What's more, grid operators will need to work with new types of organizations as automakers, retailers and others «with little or no experience in interfacing with the bulk power grid» start to take on
the role of aggregator (grouping together 800 - 1,000 plug - in vehicles to provide services like scheduling battery charging based on pricing information and total grid load, or stop charging and reduce load on a targeted basis).
Not exact matches
For example, the authors define Apple's value proposition as: «Apple combines the
role of innovator,
aggregator, and experience provider.
The report presents 145 pages
of data and commentary on a broad range
of eBook issues, including: spending on eBooks in 2010 and anticipated spending for 2011; use levels
of various kinds
of eBooks; market penetration by various specific eBook publishers; extent
of use
of aggregators vs offering by specific publishers; purchasing
of individual titles; use
of various channels
of distribution such as traditional book jobbers and leading retail / internet based booksellers; use
of eBooks in course reserves and interlibrary loan; impact
of eBooks on print book spending; use
of eBooks in integrated search; price increases for eBooks; contract renewal rates for eBooks; use
of special eBook platforms for smartphones and tablet computers; spending plans and current use
of eBook reader such as Nook, Reader and Kindle; the
role played by library consortia in eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use
of eBooks 2011 Edition →
Unless the
aggregators intend to take over the «gatekeepers
of literary culture»
role that publishers and agents play or to restrict access by publisher size, the arrival
of these
aggregators will do little to diminish the capability
of indie authors to distribute their work (outside
of things like marketing budgets etc..)
«The
Role of the Data
Aggregator» by Peter Mathews, Publishing & Editorial Services Manager, Nielsen, UK In the rapidly changing global book market, actionable product metadata is an essential, not a luxury.
It is therefore likely that if ABS securitization were to become a viable strategy to term - finance renewable energy assets in emerging economies, that financial
aggregators may need to play a significant
role by bundling projects and bringing them to the major financial centers
of the world.
Life insurance through its reach can play a pivotal
role as an
aggregator of long - term savings.