK 39
 7.4 Technology Deployment in Sweden 39
 7.5 Technology Deployment in Denmark 40
 7.6 Technology Deployment in Finland 40
8 Europe Smart Grids Market, Drivers and Restraints 41
 8.1 Europe Smart Grids Market, Drivers 41
 8.1.1 Reduction of Dependency on Foreign Oil 41
 8.1.2 Enhancement in Security Features 41
 8.1.3 European Targets for Renewable Energy and GHG emission 41
 8.1.4 Environmental Concerns over Pollution and Global Warming 41
 8.1.5 Customer Behavior and Safety Requirements 41
 8.2 Europe Smart Grids Market, Restraints 42
 8.2.1 Standardization and Interoperability Issues 42
 8.2.2 IT Security, an Area of Concern 42
 8.2.3 Limitation of Utilities to Upgrade to Smart Grid Technologies 42
 8.2.4 Difficulty in Convincing Consumers for Data Sharing 42
9 Europe Smart Grids Market Trends 43
 9.1 Economic and Environmental Drivers Supporting Smart Grids Development 43
 9.2 Growing Consumer Concern over Smart Grids Security Issues 43
 9.3 Growing Focus on Smart Meter Implementations 43
10 Europe Smart Grids Market Analysis 44
 10.1 Europe Smart Grids Market Overview 44
 10.2 Europe Smart Grids Market Major Policies and Incentives 44
 10.2.1 The Smart Grids European Strategic Energy Technology Platform 44
 10.2.2 The European Renewables Grid Initiative 44
 10.2.3 European Union’s Directive on Meeting 2020 Targets 44
 10.2.4 The European Electricity Grid Initiative 45
 10.2.5 Energy Services Directive - 2006 45
11 Europe Smart Meter Market to 2020 46
 11.1 Europe Smart Meter Market Forecasts to 2020 46
 11.2 France Smart Meter Market to 2020 49
 11.2.1 France Smart Meter Market Overview 49
 11.2.2 France Smart Meter Market Forecasts to 2020 49
 11.3 Spain Smart Meter Market to 2020 52
 11.3.1 Spain Smart Meter Market Overview 52
 11.3.2 Spain Smart Meter Market Forecasts to 2020 52
 11.4 The UK Smart Meter Market to 2020 54
 11.4.1 The UK Smart Meter Market Overview 54
 11.4.2 The UK Smart Meter Market Forecasts to 2020 54
12 Europe Synchrophasors Market to 2020 57
 12.1 Europe Synchrophasors Market Forecasts to 2020 57
 12.2 Denmark Synchrophasors Market to 2020 59
 12.2.1 Denmark Synchrophasors Market Overview 59
 12.2.2 Denmark Synchrophasors Market Forecasts to 2020 59
 12.3 Finland Synchrophasors Market to 2020 62
 12.3.1 Finland Synchrophasors Market Overview 62
 12.3.2 Finland Synchrophasors Forecasts to 2020 62
 12.4 Sweden Synchrophasors Market to 2020 64
 12.4.1 Sweden Synchrophasors Market Overview 64
 12.4.2 Sweden Synchrophasors Market Forecasts to 2020 64
13 Europe In-Home Displays Market to 2020 67
 13.1 Europe In-Home Displays Market Forecasts to 2020 67
 13.2 Denmark In-Home Displays Market to 2020 70
 13.2.1 Denmark In-Home Displays Market Overview 70
 13.2.2 Denmark In-Home Displays Forecasts to 2020 70
 13.3 Finland In-Home Displays Market to 2020 72
 13.3.1 Finland In-Home Displays Market Overview 72
 13.3.2 Finland In-Home Displays Forecasts to 2020 72
 13.4 Norway In-Home Displays Market to 2020 75
 13.4.1 Norway In-Home Displays Market Overview 75
 13.4.2 Norway In-Home Displays Forecasts to 2020 75
 13.5 Sweden In-Home Displays Market to 2020 78
 13.5.1 Sweden In-Home Displays Market Overview 78
 13.5.2 Sweden In-Home Displays Forecasts to 2020 78
 13.6 The UK In-Home Displays Market to 2020 81
 13.6.1 The UK In-Home Displays Market Overview 81
 13.6.2 The UK In-Home Displays Forecasts to 2020 81
14 Europe Smart Grids Market, Deals Analysis 84
15 Europe Smart Grids Market Major Contracts 87
16 Europe Smart Grids Market Major Projects 92
17 Appendix 103
 17.1 Market Definition 103
 17.2 About GBI Research 103
 17.3 Abbreviations 103
 17.4 Methodology 105
 17.4.1 Coverage 105
 17.4.2 Secondary Research 105
 17.4.3 Primary Research 105
 17.4.4 Expert Panel Validation 106
 17.5 Contact Us 106
 17.6 Disclaimer 106
List of Table:
 Table 1: Smart Grids Elements and their Functions, 2011 9
 Table 2: Global Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2008-2020 17
 Table 3: Global Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2008-2020 18
 Table 4: Global Smart Meter Market, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 19
 Table 5: Global Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2008-2020 21
 Table 6: Global Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2008-2020 22
 Table 7: Global Synchrophasors Market, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 23
 Table 8: Global In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2009-2020 25
 Table 9: Global In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009-2020 26
 Table 10: Europe Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010-2020 47
 Table 11: Europe Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2009-2020 48
 Table 12: France Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010-2020 50
 Table 13: France Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010-2020 51
 Table 14: Spain Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010-2020 53
 Table 15: Spain Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010-2020 54
 Table 16: The UK Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010-2020 55
 Table 17: The UK Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010-2020 56
 Table 18: Europe Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2008-2020 58
 Table 19: Europe Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2008-2020 59
 Table 20: Denmark Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2010-2020 60
 Table 21: Denmark Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010-2020 61
 Table 22: Finland Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2008-2020 63
 Table 23: Finland Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2008-2020 64
 Table 24: Sweden Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2009-2020 65
 Table 25: Sweden Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009-2020 66
 Table 26: Europe In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2009-2020 68
 Table 27: Europe In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009-2020 69
 Table 28: Denmark In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2011-2020 71
 Table 29: Denmark In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2011-2020 72
 Table 30: Finland In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2010-2020 73
 Table 31: Finland In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010-2020 74
 Table 32: Norway In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2011-2020 76
 Table 33: Norway In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2011-2020 77
 Table 34: Sweden In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2010-2020 79
 Table 35: Sweden In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010-2020 80
 Table 36: The UK In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2009-2020 82
 Table 37: The UK In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009-2020 83
 Table 38: Europe Smart Grids Market, Mergers and Acquisitions,  August 2010-November 2011 85
 Table 39: Europe Smart Grids Market, Debt Offerings, August 2010-November 2011 86
 Table 40: Europe Smart Grids Market, Major Contracts, August 2010-November 2011 87
 Table 41: Europe Smart Grids Market, Major Projects, August 2010-November 2011 92"
List of Charts:
 Figure 1: Smart Grids Model, 2011 10
 Figure 2: Global Smart Meter Market, Units Installed, Market Share by Region, 2010 16
 Figure 3: Global Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2008-2020 17
 Figure 4: Global Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2008-2020 18
 Figure 5: Global Smart Meter Market, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 19
 Figure 6: Global Synchrophasors Market, Units Installed, Market Share by Region, 2010 20
 Figure 7: Global Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2008-2020 21
 Figure 8: Global Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2008-2020 22
 Figure 9: Global Synchrophasors Market, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 23
 Figure 10: Global In-Home Displays Market, Units Installed, Market Share by Region, 2010 24
 Figure 11: Global In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2009-2020 25
 Figure 12: Global In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009-2020 26
 Figure 13: Global Smart Grids Market, Integrated Communication Technology Trends,  2010 - 2020 34
 Figure 14: Global Smart Grids Market, Sensing and Measurement Technology Trends,  2010 - 2020 35
 Figure 15: Global Smart Grids Market, Cabling Technology Trends, 2010 - 2020 36
 Figure 16: Global Smart Grids Market, Customer Interface Technology Trends, 2010 - 2020 37
 Figure 17: Europe Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010-2020 46
 Figure 18: Europe Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2009-2020 47
 Figure 19: France Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010-2020 49
 Figure 20: France Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010-2020 50
 Figure 21: Spain Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010-2020 52
 Figure 22: Spain Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010-2020 53
 Figure 23: The UK Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010-2020 55
 Figure 24: The UK Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010-2020 56
 Figure 25: Europe Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2008-2020 57
 Figure 26: Europe Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2008-2020 58
 Figure 27: Denmark Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2010-2020 60
 Figure 28: Denmark Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010-2020 61
 Figure 29: Finland Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2008-2020 62
 Figure 30: Finland Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2008-2020 63
 Figure 31: Sweden Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2009-2020 65
 Figure 32: Sweden Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009-2020 66
 Figure 33: Europe In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2009-2020 67
 Figure 34: Europe In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009-2020 68
 Figure 35: Denmark In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2011-2020 70
 Figure 36: Denmark In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2011-2020 71
 Figure 37: Finland In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2010-2020 73
 Figure 38: Finland In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010-2020 74
 Figure 39: Norway In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2011-2020 75
 Figure 40: Norway In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2011-2020 76
 Figure 41: Sweden In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2010-2020 78
 Figure 42: Sweden In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010-2020 79
 Figure 43: The UK In-Home Displays Market, Units, 2009-2020 81
 Figure 44: The UK In-Home Displays Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009-2020 82
 Figure 45: Europe Smart Grids Market, Recent Deals By Share, (%),  August 2010-November 2011 84"
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