It seems clear with the amount of innovation for
energy management across the entire tradeshow that electronics
companies expect the connected home to be
big business for them, and very soon.
According the The Guardian, news that German engineering giant Bosch is buying solar panel manufacturers Ersol, a
company that has recently invested heavily in thin - film manufacture, for â «¬ 1.1 bn (US$ 1.7 bn) has sent stocks in other renewable
energy companies soaring as investors
expect further
big buyouts: «Shares in leading German solar
companies rose substantially on expectations that other
big players, including oil groups, are on the prowl in a market that grew to â «¬ 6.6 bn last year and is forecast to top â «¬ 18bn by 2020.