http://www.reportsnreports.com/SBI Market Research Reports XML feedhttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/232490-global-market-for-incinerator-technologies.htmlWhile global growth in incineration staggered in the wake of the global economic turndown, global incineration markets are well-poised for continued recovery and consistent growth. Since 2008, global markets for incinerators have resurged from $7.9 billion to $9.2 billion in 2012 (CAGR of 3.9%). By 2022, global markets will more than double, reaching a value of $16.8 billion (2012-2022 CAGR of 6.2%). Observed and forecasted growth reflects a combination of steady market expansion countered by notable contractions for select technologies and applications, through 2022. These trends reflect an array of complex market influences, ranging from technology cost effectiveness to incinerator plant capital...Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/33673-fuel-cell-technologies-worldwide.htmlFuel Cell Technologies Worldwide - Fuel cells represent an exciting and dynamic industry that could alter the way we produce and use energy for residential and commercial consumption, transportation, electronic devices, and more.While fuel cells are a technology that has been known to scientists for almost 200 years, in the modern world, they represent an innovative source of energy. Fuel cells are favored as a green&rdquo; technology for their low emissions, quiet operation and high efficiency. They can be fed by fuels that are readily available, including biofuels, thus reducing reliance on foreign oil and an electric grid that is aging and in many places pushed beyond capacity.</p...Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/232491-the-global-market-for-commercial-generators.htmlCommercial generators, also referred to as gensets, are used to supply full power, temporary power, supplemental power or emergency back-up power to retail businesses, industrial manufacturers, construction outfits, municipalities, telecommunication centers and institutional operations. Generators may be relied on in times of power interruptions or blackouts, although are also used on a regular basis &ndash; especially in regions where power supplies may be inconsistent. The main types of commercial generators include diesel and spark ignited varieties and are available with capacities all the way up to more than two megawatts.In 2012, SBI Energy estimates the global market value for commer...Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/232492-world-biofuels-market.htmlThree quarters of the 27.9 billion gallon global biofuels market of 2012 was for bioethanol, with the remaining quarter consisting of biodiesel sales. The U.S. and Brazil dominate the bioethanol market, with the two countries accounting for 85% of production and 82% of global consumption. This makes the global fuel ethanol market very reliant on the markets of these two countries, a difficult prospect since Brazil&rsquo;s bioethanol market has been in decline since 2009 and the U.S. market has stagnated since 2010. In the U.S., the biggest issues are the blend wall&rdquo; and the poor corn harvest of 2012. In Brazil, a combination of successive poor sugarcane harvests, strong international ...Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/218319-led-and-oled-global-markets-2nd-edition.htmlThis research report presents an in-depth analysis of the development, performance, applications, products, manufacturers, and trends in the worldwide use of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). LEDs are now widely used in mobile electronics, flat panel televisions, traffic signals, automotive lights and signals, and general illumination among many other applications. OLEDs are not as common and are typically used for small electronic displays. However, they have all but taken over the display market for smart phones, displacing LEDs as they do so. Significant strides have been made in LED and OLED manufacturing, performance, and product applications over the pas...Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/213318-energy-efficiency-global-products-and-services-markets.htmlThe global energy efficiency (EE) market encompasses product and service markets that enable residential, commercial and industrial energy consumers to use less energy and save money. EE products include EE building goods, EE appliances, EE consumer electronics, smart meters, EE lighting, motor efficiency controllers, power management software and EE vehicles. EE services encompass smart grid, demand response, cloud computing and consulting and auditing services and also include energy service companies (ESCOs).SBI Energy estimates in 2012, the total global energy efficiency market totaled a hefty $595.45 billion. Although growth slipped a bit during the global recession of 2008-2009, busin...Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/208697-hvac-3rd-edition.htmlThe U.S. market for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) manufacturing is recovering from a period of economic setback that started with the great U.S. recession of 2008. HVAC manufacturers had previously enjoyed a period of steady growth between 1997 to 2006 when equipment sales for heating systems and air conditioners increased 41% and 45%, respectively. But the economic downturn brought with it a stalled housing market, a stoppage of new home and commercial construction initiatives, and massive layoffs at factories that manufacture HVAC equipment.The year 2012 represents a pivotal point for HVAC companies that are seeking to capitalize on market opportunities domestic and abr...Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/208698-the-us-road-bridge-tunnel-construction-market.htmlThe U.S. road construction market continues to suffer even as the country recovers from the recession. The completion of most American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-funded projects, coupled with the lack of a long-term transportation bill through 2010 and 2011, caused overall spending on road, bridge and tunnel construction to drop by 4.4% between 2009 and 2011. While 2010 and 2011 have been strong years for bridge and tunnel construction, the lack of funding for road construction and reconstruction has pulled the entire market down. These trends have continued into 2012, although SBI Energy expects total road, bridge &amp; tunnel market to be up 0.6% over 2011 to reach a total of $76.4 billion fo...Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/202358-global-market-for-membrane-wastewater-treatment.htmlWastewater is, at once, an environmental hazard and a potentially recoverable resource. Generated from a wide array of processes and activities, wastewater may contain hazardous toxins, heavy metals, oils and greases, nutrients, bacteriological components, viruses, pharmaceuticals, and an array of other pollutants. If released into natural or managed waters, these pollutants can contribute substantially to downstream water quality impairments and impact both human health and ecosystems. Fortunately a wide array of wastewater treatment technologies is available, including physical treatments, chemical treatment, biological treatment, screening, and membrane filtration. These technologies, which rem...Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/202359-global-markets-for-natural-gas-vehicle-components.htmlBattered by gasoline and diesel fuel prices in recent years, many consumers, businesses and industries are intrigued by natural gas vehicles (NGVs), the most prevalent on-road alternative fuel vehicles in the world. In the last five years, record numbers of NGVs have been added to the road worldwide, either the conversion of existing diesel and gasoline vehicles or purchases of factory model NGVs. Natural gas vehicles present consumers and fleet owners with significant vehicle lifetime fuel savings, lower emissions and cleaner burning vehicle operation.Recent margins between the pump prices for petroleum fuels and compressed (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) have never been better in man...Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/190922-the-us-steel-industry-outlook.htmlThe steel industry is vital to the economic competitiveness of the United States. Steel serves as the backbone to automobiles, bridges, buildings, railroads, and machinery and is an important component of national defense weapons. Industry consolidation is shutting the doors of once thriving steel plants. Industry unemployment figures continue to rise in regions with the highest concentration of steel mills, including New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan. The U.S. government has taken some corrective steps to revive the overall economy and infuse steel demand in different facets of manufacturing. Out of the more than $780 billion stimulus package, about 15% of the amount is expected to be sp...Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/190923-the-world-market-for-bio-based-chemicals-2nd-edition.htmlThe bio-based chemicals market has continued steady and solid growth in the past two years, helped along by stabilization in glycerin prices to achieve a market of $3.6 billion in 2011. Glycerin and lactic acid accounted for just over two-thirds of the bio-based chemical market by value in 2011. However, by 2021 this market share will shrink to 53% as the emerging markets for bio-based polyethylene (PE) and epichlorohydrin (ECH) achieve 10-fold growth through the decade.Strong biodiesel markets in South America, Europe and Asia have ensured plentiful global crude glycerin feedstocks in the last few years. While glycerin prices have stabilized since their incredible slump in 2009, their...Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/190927-paints-and-coatings-us-market-2nd-edition.htmlThe U.S. paints and coatings market includes a wide range of solvent-based and water-based formulas, as well as powder coatings. These coating mixtures are specifically suited for a wide range of applications and include: architectural paints and coatings used in the building, maintenance and remodeling of residential and non-residential buildings; automobile paints and coatings applied in the original manufacture and in the repair and maintenance processes; specialty paints and coatings used in the marine, aerospace, roads and bridges industries; industrial paints and coatings that help to protect and identify large machinery, equipment parts, coils and sheets; and paints and coverings used in or...Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/183902-personal-protective-equipment-in-the-us.htmlSBI estimates the U.S. market for personal protective equipment (PPE) will top $13 billion in 2012. As the economy begins to heat up, U.S. PPE sales should exceed $14.1 billion in 2013, which represents an 8.2 percent increase over the 2012 figure. The strengthening global economy should increase the growth rate in 2015 with PPE sales in the U.S. anticipated to hit $16.7 billion.The Personal Protective Equipment sector is comprised of a group of products that are designed to protect users from occupational hazards, injuries and illnesses. Categories covered include:Body Protection and Protective ClothingHand and Foot ProtectionHead and Face Protection...Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/172775-smart-appliances.htmlSmart appliances will play a critical role in the transformation to Smart Grid infrastructure adoption. Smart appliances are products that use electricity and have the ability to receive, interpret, and act on a signal received from a utility and then automatically adjust their operation to save energy or perform other functions. The growth and development of smart appliances represents a substantial component of the residential demand response capabilities of the Smart Grid. Smart appliances are sold as standalone products and marketed as highly energy-efficient machines that operate independently with minimal user maintenance. Despite this sales approach, SBI Energy finds that the growth trend o...Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/172774-evse-electric-vehicle-service-equipment-market-worldwide.htmlThe electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) market exploded in 2010 and 2011, a necessary increase as auto manufacturers finally started mass producing over a half dozen different plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) models worldwide. The number of charging stations around the world increased by more than 230% in both years, with over 116,000 new charge points sold worldwide in 2011. Given the fast rate of adoption of both PEV and EVSE, the EVSE market will be a mainstream market by decade&rsquo;s end.The U.S. and Japan lead for public charge points by volume, with both countries enjoying strong sales for both residential and commercial EVSE. However, The U.S. lags both Japan and China in terms...Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/172776-enhanced-oil-recovery-2nd-edition.htmlEnhanced oil recovery (EOR), also referred to as improved oil recovery or tertiary oil recovery, is most often achieved by injecting a liquid or gas into an oil reservoir, thereby lowering oil viscosity and increasing the amount of oil available for production. Some of the more common EOR methods include gas EOR (mostly CO-2 EOR), thermal EOR and chemical EOR. Microbial EOR and seismic EOR also hold small, but strong niches in the EOR market. While only about 10% - 30% of oil is typically extracted from a well by conventional oil production processes, EOR methods can enhance these recovery rates by an additional 5% to 20% (on a conservative average).The global market for EOR, estimated at m...Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/159584-green-building-materials-and-construction-3rd-edition.htmlGreen&rdquo; construction has a crucial role to play in the transition toward low carbon economy.Presently, the global building sector uses almost one third of the global energy and is the main single contributor to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).In the United States, commercial and residential buildings account for 39% of GHG emissions. This is more than any other sector of economy. To address this issue, the U.S. government has set an ambitious target to make all new buildings carbon neutral (or zero emissions) by 2030 and to improve existing building stock efficiency by 25%.The situation is not much different in the European Union, where residential and non-residenti...Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/159583-oil-sands-and-heavy-oil-worldwide-production-and-infrastructure-markets.htmlDense and viscous, bitumen is counted along with extra-heavy crude oil and heavy crude oil as unconventional crude oil resources that are finding a growing role in upstream operations and producer portfolios worldwide. Between 2007 and 2011, global unconventional crude oil production rose at a rate nearly four times higher than total crude oil production (compound annual growth rate [CAGR] of 1.5% to 0.4%) and represented nearly half of the total production gains (518,000 barrels a day of&nbsp; 1.06 million barrels a day). In this report, SBI Energy details historical and forecast trends in heavy oil, extra-heavy oil and bitumen production (in barrels a day), associated annual capital spending (CA...Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/150468-world-combined-heat-power-chp-micro-small-and-large-scale.htmlCombined heat and power (CHP) systems were responsible for just under 10% of global electrical power generation capacity in 2011. CHP is a set of power generation technologies that provides both heat in the form of steam or hot water and electricity from a single system. These systems include a prime mover to convert fuel into electricity, a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) to generate the process heat and perhaps a boiler if the system burns coal or wood waste to run a steam turbine.The CHP market has been driven by China in the last five years, as that country&rsquo;s fast paced electrical generation capacity increases have significantly bolstered the CHP market in the country. H...Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/151478-world-smart-grid-2nd-edition.htmlThis research report presents an in-depth analysis of the development, applications, products, manufacturers, and trends in the worldwide development of the Smart Grid. After over one hundred years of electric power, it has become apparent that a new type of power grid is needed to serve societal needs in the 21st Century. Over time, a relatively primitive but reliable power grid has morphed into an exceedingly complex machine that can no longer be controlled through human actions alone and one which has become brittle and subject to catastrophic failure &ndash; such as the blackout in the northeastern United States and Canada in 2003. Simply put, today&rsquo;s power grid is having difficulty meet...Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/152803-adhesives-and-sealants-global-markets-3rd-edition.htmlAfter several years of stagnant growth, the adhesives and sealants market is undergoing a period of recovery and rebirth. The global market is valued at nearly $22 billion in 2011, up from $19.5 billion in 2006. Sealants (both structural and non-structural) comprise the fastest growth sectors of the industry. The five-year compounded annual growth rates (CAGR) since 2006 of structural and non-structural sealants are 3.7% and 3.1%, respectively. Synthetic resin and rubber adhesives represent the largest market value of more than $10.1 billion in 2011 while natural base glues and adhesives growth has been flat since 2006 hovering at the $1.3 billion mark.Contributing to the increased dem...Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/152804-swimming-pool-equipment-and-maintenance-products-2nd-edition.htmlThe U.S. market for swimming pool equipment and maintenance products includes liners, covers, heaters, filters, pumps, chemicals, lighting, cleaners, sweepers, vacuums, automated systems, controllers and safety equipment. Sales of these products in the United States have followed closely those of swimming pool sales. There are some discrepancies in the level and direction of growth between market segments; however, due to a variety of driving and inhibitory factors. This industry was valued at over $3.4 Billion in 2011. Although the market has not shown much growth over the past few years, SBI Energy expects sales will pick up a little in 2012 and by 2021 projects the market will have ...Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/145415-fuel-efficient-internal-combustion-engine-ice-technologies-worldwide.htmlFuel Efficient Internal Combustion Engine market report contains comprehensive data on the worldwide market for efficient ICE technologies (engine deactivation, cylinder deactivation, variable valve timing and lift, turbochargers and superchargers, direct fuel injection, homogeneous charge compression ignition, reduced displacement engines, hybrids and partial hybrids, split cycle engines, and opposed piston/opposed cylinder engine designs. Market data are provided for historic (2006 to 2011 Q3) and forecast (2011 Q4 to 2021) market size data in terms of the dollar value of product shipments. The report identifies key trends affecting the marketplace, along with trends driving growth, and central ...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/143449-clean-coal-technologies-markets-and-trends-worldwide-2nd-edition.htmlCoal is expected to continue to be a dominant fuel in power generation due to its low cost and abundance. Nearly 7 billion tonnes of coal were produced globally in 2010, and over 40% of global electricity was coal powered. On a levelized cost of production basis, the global market value of coal-fired electricity exceeded $400 billion. Nonetheless, conventional coal power generation is a leading contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and is increasingly being regulated and disincentivized. Further, clean and renewable energy sources are beginning to challenge conventional fossil fuels.Clean coal technologies that improve the environmental perform...Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT