Distributed and Cogeneration (DCG) Technology still Gaining Momentum with Vigorous Growth to be Expected through 2011

DUBLIN, Ireland--April 26, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c36157) has announced the addition of Distributed & Cogeneration Volume II - Power Electronics, Worldwide Forecasts, Applications, and Competitive Environment to their offering.

This second edition, 184-page report provides a detailed and in-depth examination of the trends driving the power electronics market in a variety of distributed and cogeneration technologies. Given the rebound in the global economy and the increasing demand for reliable electric power, the projected growth in the DCG power electronics market through 2011 should be more vigorous and consistent than over the past several years.

Distributed and Cogeneration (DCG) technology, including gas turbines, gensets, microturbines, wind turbines, variable speed generators, photovoltaics and fuel cells, has been gaining momentum for quite some time now. The combination of continued growth, the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, new and innovative technologies and the need for reliable power should provide the ideal environment for growth of power electronics in the distributed and cogeneration industry. Over the next several years and into the next decade, the importance of power electronics in the DCG industry is expected to grow tremendously and be the primary facilitator of future DCG applications.

Topics Covered Include:

-- Distributed and Cogeneration Power Electronics, Market Characteristics and Trends

-- Worldwide Market Forecasts (units, dollars and pricing)

-- Regional Forecasts for North America, Europe and Asia

-- Power Electronics Components include inverters, variable frequency converters and static transfer switches

-- Forecasts by converters and applications and in wattage and amperes

-- Competitive analysis including top market shares, competitor profiles, recent developments and market strategies.

Companies are as follows:-

-- ABB

-- Acumentrics Corp.

-- Advanced Energy

-- Ansaldo Fuel Cells Spa

-- Ballard Power Systems Inc.

-- Bergey

-- Blue Sky Energy Inc.

-- Bluepoint Energy

-- Bonneville Power Administration

-- Iowa State University

-- California Energy Commission

-- California Public Utilities Commission

-- Capstone

-- Caterpillar

-- Chevron Energy Solutions- Chevron Texaco

-- Chino Valley Progressive Hospital

-- Conergy AG of Germany

-- Deutsche Structured Finance

-- Distributed Energy Systems Corp

-- Distributed Generation (ENIRDGnet)

-- DTE Energy

-- E.ON

-- Energy Information Administration

-- European Network for the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES)

-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

-- Fort Bragg

-- Fronius

-- Fuel Cell Energy Inc.

-- Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd.

-- Fuel Cells 2000

-- Fuji Electric Ltd.

-- GE Energy

-- GE Wind Energy

-- German Energy Agency Deutsche Energie-Agentur

-- German Federal Office for Economic Development

-- German Ministry of Economy

-- German Standardization Committee for Photovoltaics

-- Hibikinada

-- Honeywell

-- Hydrogenics Corp.

-- Hydro-Quebec Research Institute

-- IdaTech LLC

-- Ingersoll-Rand

-- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

-- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

-- International Energy Agency (IEA)

-- Jamacha Microturbine Project

-- Japan's Task 5 Project on Grid Interconnection of Building Integrated and Other Dispersed PV Power Systems

-- K&S Consulting

-- Kaneda

-- Kyocera Corporation

-- Kyushu Electric Power Co.

-- Los Angeles Sanitation Department

-- MagneTek

-- Malaysia Energy Center

-- Mastervolt

-- Matsushita

-- Michelin

-- SMA Regelsystems GmbH.

-- MIT's Technology Review

-- MOSAIC Energy LLC

-- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

-- New Energy Promotion Department within Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

-- Nordex

-- Northern Power Systems

-- NS Wind Power Hibiki Ltd

-- Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc.

-- Oregon Public Utilities Commission

-- Outback Power Systems

-- Pacific Gas and Electric

-- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

-- Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission

-- Photovoltaic Technology Research Advisory Council

-- Plug Power Inc.

-- PowerLight Corp.

-- ReliOn Inc.

-- Sanyo

-- Satcon Technology- SC Johnson

-- Shanghai Power Industrial and Commercial Company

-- Shanghai Wind Power Company

-- Sharp Corporation

-- Siemens AG

-- Siemens Power Generation

-- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co

-- Stuart Energy Systems

-- Sulzer Hexis Ltd.

-- Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia

-- Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd

-- Sustainable Technologies

-- Teledyne Energy Systems Inc.

-- Toronto at Mississauga

-- Turbec

-- Turbo Genset Inc

-- U.S. Department of Energy

-- U.S. General Services Administration

-- REpower Systems

-- AN Windenergie

-- Nordex

-- Xantrex Technologies Inc

-- UK Electricity Association and Engineering Recommendation G83

-- UK Electricity Association

-- Union for the Coordination of Transmission of Electricity (UCTE)

-- United Nations Development Program

-- United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

-- UTC Power

-- Vestas Wind Systems

-- Veterans Administration

-- Wal-Mart

-- ZTEK Corp

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