According to a new report from the Internet of Things analysis company Berg Insight, the installed base of smart gas meters in Europe will reach 39 million in 2020, which is equivalent to a 33% penetration rate.
Between 2020 and 2026, the installed base will continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10.1%, reaching 70.1 million units at the end of the period.
The annual shipment volume in 2020 will reach 6.5 million, and it is expected to remain at a similar level during 2021-2022, and then gradually decrease with the completion of several large-scale national promotion.
Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are the most active markets in 2020, accounting for more than 95% of all smart gas meter shipments that year. Although the deployment in Italy, France and the Netherlands will be completed soon, on the other hand, the UK market is expected to increase the annual installation volume to 30-3.6 million units between 2022 and 2025 after experiencing multiple delays. High position. Belgium and Ireland are two other markets that are expected to contribute significant shipments in the next few years.
this Smart gas meters deployed in Europe In the past few years, they have been connected differently from their counterparts in the power sector. For example, in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium, a common mode is to use local wireless or wired interfaces to transmit gas data through the customer’s smart meter. The mix of 169 MHz radio frequency and 2G/3G cellular communication has also become the main model for the largest projects, where smart gas meters are deployed independently of smart meters, such as in Italy and France. However, as new LPWA technologies have become more accessible in the past few years, a change in the status quo may be imminent.
Levi Ostling, Senior Analyst at Berg Insight, said:
“2020 is an important year for smart gas metering in Europe, because the Italian gas industry has become the first company in Europe to adopt NB-IoT as the main instrument connection option on a large scale.”
Another emerging technology trend is the expected increase in the use of hydrogen in the European natural gas supply business.
“Because the characteristics of hydrogen are very different from those of natural gas, instrument suppliers will have to formulate relevant technology and strategic roadmaps in order to position themselves in the new European renewable energy sector.”, Mr. Ostling concluded.
