Global Microgrid Controller Market - 2022-2029

Global Microgrid Controller Market - 2022-2029

Market Overview

The global microgrid controller market size was worth US$ XX million in 2022 and is estimated to reach US$ XX million by 2029, growing at a CAGR of XX% during the forecast period (2022-2029).

A microgrid is an energy system that serves a geographic area, such as a college campus, hospital, business center, or neighborhood. Microgrids contain distributed energy sources, such as solar panels, wind turbines, combined heat and power and generators. Furthermore, many contemporary microgrids include energy storage, usually in batteries. Microgrids now offer charging stations for electric vehicles. The microgrid, connected to surrounding buildings, supplies power and maybe heat and cooling to its customers via complex software and control systems.

The microgrid controller oversees the microgrid energy system's real-time functioning, such as detecting a lack of grid electricity during a power outage and islanding and bringing online backup generation sources to restore power to load. Microgrid controllers support energy storage, load and islanding control for sites and systems that operate totally or partially off-grid. Microgrid controller enhances performance and economics by dispatching assets at the lowest cost possible. It also provides site-specific solutions, such as flexible quiet hours and low-state-of-energy load shedding.

Market Dynamics

The rising use of renewable energy mainly drives the demand for microgrid controllers. It is the most important driver for the market. The lack of standardization and interoperability are key factors in limiting the growth of this market.

Rising adoption of renewable energy

Climate change caused by humans has had a significant impact on the environment and has destroyed natural ecosystems. Shifting weather patterns, increasing extreme weather events and global temperatures are all second-order effects of climate change. Immediate action is required to counteract these effects.

Governments from all over the globe vowed to attain carbon neutrality by 2050 to minimize the worst effects of climate change during the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021. Increased renewable energy use is an important method for combating climate change and achieving net carbon neutrality.

Increasing innovation in the renewable energy sector has increased efficiency and lower costs, making it an attractive option for conventional energy generation. Governments are also providing subsidies, tax credits and other incentives to encourage the adoption of renewable energy by utility companies. Microgrid controllers are mainly used for renewable energy microgrids. The rising adoption of renewable energy is a key driver for the growth of the global microgrid controller market.

Lack of standardization and interoperability

Microgrid controllers are used to managing the real-time operations of microgrids. Microgrid controllers are often made with proprietary architecture and are tailored to handle a particular grid setup operation. For example, a microgrid controller used for a microgrid consisting of solar panel arrays cannot be used for a microgrid of wind turbines or a combined solar and wind turbine microgrid.

An industry-wide lack of standardization has resulted in proprietary controllers with unique architecture tailored for specific applications. The lack of common standards and architecture prevents the interoperability of microgrid controllers. It drives up costs for end-users since they need to get custom controllers for different types of microgrids. The lack of standardization and interoperability prevents the wider adoption of microgrid controllers and is a key challenge for the market's growth.

COVID-19 impact analysis

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a severe impact on the global microgrid controller market in 2020. The COVID-19 epidemic broke out in the first months of 2020, causing severe economic disruptions worldwide. Government lockdowns and other movement restrictions caused disruptions in the installation and setup of microgrids.

The pandemic has impacted the development of microgrid controllers and their components. The microgrid controller industry is a high technology industry driven by value generation. Growth in the industry only occurs with innovation and new products. The pandemic delayed the research and development of new technologies and key processes such as prototyping and field testing.

A decrease in electricity demand during the pandemic impacted the revenue of various utility companies. The companies, therefore, cut back on capital expenditure and new investments. It resulted in a drop in demand for microgrid controllers, affecting the revenue of several of the industry's major companies. Microgrid controller demand is not likely to fully recover until 2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant hurdles for the worldwide microgrid controller business in the immediate term. However, with rising investment in renewable energy and distributed energy networks, there will be a healthy demand for microgrid controllers. The microgrid controllers market is expected to grow significantly in the coming years.

Segment Analysis

The global microgrid controller market is segmented into connectivity, offering, end-user and regions. The microgrid controller market is segmented into grid-connected and off-grid based on connectivity. Grid-connected is leading within this segmentation. Grid-connected or grid-tied energy is provided through a fully connected grid network installed to meet the needs of the relevant end-user.

The distinct advantage of being a cost-effective alternative among the existing microgrid solutions has pushed the majority of homeowners and small businesses to select grid-connected microgrid systems to meet their power needs. The market's rising adoption of control systems is due to large-scale grid-tied microgrid networks on university campuses and in the military and defense industry. The future developments toward the evolution of a connected world have prompted manufacturers to invest heavily in developing a private power network in a power outage from normal sources.

Geographical Analysis

North America is leading in the global microgrid controller market. North America accounts for the largest share globally, primarily due to the rapid adoption of renewable energy and increasing investment in distributed energy systems in U.S. The traditional energy grid in U.S. is dilapidated and has been plagued by various issues due to chronic underinvestment. The up-gradation and modernization of the grid are expected to cost hundreds of billions of dollars.

The U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has enforced unprecedented greenhouse gas emission controls to achieve carbon neutrality, boosting the demand for integrated renewable energy microgrid control systems. Government support in funding and state-level resiliency programs has boosted demand from institutions or campus applications, making it a key driver for market growth in U.S. The cost of integrating renewable energy is predicted to decrease as renewable energy storage prices fall. It is predicted to accelerate microgrid adoption in bigger towns and the commercial and industrial sectors.

A strong culture of innovation in U.S. also allows for strong research and development in the microgrid controller sector. Many established companies and startups are working on commercializing several innovative technologies that can help in the wider adoption of microgrids. North America is expected to retain the largest regional share in the global microgrid controller market in the coming years.

Competitive Landscape

The global microgrid controller market is competitive due to various operational technologies and solutions that cater to different types of industrial and commercial requirements. Some of the major players contributing to the growth in the segment are Siemens, ABB, Eaton, General Electric, Schneider Electric, Emerson Electric Co., S&C Electric Company, Honeywell International Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. The major players in the microgrid controller market adopt several growth strategies such as joint ventures, research tie-ups, up-gradation of existing products, the launch of new products, collaborations, and mergers and acquisitions, thereby contributing to global growth industry.

Siemens

Overview: Siemens is an engineering conglomerate that designs and implements power and energy solutions. The company develops and builds fossil fuel power plants and power-generating components and offers gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, fans, instrumentation and controls, electrical systems, wind turbines, fuel cells, fuel gasifiers, turbochargers and environmental systems.

The company serves power, oil and gas, air separation, building complexes, ceramics, chemicals, food and beverage, manufacturing, marine, metals, pulp and paper, textiles and sugar industries. The company operates globally in various locations, such as Canada, Mexico, U.S., Brazil, Saudi Arabia, China, and other countries. Siemens was founded by German engineer Werner von Siemens in 1847 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Product Portfolio

SCIAM is Siemen's main offering for microgrid controllers. It is a proprietary electrical grid automation application that the company utilizes for microgrid control. SCIAM is fully integrable with existing grid infrastructure. The architecture is scalable and can be customized according to client requirements. It enables flexible communication through a variety of protocols. The operation of the microgrid is handled by SICAM Toolbox II and SICAM WEB interfaces. SICAM also has comprehensive security protocols to ensure the protection of microgrids against cyberattacks.

Key Developments

In February 2022, Siemens announced that it would build a self-sufficient microgrid in Tampere, Finland. The microgrid will comprise 15,000 solar panels, delivering an annual output of 3,600 Mwh. Siemens will utilize its SICAM microgrid controller for the project.

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Target Audience 2022

Microgrid controller manufacturing companies

Renewable energy technology companies

Utility companies

Industry Investors/Investment Bankers

Education & Research Institutes

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