WHAT IS GOING ON
Market Overview
Manufacturing
RWW Energy, LLC has focused in the Distributed Power & Heat Generation sector (“DG”), placing power plants in proximity to energy demand, which enables co-generation, reduces LCOE (Leveled Cost of Energy).
The Distributed Power & Heat Generation (“DG”) sector is a global industry growing at 15% CAGR and expected to exceed $206B by 2020. The industry has grown rapidly in recent years as a result of the increased need to decentralize power generation and to locate energy production closer to the consumption.
Distributed Power Growth
Global distributed power installations and investment are on the rise. by 2020, $206 billion will be invested annually. Distributed power applications will acccount for 42 percent of global capacity additions.
Source:
General Electric, Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide, European Photovoltaic Industry Association.
DG includes multiple sectors and methods for power generation such as Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Wind, Biomass, Biogas, Cogeneration, and Energy Storage. These areas are projected to continue to show greater than 10% CAGR over the next decade. The following chart shows the Solar PV sector growing at more than 20% CAGR
The following chart shows the Bio-Gas sector growing by over 25% CAGR during the next decade, primarily in Europe:
The following chart depicts the growth forecast for the Bio-Power sector by region. Included in this category are, direct and co-firing bio-mass to electricity plants, as well as anaerobic digestion plants (bio-gas).
The use of municipal solid waste for energy generation is expected to experience rapid growth in the next decade. A variety of technologies will enable smart collection, processing (e.g. material recovery facilities, mechanical / biological treatments, refuse-derived fuel) and energy production (e.g. waste-to-energy, waste-to-fuel and landfill gas-to-energy).