Glen Allen, Virginia: NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst based here, today announced the release of "Thin-Film Batteries: Current and Future Markets 2009-2016". The report contains the latest analysis and market projections from NanoMarkets' ongoing research program in "thin" battery markets. Details about the report are available at the firm's website at www.nanomarkets.net.
Key findings:
Thin-film batteries have come a long way since NanoMarkets' previous report on this topic as more than four million thin-film batteries will ship in 2009 alone. In addition, thin-film batteries are being designed in as storage devices for small photovoltaic or thermoelectric systems to create ultra-long-lived power sources for medical devices, sensors and watches; applications where battery replacement is expensive or difficult to achieve.
NanoMarkets' analysis suggests that cumulative revenues from thin-film batteries will reach more than $1 billion in 2016 with almost 60 percent of this coming from two applications; sensors and smart cards. Smart cards are highly suited to "thin" battery technology, because cards equipped with standard coin batteries do not fit easily in wallets or card readers. NanoMarkets also envisions thin-film batteries playing a key role in powering distributed sensors and sees these type of batteries being the perfect power source for large-area flexible sensor arrays which NanoMarkets believes will rapidly penetration military, medical, computing, environmental market. By 2016, the value of products shipping with thin film batteries in them will reach almost $3 billion.
Nonetheless, NanoMarkets notes that for TF batteries to fulfill its promise, this new technology will need more investment. The firm notes that many of the firms with interesting technologies in this space are underfunded and only Power Solutions and Solicore have raised substantial money in the recent past. Raising new funds to bring thin-film battery products to market in the current climate will be a major challenge and could slow the market's overall development.
About the report:
The new NanoMarkets report, "Thin-Film Batteries: Current and Future Markets 2009-2016" analyzes and quantifies the opportunities for thin-film batteries. It contains detailed eight-year forecasts of thin-film batteries and the products that are powered by them. It also contains assessments of both lithium-based and newer battery chemistries as well as profiles of the leading companies in this space including Biophan, Cymbet, Enable IPC, Excellatron, Front Edge Technology, Infinite Power, ITN Energy, NanoEner, NEC, ORME, Planar Energy, Solicore and Ultralife. Applications covered include RFID and smart packaging, ESLs, smart cards, sensors, medical devices and implants, computer clocks and battery backup RAM.
About NanoMarkets:
NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities in energy and electronics markets. The firm has published numerous reports related to new developments in power sources, electronic device and fabrication techniques and electronics material. NanoMarkets research database is the industry's most extensive source of information on thin film, organic and printable (TOP) electronics. Visit www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets' reports and other services.
Contact:
Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets
804-360-2967
info@nanomarkets.net
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