Uniwersyteckie Czasopisma NaukoweINNOVATIVE ENERGY MARKETS: MICROGRID COMPANIES MARKET STRATEGIES
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https://doi.org/10.26881/wg.2025.1.10Słowa kluczowe:
microgrids, innovative energy markets, business models, energy market strategiesAbstrakt
Cel – W tym artykule zbadano, jak różni dostawcy mikrosieci konkurują ze sobą. Skupiono się na kluczowych strategiach biznesowych 5 innowatorów rynkowych, a wnioski mogą być przydatne dla krajów, w których obecni operatorzy mikrosieci rozpoczynają działalność.
Metoda – dane pierwotne zebrano poprzez wywiady z ekspertami branżowymi i dyrektorami firm mikrosieciowych. Aby zapewnić głębię i kompleksowość, badanie to uwzględnia również źródła danych wtórnych, w tym raporty branżowe, strony internetowe firm i prace naukowe. W kolejnym kroku została przeprowadzona analiza porównawcza. Ustrukturyzowane studia przypadków ujawniają, w jaki sposób firmy rozwijają swoje operacje i strategie, aby wykorzystać ewoluujący krajobraz energetyczny, oferując wgląd w aspekty ekonomiczne i organizacyjne branży mikrosieciowej.
Wyniki– Firmy takie jak Siemens, Schneider Electric, Enchanted Rock, ComAp i Scale Microgrids wytyczają sobie nisze poprzez odrębne strategie wprowadzania na rynek. Siemens i Schneider Electric wyłaniają się jako liderzy, demonstrując kompleksowe podejście, które równoważy innowacje technologiczne z solidną ofertą usług, obsługując zarówno sektor komercyjny, jak i rządowy. Skupienie Enchanted Rock na sektorach komercyjnych i modelach Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) ilustruje ukierunkowane podejście, preferujące obsługę niszowych rynków o wysokich wymaganiach dotyczących odporności energetycznej. Nacisk ComAp na sprzęt i technologię sygnalizuje zaangażowanie w podstawowe aspekty systemów mikrosieci, stawiając innowacje w komponentach ponad szersze zaangażowanie rynkowe.
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