Our client required a complete medium and long-term view of both EU and Member States’ ambitions and objectives for renewable and decarbonized gas. The idea of the project was to highlight the role of green gas in the national and European level energy transitions.

CODA Strategies analyzed in detail all the positions of national and EU level stakeholders, following the development of an exhaustive database of studies, position-papers, statements, conference presentations, etc. (more than 300 studies were analyzed). Based on this database, country reports were developed for the 28 EU member states, providing a synthetic view of the expected development of renewable and decarbonized gas in the different markets.

Specific studies selected by the client were also analyzed, presenting key take-aways, major consuming sector dynamics, green gas production scenarios, etc.

A better knowledge of the industrial sectors for which an increased use of Renewable Energies (heat pumps, solar thermal, biomass generation, etc.) is pertinent would allow for a more straightforward deployment, either independently or, as is more likely, in conjunction with conventional solutions such as natural gas. To better understand the potential to develop these clean energy solutions throughout the different sectors, the ADEME and GRDF co-sponsored a study, aimed at better identifying the industrial sectors, processes and profiles that can support RE introduction and use. Multiple technologies were considered, ranging from the different types of heat pumps, to solar thermal, to biomass solutions, etc.

Conducted by CODA Strategies, the “RE use in the industrial sector” study identified and described a series of drivers and barriers to the use of RE technologies, taking into account technical factors (energies used, process conditions, temperature levels, impact on maintenance, etc.), financial criteria (CAPEX, OPEX, ROI, financing), company profiles and policies, regulatory frameworks, etc. A sector by sector analysis highlighting the potential of RE introduction was provided and also featured a series of quantification exercises.

On top of using existing CODA resources doubled by robust desk research, the study saw our consultants conduct in excess of 90 interviews with select stakeholders including providers of RE solutions, design offices, structures focusing on R&D and obviously end-users having developed or potentially capable of using RE for their industrial processes. 150 other industrials, throughout the different sectors, were also surveyed as part of this project.

France’s Multiannual Energy Program (MEP) has set a goal of 2.4 million electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), both private and commercial, by 2023; a 13-fold increase over the current situation. This deployment must be accompanied by the strong growth of an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), being the only way to reassure future owners, and guaranteeing them a comfort of use comparable to that which they are able to enjoy with their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. To support this development, the public authorities have set themselves particularly ambitious targets for the deployment of a charging network with 50,000 charging points (CPs) available to the public by 2020 and 100,000 in 2022 in accordance with a ratio of 10 electric vehicles per CP envisaged in the Strategic Contract of the Automobile Branch (SCA).

Primarily through the “Investments for the Future Program”, close to 25 000 charging points have already been deployed (as of January 2019, according to GIREVE data). The regulatory framework is also evolving in order to encourage the development of charging equipment in private areas: commercial zones, condominiums, company car parks, etc. The Energy Transition for Green Growth Act (ETGGA) has set a target of 7 million private and public charge points by 2030.

In this context of strong commitment from public authorities, the DGE (Direction Générale des Entreprises), the ADEME (L’Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie) and the DGEC (Direction Générale de l’Energie et du Climat)  wanted to carry out a study aimed at characterizing the state of the art in terms of electric vehicle supply equipment, and especially at identifying and contributing to the development of the appropriate mechanisms allowing the public stakeholders to reach their charge point deployment objectives. Following a competitive bidding process CODA Strategies was selected to carry out this project. Recently finalized, the project resulted in a series of recommendations to public decision-makers highlighting a series of key regulatory, structuring and communication actions aimed at improving the EVSE roll-out as a means of supporting electric mobility in France.

CODA Strategies has conducted a number of studies on the development of Demand Response services and technologies, throughout Europe, North America and a number of Asian countries. The studies, which focus both on commercial and industrial and residential DR, have been conducted on the basis of extensive face-to-face and telephone interview campaigns, throughout the EU countries and the USA. The studies analyze the regulatory, technological and financial frameworks of the DR markets, identifying the current use typologies as well as the major business models and quantifying the market (a series of bottom-up quantification models, assessing consumption flexibilities in all sectors were developed for these studies).

A part from conducting more than 130 qualitative face-to-face and telephone interviews, on each occasion, a series of quantitative survey campaigns were also developed, in a number of EU countries, their purpose being to determine end-consumer interest in DR practices as well to provide input on the best program design strategies.

The energy transitions of EU countries are creating new opportunities for the valuation of decentralized flexibilities. The use of electricity storage technologies, both grid-scale and behind the meter, is being stimulated today in a number of EU countries, by a combination of technical and economic factors, which are underlying the new realities of the markets in the context of an evolution towards smarter grids.

Looking to identify the new potentialities associated to the use of electricity storage solutions, CODA Strategies has conducted a series of ad-hoc and multi-client studies on the development, valuation and associated business models of storage throughout the European countries. The studies provide an in-depth look into the regulatory and market frameworks, presenting the drivers and barriers to the use of electricity storage solutions in Europe, the impacts on the electricity supply value chain, as well as the positions adopted by the different market players. Quantification models (both top down and bottom-up) have also been developed: the most recent model, focusing on 4 EU countries, determines the needs for different typologies of storage solutions, by simulating the level of intermittency and the overall behavior of these countries’ energy mixes.

CODA Strategies has taken an active role in the development of the technologies and especially of the business models associated to the roll-out of « Smart Cities » applications, throughout Europe and the United States. Our references in the field include, but are not limited to, multi-client studies focusing of providing strategic consulting on one or several specific technologies, analysis of the financing and decision-making processes as well as in-depth analysis, on a municipality-by-municipality level of the needs and expectations for “Smart Cities” applications.

The methodologies adopted for the projects allow for a particularly in-depth view of the markets:  CODA Strategies consultants have conducted more than 300 interviews with European municipalities, and close to 60 interviews with North-American ones.

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The study looks at the development of the remote care market from a multitude of perspectives: the regulatory frameworks, the final demand for equipment and services in the context of the evolution of the financing models (shift towards a model involving more user financing of the serices) as well the evolution of the offers and the positioning of the different players. Several markets are also quantified: remote care, remote medicine and wellness.

The study is based on evaluating, both quantitatively and qualitatively, the demand for remote care and remote medicine services amongst the target populations. Several associated issues are also addressed, most notably demand solvability, service quality guarantees, data protection, medical secrecy, etc.

The CODa Strategies study dedicated to mobile health provision provides a detailed outlook of three major markets : mobile telecare (taking into account the remote care of fragile individuals), remote medicine (personalized remote follow-up of patients) and wellness solutions (quantified self, general wellness applications).  The four biggest markets have also been the object of several 150-strong interview campaigns (more than 600 interviews were conducted in total), the objective of these being to map out users’ expectations, according to age and disposable income group.

On each one of these markets, the strategies of the main players are analyzed, as are their business models. The study also provides detailed projections of the different national markets.

As self-consumption is developing in several European countries, CODA Strategies looks at what the major drivers and barriers of the markets, in the different countries are. The study developed by CODA Strategies analyzes, in detail, the regulatory situations and their expected evolutions, based on an extensive interview campaign with various market stakeholders throughout the analyzed countries. In order to better understand the demand for self-consumption equipment, CODA Strategies is also conducting a quantitative 400 interview campaign with French and German households. This not only allows gauging the interest for self-consumption in these two countries’ residential sectors, but is also highlights consumer perceptions regarding the development of such practices.

The study is centered on an analysis of the commercial building park and of the refurbishment needs as expressed by the different stakeholders. The equipment, services and projects markets are quantified, both in terms of volume and value. The methodology of the study is built on a series of qualitative interviews with real-estate decision makers (more than 120 interviews were conducted), as well a quantitative survey stage. Both a statistical and an econometrical model are conducted.

The aging of the European population is driving a strong reflexion on the way in which housing might be adapted to the specific issues of the elderly. It is in this context that our study, “Housing and the Silver Economy”, aims to quantify the markets in the different EU countries. Apart from obviously quantifying demand for the different solutions, the study looks at how home adaptations are currently financed, how the value chain in structured and the different stakeholder positioning is. An identification of best practices, among the analyzed countries, is also conducted, its purpose being to provide a means to understanding the subsequent market projections.

An interview campaign, with more than 60 institutional players doubled by a 400 strong survey campaign, interviewing, via telephone, occupant homeowners in 4 EU countries constitute the backbone of the study methodology.

The CODA Strategies Smart(er) Buildings team is working on a new study: “From home automation to the connected home: Consolidation, emergence of new markets and strategies”. This project continues the activity that CODA Strategies has been carrying out for the past 20 years on the home automation and the connected home markets. Integrating the impacts and disruptions of the IOT, the pervasiveness of mobile Internet connections and the strategy of a multitude of new (and atypical) entrants, the study will be building on previous CODA Strategies work in the field (including the 2008 and 2014 topics on the field). The study presents the major technological evolutions, analyzes the merits of the current tendencies in terms of standardization and offers a series of medium-term technology scenarios. An in-depth study of the demand, from both a qualitative and a quantitative point of view, is carried out at European market level: current equipment rates for different home automation systems, propensities to purchase, purchasing channels and product expectations at segment level. A quantitative analysis of the markets for the different equipment / systems (HVAC controls, home security, lighting, drives, etc.) is also conducted. The study also looks at major players’ positions on the links of the value chain and describes the value appropriation scenarios of the strategic groups.

The methodology behind the study relies on the in-house team’s vast experience in the field, on a robust desk research project, on an extensive interview campaign with market stakeholders, as well as on qualitative and quantitative EU consumer survey.

On behalf of a European energy major, CODA Strategies has recently finalized a detailed scan of the integrators and developers focusing on the off-grid and microgrid stationary storage market. The objective of the project was the identification and the in-depth analysis of several types of players actively positioned on the market and potentially interesting for the client’s activities from a partnership or acquisition perspective. The project also aimed to clearly highlight the activities of the client’s major competitors on this market.

Apart from providing a detailed analysis of the microgrid / off-grid stationary storage solutions market, the study focused on a screening of the players present on the market, according to a series of predefined criteria. The most interesting companies, from a partnership or acquisition perspective, were analyzed in-depth and benchmarked against one another. The project obviously featured a series of recommendations of opportunities worth pursuing for the client.

France’s Multiannual Energy Program (MEP) has set a goal of 2.4 million electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), both private and commercial, by 2023; a 13-fold increase over the current situation. This deployment must be accompanied by the strong growth of an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), being the only way to reassure future owners, and guaranteeing them a comfort of use comparable to that which they are able to enjoy with their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. To support this development, the public authorities have set themselves particularly ambitious targets for the deployment of a charging network with 50,000 charging points (CPs) available to the public by 2020 and 100,000 in 2022 in accordance with a ratio of 10 electric vehicles per CP envisaged in the Strategic Contract of the Automobile Branch (SCA).

Primarily through the “Investments for the Future Program”, close to 25 000 charging points have already been deployed (as of January 2019, according to GIREVE data). The regulatory framework is also evolving in order to encourage the development of charging equipment in private areas: commercial zones, condominiums, company car parks, etc. The Energy Transition for Green Growth Act (ETGGA) has set a target of 7 million private and public charge points by 2030.

In this context of strong commitment from public authorities, the DGE (Direction Générale des Entreprises), the ADEME (L’Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie) and the DGEC (Direction Générale de l’Energie et du Climat)  wanted to carry out a study aimed at characterizing the state of the art in terms of electric vehicle supply equipment, and especially at identifying and contributing to the development of the appropriate mechanisms allowing the public stakeholders to reach their charge point deployment objectives. Following a competitive bidding process CODA Strategies was selected to carry out this project. Recently finalized, the project resulted in a series of recommendations to public decision-makers highlighting a series of key regulatory, structuring and communication actions aimed at improving the EVSE roll-out as a means of supporting electric mobility in France.

Conducted on behalf of the DGE and of the ILEC, the study analyses the deployment of a multitude of initiatives (including labels, collective brands, web-sites, different events…) dedicated to the concept of “ Made In France ”. It describes the manner in which companies can use the mention of product origin to improve their position on their home market and develop a presence abroad.

The project will also see a comparison between the French national product promotion strategy and those seen throughout a number of countries, including Italy, Germany, Spain, Korea, Australia and the USA. This benchmark and a specific analysis of the national situation will constitute the basis for formulating a series of recommendations to public decision makers and private players focusing on optimizing the strategies behind the promotion of the “made in France” concept.

As part of the public energy efficiency service, local decision-makers need to be precisely aware of their environment and especially of those players that can actively contribute to the development of an energy efficient refurbishment mass market, such as real estate companies, banks and other financial institutions, different types of prescribers (design offices, architects, etc).

Conducted on behalf of the ADEME, the study aims to provide an analysis of the positions and the major issues of the multiple market players with respect to energy efficient refurbishment. The analysis is based on a series of detailed presentations of each player.

Following this initial phase, CODA Strategies will organize a collective reflection exercise in the interest of getting territorial organizers of the public energy performance of housing service to co-elaborate a list of actions federating all players around a set of objectives in terms of the massifications of the energy efficient renovation of the housing park.

Conducted on behalf of the DGE (Ministry of Economy and Finance), Coop de France, FranceAgriMer, the ANIA (National Food Industry Association), the study is meant to identify and characterize the impact of new, digital technologies on the competitiveness and the growth of the French agri-food industry. Featuring interviews with more than 20 market experts and 60 agri-food industry companies as well as 25 in-depth technology leader site audits, the study will identify the major innovations and associated key success factors related to their introductions.

The major domains that are under analysis include new product offerings, industrial processes, logistics, client relations, traceability and digitalization of exchanges between the players of the different sectors.

On this basis, recommendations will be made to both public and private stakeholders.

On behalf of the BRGM (“Bureau des recherches géologiques et minières », litterally the Geological and mining research bureau) and of the EnergICs R&D platform, CODA Strategies is currently conducting an in-depth study of the French geothermal energy market. The study aims to provide a direct operational support to the EnergICs consortium, particularly through an analysis of the needs of both current and potential users of geothermal energy solutions and of the barriers to the uptake of such solutions from a technical, economical and organization perspective. The study, which covers all geothermal technologies (both near-to-surface and deep) and all use cases and applications (for both electricity and heating / cooling production), ultimately aims to identify and characterize the major R&D issues on the market.

For this project, CODA Strategies is conducting in excess of 50 interviews, with the major stakeholders on the market, as a means of better understanding the diversity of positions regarding the evolution of the geothermal energy market in France, but also of identifying the major technical or economical barriers that R&D actions are likely to address.