Hype Cycle for Utility Industry Operational and Energy Technologies, 2009

ID Number: G00169446

16 July 2009

Zarko Sumic Keith Harrison Cynthia Moore Kristian Steenstrup Thilo Koslowski John Pescatore

Energy utilities explore operational technology and emerging energy technology options to help meet rising customer expectations and address energy sustainability issues, all while aiming to create expected shareholder returns in uncertain regulatory settings.

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Table of Contents

Analysis

What You Need to Know

The Hype Cycle

The Priority Matrix

Off the Hype Cycle

On the Rise

		High-Temperature Superconductivity
		Hydrogen Economy
		Consumer Energy Storage

At the Peak

		Phasor Measurement Units
		Distributed Generation
		Open SCADA
		Home-Area Network
		Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle/Electric Vehicle
		Thermal (or Concentrated) Solar Power
		Carbon Capture and Sequestration
		Combined Heat and Power
		Provider Energy Storage
		Tidal Power

Sliding Into the Trough

		Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
		Customer Gateways
		Active RFID for Utilities
		Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems
		Advanced Metering Infrastructure
		Geothermal Power Generation
		Demand Response
		Broadband Over Power Lines
		Intelligent Electronic Devices
		Advanced Distribution Protection and Restoration Devices
		Security/Surveillance
		Fuel Cells
		Photovoltaic Generation

Climbing the Slope

		RF Networks for Utility Field Applications
		Process Data Historians
		Mobile Communications
		Mobile Devices for Utilities
		Wind Generation

Entering the Plateau

		Liquefied Natural Gas
		Energy Management Systems

Appendixes

Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels

Recommended Reading

List of Tables

	Table 1.	Hype Cycle Phases

	Table 2.	Benefit Ratings

	Table 3.	Maturity Levels

List of Figures

	Figure 1.	Hype Cycle for Utility Industry Operational and Energy Technologies, 2009

	Figure 2.	Priority Matrix for Utility Industry Operational and Energy Technologies, 2009

	Figure 3.	Hype Cycle for Utility Industry Operational and Energy Technologies, 2008

Hype Cycle for Utility Industry Operational and Energy Technologies, 2009
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