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Flexible AC Transmission Equipment

Published by: Global Industry Analysts

Published: Feb. 1, 2009 - 176 Pages


Table of Contents


I.INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations

Disclaimers

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics

Product Definitions and Scope of Study

Fixed Compensation

Variable Compensation

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.Market Overview

Electricity - The Most Vital Component for

World Economy

Current and Future Analysis

Analysis by Region

Analysis by Compensation Type

FACTS Devices Market

2.Market Trends & Issues

Power Market Trends

Fixed Vs. Variable Compensation Equipment: Price Trends

Shift towards Variable Shunt Compensation Equipment

Growing Importance of Variable Compensation

Technologies

New Equipment - Foraying into the Market

Increasing Awareness Boosts FACT Equipment Growth

New Technologies to Play a Vital Role in Advanced

High Voltage Transmission Technology Market

Utility Companies to Invest in New Technologies

3.Competition

ABB - The Uncontested Leader

Table 1: World Power Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Market (2004 & 2006): Market Share Breakdown of Value Sales for ABB, Siemens, Areva, Schneider, Toshiba and

Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4.Product Overview

Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System

FACTS Devices

Based on Compensation Type

Fixed Compensation

Variable Compensation

Based on Voltage Type

High Voltage Devices

Medium Voltage Devices

Based on Connection Mode

Static Volt-Ampere-Reactive Compensators (SVCs)

Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs)

Series Capacitors

Shunt Capacitors

Shunt Reactors

Thyristor Controlled Series Compensators (TCSCs)

Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC)

Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC)

Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC)

Methods to Connect FACTS with Power System

Series Compensation

Thyristor Switched Series Capacitor (TSSC)

Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC)

Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC)

Other Series Compensation

Shunt Compensation

Shunt Capacitive Compensation

Shunt Inductive Compensation

Types of Shunt Compensation

Mechanically Switched Capacitor

Static VAR Compensator

Thyristor Controlled Reactor

Thyristor Switched Capacitor

Static synchronous compensator

Benefits of FACTS

Optimized Transmission System Utilization

Maximize Grid Capacity

Maximized System Availability and Reliability

Maximized Supply Quality

Enhanced Grid Stability

Minimized Impact on Environment

Maximize Cost-Benefit Ratio

FACTS Applications

Steady State Applications

FACTS Correcting Steady-State Issues

Improve Load Margin

Improve ATC Value

Optimizing Power Flow

Minimize Congestion

Control Voltage and Reactive Power

Transient and Post Transient State Applications

FACTS Correcting Dynamic Issues

Enhance Transient Stability

Dynamic Control of Voltage for Contingencies

Dampen Oscillation

Eliminate Sub-Synchronous Resonance (SSR)

STATCOMs and SVCs Applications

Limitations of FACTS

Generations of FACTS

First Generation of FACTS (SVC)

First Generation of FACTS (TCSC)

Second Generation of FACTS (STATCOM)

Third Generation of FACTS (UPFC)

Recent Development - Convertible Static

Compensators

FACTS Installations

TCSC Installations

Table 2: Major TCSC Installations (1992-2004)

STATCOM Installations

Table 3: Major STATCOM Installations (1991-2003)

New Advancements in FACTS

Cost Breakdown for FACTS

Table 4: Percentage Share Breakdown of Costs by

Component (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5.Product Launches & Developments

American Superconductor Launches SVC Solutions

Eaton Unveils TVSS Power Event Monitor

California Developers Develop New Variable

Compensation Circuit

BHEL Develops Advanced FACTS to Minimize

Transmission Losses

BHEL Develops FACTS

6.Recent Industry Activity

Areva T&D Snaps Up Waltec

AREVA T&D to Take Over Nokian Capacitors

GE Consumer & Industrial and Areva T&D forms

Strategic Alliance

American Superconductor Receives Multiple Orders

American Superconductor Receives Order to Deliver

SVC Systems

American Superconductor Secures Orders for D-VAR®

Technology

American Superconductor Secures Two Orders for

D-VAR Technology

Areva T&D Starts New Manufacturing Unit

Siemens Receives Order from Thanet Offshore Wind

Hydro-Quebec Selects ABB to Upgrade Power

Transmission Control

ABB Secures Contracts for Flexible AC Transmission

Systems in Steel Plants

China Southern Power Grid to Build Yunnan-Guangdong

AC Power Transmission Plant

Siemens to Connect Greater Gabbard to the Power Grid

American Superconductor Acquires Power Quality

Systems

American Superconductor Acquires Windtec

Motion Industries Snaps Up Meier Transmission

Eaton Acquires Pulizzi Engineering

MDU Resources Takes Over Lone Mountain

AREVA T&D to Take Over VEI’s Medium Voltage

Activities

Fenner Takes Over B-LOC

Eaton Acquires SMC’s Medium-Voltage Industrial Drive

Business

Abu Dhabi National Energy Acquires CMS Generation

Company

AREVA T&D Signs Acquisition Agreement with

Passoni & Villa

AREVA T&D to Set-up a Joint Venture with Russian

Company

American Superconductor Bags Multi-Million Dollar

SVC Order

American Superconductor Receives Order for

SVC Solutions

Power Machines Supplies New Asynchronized Generator

for Mosenergo Power Plant

American Superconductor Secures New Orders for

D-VAR® Solutions

American Superconductor Obtains Several Orders for

PQ-SVC Solution

American Superconductor Secures Two Overseas Orders

for D-VAR® Technology

ABB Bags Order from Brazilian Company

ABB Enters into US$35 Million Contract

American Superconductor to Supply D-VAR® Systems

for New West Cape Wind Farm

American Superconductor Receives Orders from

VRB Power Systems

American Superconductor Receives Order from Suzlon

Siemens to Supply Flexible AC Transmission Systems

to CenterPoint

AREVA T&D Receives Contract from ALCAN

Siemens Handovers New FACTS Installation to SCE

Siemens’ Static Var Compensator Commences Operations

in Denmark

AREVA to Produce Power Transmission and Distribution

Equipment in China

WBSETC and WBSEDC to Transmit and Distribute

Power

IDB Approves Financing for State Power Transmission

System

AREVA Acquires RITZ High Voltage Business

American Superconductor to Supply D-VAR System

for Econnect’s Wind Farm

American Superconductor to Supply D-VAR Systems for

Lake Bonney Wind Project

American Superconductor and GE Energy to Supply D-VAR

Systems to Detroit’s Public Lighting Department

American Superconductor and Tennessee Valley Authority

Start SuperVAR® Production

ABB Receives Six Orders to Install FACTS in

Steel Plants

ABB Receives Orders from Steel Manufacturers

AMSC Receives Multiple New Orders for D-VAR

Systems

AMSC and GE Energy Supply D-VAR System for Aquila

American Superconductor to Supply DVAR Compensator

to Iceland Transmission Grid

American Superconductor to Supply Three DVAR Systems

to Canadian Mining Facility

San Francisco Power Grid Employs ABB`s SVC

Technology

Austin Energy Commissions STATCOM Project

Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution Acquires

Trench Electric Holding

RTE Awards Turnkey FACTS Contract to ABB

Georgia Power Awards Turnkey Contract to Mitsubishi

Electric Power Products

ABB Wins Power Transmission Systems Contract in

Australia

Powergrid Corporation of India Awards Turnkey

Contract to ABB

7.Focus on Select Players

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)

American Superconductor Corporation (US)

AREVA T&D SA (France)

Eaton Corporation (US)

GE Energy (US)

Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (US)

S&C Electric Company (US)

Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution Group

(Germany)

Trench Group (US)

VA Tech T&D (Austria)

Square D (US)

8.Global Market Perspective

Table 5: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Flexible AC Transmission Equipment by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific (including

Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for

Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart)

Table 6: World 10-Year Perspective for Flexible AC Transmission Equipment by Geographic Region -

Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for US, Canada,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (including Japan), and

Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Variable Compensation Equipment by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific (including

Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for

Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart)

Table 8: World 10-Year Perspective for Variable

Compensation Equipment by Geographic Region -

Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for US,

Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific (including Japan),

and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 &

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 9: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Fixed Compensation Equipment by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific (including

Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for

Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart)

Table 10: World 10-Year Perspective for Fixed

Compensation Equipment by Geographic Region -

Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for US,

Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific (including Japan),

and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006,

2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1.The United States

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

US FACTS Market

Shift towards Variable Shunt Compensation

Equipment

US Power Dynamics

Bottlenecks - Yet to be Tackled

Flexible AC Transmission Equipment Market

Perspective

Table 11: US Flexible AC Transmission Equipment Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Equipment Type for Variable Compensation (Variable Shunt, Variable Series and Variable Power Flow Controllers), and Fixed Compensation (Shunt Capacitor, Series Capacitor and Shunt Reactor)

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 12: US Variable Compensation Equipment Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales

by Equipment Type for SVC, STATCOM, TCSC, SSSC, SC, UPFC, UPQC, and PST (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 13: US Variable Compensation Equipment Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales

by Compensation Type for Shunt, Series and

Power Flow (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 14: US Variable Compensation Equipment

Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown

of Value Sales by Voltage Type for High Voltage

and Medium Voltage

Table 15: US Variable Compensation Equipment Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales

by End-Use Segment for Utility and Industrial

Table 16: US Fixed Compensation Equipment Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales

by Equipment Type for Shunt Capacitor, Series

Capacitor and Shunt Reactor (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 17: US Fixed Compensation Equipment Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales

by End-Use Segment for Utility and Industrial

FACTS Installations in the US

Product Launches & Developments

Strategic Developments

Select Players

American Superconductor Corporation

Eaton Corporation

GE Energy

Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.

S&C Electric Company

Trench Group

Square D

B. Market Analytics

Table 18: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible AC Transmission Equipment by Compensation Type - Variable Compensation and Fixed Compensation Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 19: US 10-Year Perspective for Flexible AC Transmission Equipment by Compensation Type - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Variable Compensation and Fixed Compensation Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015

2.Canada

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

Strategic Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 20: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible AC Transmission Equipment by Compensation Type - Variable Compensation and Fixed Compensation Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 21: Canadian 10-Year Perspective for Flexible AC Transmission Equipment by Compensation Type - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Variable Compensation and Fixed Compensation Markets

for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015

3.Europe

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

European Transmission & Distribution Market

Table 22: Number of Transmission and Distribution Substations in Europe (2006) (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 23: Transmission and Distribution Lines in

Europe in Kilometers (2006) (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart)

Strategic Developments

Select Players

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)

AREVA T&D SA (France)

Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution

Group (Germany)

VA Tech T&D (Austria)

B. Market Analytics

Table 24: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible AC Transmission Equipment by Compensation Type - Variable Compensation and Fixed Compensation Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 25: European 10-Year Perspective for Flexible AC Transmission Equipment by Compensation Type - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Variable Compensation and Fixed Compensation Markets

for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015

4.Asia-Pacific

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

FACTS Gains Momentum in India

India Transmission & Distribution Market

Table 26: Indian Transmission & Distribution

Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues

by Leading Players for ABB, Areva Siemens, BHEL,

CGL, and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart)

Product Developments

Strategic Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 27: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current &

Future Analysis for Flexible AC Transmission

Equipment by Compensation Type - Variable

Compensation and Fixed Compensation

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006

through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart)

Table 28: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for

Flexible AC Transmission Equipment by

Compensation Type - Percentage Breakdown

of Dollar Sales for Variable Compensation

and Fixed Compensation Markets for Years

2006, 2009 & 2015

5.Rest of World

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

Strategic Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 29: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Flexible AC Transmission Equipment by Compensation Type - Variable Compensation and Fixed Compensation Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006

through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 30: Rest of World 10-Year Perspective for Flexible AC Transmission Equipment by Compensation Type - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Variable Compensation and Fixed Compensation Markets

for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015


IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Abstract

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Flexibe AC Transmission Equipment in Millions of US$. The market is analyzed by the following Compensation Types - Fixed Compensation, and Variable Compensation. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2006 through 2015. The report profiles 14 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as ABB Ltd., American Superconductor Corporation, AREVA T&D SA, Eaton Corporation, GE Energy, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc., S&C Electric Company, Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution Group, Trench Group, VA Tech T&D, and Square D. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

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