Published by: MRG, Inc. and Fuji-Keizai
USA
January 2003
No. of Pages: 182
Price: US $998.00
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Overview of Current R&D Industry Trends - Fuel
Cells versus Batteries
1.1 Micro Fuel Cells
1.1.1 R&D Segment
1.1.2 R&D and Industry Activities and Trends
1.1.3 Competitive Analysis
1.2 Small Fuel Cells
1.2.1 R&D Segment
1.2.2 R&D and Industry Activities and Trends
1.2.3 Competitive Analysis
2 Major Research Findings
2.1 Micro Fuel Cells
2.1.1 Markets and Marketing Trends
2.1.1.1Marketing and Demographics Distribution
2.1.2 Category and Technology Trends
2.1.2.1 Fuel Cell Design Considerations
2.1.2.2 Fuel Cell Design Problems
2.1.2.3 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Problems and Solutions
2.1.2.4 Metal-Air Cells Problems and Solutions
2.1.3 Product Development Trends - Metal-air for consumer
markets
2.1.4 Commercialization Trends
2.1.4.1 Fuel Cell Costs
2.1.4.2 Scientific and Technical Barriers to Commercialization
2.1.4.3 Specifications for a commercial product
2.1.5 Patent Trends
2.1.6 Capital Markets and Strategic Alliance Trends
2.1.6.1 Small start up company strategies
2.1.6.2 Financing and Venture Capital
2.1.6.3 Government Assistance in Financing
2.1.7 Core Strengths
2.1.8 Strategic Conclusions
2.1.8.1 Regulatory Issues
2.2.1 Market and Technology Opportunities
2.2.2 Category and Technology Trends
2.2.3 Product Development Trends
2.2.3.1 Military Market
2.2.4 Commercialization Trends
2.2.5 Patent Trends
2.2.6 Strategic Alliances and Capital Market Trends
2.2.7 Core Strengths
2.2.8 Strategic Conclusions
3 Global Market Opportunities and Forecasts
3.1 Micro Fuel Cells
3.1.1 Worldwide Micro Fuel Cell Shipment
3.1.1.1 Researcher's Analysis and Comments
3.1.2 Worldwide Market for Methanol Fuel Cell Cartridges
3.1.2.1 Researcher's Analysis and Comments
3.1.3 Worldwide Market for Micro Fuel Cells by Technology
3.1.3.1 Researcher's Analysis and Comments
3.2 Small Fuel Cells
3.2.1 Worldwide Market for Small Portable Fuel Cells
4 Micro Fuel Cell Mobile Device Market
4.1 IT Devices Market
4.1.1 Worldwide Market for Notebook PCs
4.1.1.1 Researcher's Analysis and Comments
4.1.2 Worldwide Market for PDAs
4.1.2.1 Researcher's Analysis and Comments
4.2 Telecom Devices Market
4.2.1 Worldwide Market for Cellular Phones
4.2.1.1 Researcher's Analysis and Comments
4.3 Other Mobile/Portable Devices Market
4.3.1 Worldwide Market for Portable CD Players
4.3.2 Worldwide Market for Video Camcorders
5 Ranking of Fuel Cell R&D Companies
5.1 Micro Fuel Cells Ranking
5.2 Small Fuel Cell Ranking
6 Fuel Cell Companies Status Summary
6.1 Fuel Cell R&D Companies by Application Type
6.2 Fuel Cell Component Companies by Application Type
6.3 Fuel Cell R&D Companies: Technology, Application
and Target Market
6.4 Fuel Cell Companies: Status of Commercialization
7 R&D and Related Company Activities
7.1 R&D Companies
7.1.1 AER Energy
7.1.2 Aluminum Power Inc. and Trimol Group
7.1.3 Angstrom Power Inc.
7.1.4 Astris Energi
7.1.5 Ballard Power Systems Inc.
7.1.6 Case Western Reserve University
7.1.7 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation
7.1.8 Electric Fuel Corp.
7.1.9 Enable Fuel Cells Corporation
7.1.10 Ener1, Inc.
7.1.11 Energy Related Devices Inc.
7.1.12 Energy Visions Inc.
7.1.13 eVionyx
7.1.14 Fraunhofer ISE
7.1.15 H Power Corporation
7.1.16 H2 Economy
7.1.17 Manhattan Scientifics, Inc.
7.1.18 Mechanical technology, Inc. (MTI)
7.1.19 Medis Technology Ltd.
7.1.20 Motorola
7.1.21 Neah Power Systems
7.1.22 Palcan Fuel Cell Ltd.
7.1.23 PolyFuel
7.1.24 PowerZinc Electric Inc.
7.1.25 Smart Fuel Cell
7.2 Component Vendors
7.2.1 BASF
7.2.2 Cabot Corporation
7.2.3 Celgard Inc.
7.2.4 Dais-Analytic Corporation
7.2.5 David Fuel Cell Components
7.2.6 ElectroChem, Inc.
7.2.7 Element 1 Power Systems
7.2.8 Hoku Scientific
7.2.9 Timcal
7.2.10 TVN Systems
7.3 Nanotechnology Component Companies
7.3.1 Materials and Electrochemical Research (MER)
7.3.2 Microcoating Technologies
7.3.3 Nanoproducts
7.4 Test Measurement and Consulting Companies
7.4.1 Advanced Measurements
7.4.1 American Reliance Inc.
7.4.1 Arbin Instrument Corp.
7.4.1 Bekk Tech LLC
7.4.1 Gamry Instruments, Inc.
7.4.1 Greenlight Power
7.4.1 Lynntech Industries, Ltd.
7.4.1 Scribner Associates
8 Market Reality and Directions
8.1 Fuel Cell Market Reality
8.1.1 What's Needed to Commercialize Fuel Cells
8.1.2 The Demand for Longer Lasting Power
8.1.3 Fuel Cell Development and Design
8.2 Assessment of Different Fuel Cell Technologies
8.2.1 Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
8.2.2 Alkaline Fuel Cells
8.2.3 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
8.2.4 Zinc-Air Fuel Cells
8.3 Future Direction
8.3.1 Appendix: Fuel Cell Primer
8.3.2 Fuel Cell Types for Micro and Small Applications
8.3.3 Alkaline Fuel Cells
8.3.4 Proton (or Polymer) Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel
Cells
8.3.5 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
8.3.6 Metal Air Cells
8.3.7 Zinc-Air Fuel Cells (ZAFC)
8.3.8 Batteries
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