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Case Study · Technology Scouting
Anticipating disruption in the power systems industry.
A leading manufacturer and distributor of power systems wanted to know which new technologies could disrupt its business as electrification and green technology gained ground. We scanned the field and its suppliers, and helped the client plan its technology, investment and partnership moves.
The Client
The client is a leading manufacturer and distributor of power systems, watching electrification and green technology solutions become more prominent. It wanted to investigate new and developing technologies that could disrupt its business and the global market.
The Challenge
Spot the disruptors.
Secure the supply.
Prescouter was asked to find developments that could replace conventional solutions at lower cost, with less environmental impact and better performance, including suppliers of crackers that produce hydrogen from ammonia or methanol.
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Cost
Lower-cost alternatives
Technologies that could undercut conventional solutions.
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Impact
Cleaner operation
Options that cut environmental impact.
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Hydrogen
Ammonia and methanol crackers
Suppliers that can produce hydrogen worldwide.
Our Approach
Scanning the field through research, outreach, and market data.
Company outreach
Outreachdirect conversations
Get the details
We contacted promising companies about business models, technology functions, capability and scalability.
Market analysis
Trendsmarket research and macro trends
Add context
Market research and macro trends described each technology segment in more detail.
The Outcome
A roadmap for change, investment, and partnerships.
Prescouter delivered a series of reports with findings and recommendations for future collaboration with companies of interest. The work let the client build a roadmap for technology change and adoption, investment, partnerships and acquisitions of promising vendors.
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Technology
What to adopt
Technologies that could reduce cost and improve performance.
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Partners
Who to work with
Promising vendors for collaboration or acquisition.
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Roadmap
How to stay ahead
A plan for investment and technology adoption.
Disruption rarely comes from the usual competitors. Scanning startups alongside incumbents shows where the next threat and opportunity sit.
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