Utlities Renewables Market - UK 2010-2014

AMA Research has published the 1st edition of the report “Utilities Renewables Market - UK 2010-2014” which examines the role of renewable energy generation within the utilities sector, investigating recent trends and potential for future development within this growing market.

Construction output for the utilities market in Great Britain reached £3.65bn in 2009 down 4% on 2008. The utilities market continues to benefit from longer-term investment plans from key sectors such as water which tend to have a smoothing effect on the output curve and lessen the impact of more variable sectors such as electricity.

The renewables market has experienced significant growth in recent years with power generation output having increased by 53% 2004-08 but still representing under 6% of total UK generation output. Impetus for output generation growth has been provided by increased capacities in the wind and biomass sectors whilst the more mature hydroelectric sector has experienced more moderate generation output increases.

Key issues of particular interest:

• Growth of renewables sector and influence of legislation.
• Performance 2004-09 and forecasts for 2010 to 2014, key influencing factors, effects of capital investment programmes.
• Impact of recent energy legislation and European Directives on overall market growth and its effect on electricity generation in particular.
• Leading companies and contractors working in the utilities and renewables sectors.

Key sectors covered include:
UTILITIES MARKET - overview of construction output GB, quarterly analysis of output & new orders output by sector, forecasts.
RENEWABLES MARKET - overview of market development, analysis by sector.

Leading companies mentioned in the report include:
AMEC, Beaufort Wind, Carillion, Centrica, E.ON UK, EDF Energy, Eneco, Fenland Wind Farms, Fred Olsen Renewables, Galliford Try, Magnox Electric, Marine Current Turbines, McNicholas Construction, Moray Offshore Renewables, Morrison Utilities, Pelamis Wave Power, RES-Group, RWE Npower, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), Scottish Power, Vattenfall AB.

Key areas covered in the report include:

UTILITIES MARKET OVERVIEW
UK Construction Output - overview of UK construction market, mix by sector 2008 and 2009, key influencing factors, trends.
Infrastructure and Utilities Market - size in terms of GB construction output, sector mix 2008-09, key trends in infrastructure sectors.
Utilities Market - sector mix, output by sector, quarterly analysis by output and new orders, key influencing factors, future prospects.
Utilities output forecasts - assessment of potential performance 2010-14, key influencing factors, and output forecasts to 2014.

SECTOR ANALYSIS - ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND TELECOMS.
Industry structure - by sector, regulatory control, industry size, factors influencing structure of the industry, etc. Construction output by sector - 2004-09 with forecasts through to 2014.
Key trends in the market place - factors of influence; are the trends and factors of influence set to continue, or will there be changes?
Identification of key companies for each sector - profiles of key utilities companies involved in each UK sector - eg water companies, gas & electricity generation, transmission & distribution organisations, leading telecoms companies.
Current forecasts to 2014 - construction output by gas, electricity and total utilities in Great Britain.

RENEWABLES MARKET
Sector Size - market development in terms of generation output 2004-08, key influencing factors, future prospects.
Sector Analysis - mix by sector, focus on individual sectors including key influencing trends and potential for future expansion - biomass, wind, hydroelectric, solar photovoltaic, wind/tidal energy, etc.
Impact of Legislation - need to address security of future UK energy supply, need to increase UK generation capacity from renewables, programmes & incentives to achieve targets.