The Global Market for Thin Films in Energy Applications

The Global Market for Thin Films in Energy Applications

Chapter-1: SUMMARY

• SUMMARY TABLE PROJECTED GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THIN FILMS FOR ENERGY, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• SUMMARY FIGURE PROJECTED GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THIN FILMS FOR ENERGY, 2008 AND 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

Chapter-2: OVERVIEW

• BACKGROUND 1
• TABLE 1 SCOPE OF THIN FILM/ENERGY STUDY
• DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGIES
• TABLE 2 BASIC THIN FILM DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGIES
• CLASSIFICATION OF MATERIALS
• NANOSCALE THIN FILMS
• Thin Film Material Properties
• TABLE 3 TYPICAL THIN FILMS USED IN ENERGY AND THEIR KEY PROPERTIES
• CURRENT ENERGY ENVIRONMENT
• TABLE 4 ESTIMATED GLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLY, 2007/2008, AND 2013 (%)
• FIGURE 1 ESTIMATED GLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLY, 2007/2008 AND 2013 (%)
• ENERGY STORAGE
• IMPACT OF THIN FILMS
• REPORT ORGANIZATION

Chapter-3: SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET

• THIN FILM PV INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
• TABLE 5 LEADING PLAYERS IN PHOTOVOLTAIC THIN FILMS
• TABLE 5 (CONTINUED)
• THIN FILM PV MANUFACTURING BY REGION
• TABLE 6 GLOBAL THIN FILM PV MANUFACTURING BY REGION, 2007 - 2013 (%)
• FIGURE 2 GLOBAL THIN FILM PV MANUFACTURING BY REGION, 2008 AND 2013 (%)
• THIN FILM PV CONSUMPTION BY REGION
• TABLE 7 PROJECTED GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF THIN FILM PV BY REGION, 2007-2013 (%)
• FIGURE 3 PROJECTED GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF THIN FILM PV BY REGION, 2008 AND 2013 (%)
• AN AMBITIOUS GOAL
• DEVELOPERS OF ADVANCED THIN FILM PV TECHNOLOGY
• TABLE 8 SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPING THIN FILM RELATED PV TECHNOLOGY
• TABLE 8 (CONTINUED)
• THIN FILM PV TECHNOLOGY
• THE PV EFFECT
• Silicon as an Example
• Creating Charge Carriers
• Forming the Electric Field
• Driving the Charge Carriers
• Energy Band Gaps
• TABLE 9 IMPORTANCE OF SELECTING MATERIALS WITH PROPER BAND GAP ENERGY
• THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
• TABLE 10 OBJECTIVES OF THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS
• AMORPHOUS SILICON
• Properties of Amorphous Silicon
• TABLE 11 KEY ADVANTAGES OF AMORPHOUS SILICON
• Early Problems with a-Si
• Solution Efforts
• TABLE 12 AMORPHOUS SILICON R&D ACTIVITIES
• TABLE 13 STRUCTURE OF A TRIPLE JUNCTION A-SI CELL
• COPPER INDIUM DISELENIDE
• TABLE 14 CELL STRUCTURE OF POLYCRYSTALLINE THIN FILM
• Fabricating CIS Cells
• CIS R&D
• CADMIUM TELLURIDE CELLS
• Manufacturing Cadmium Telluride Cells
• Environmental Concerns
• TABLE 15 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FOR CADMIUM TELLURIDE CELLS
• OTHER THIN FILMS
• Gallium Arsenide Solar Cells
• TABLE 16 KEY PROPERTIES OF GALLIUM ARSENIDE
• GaAs Challenges
• Dye-Sensitized Cells
• Properties of the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
• TABLE 17 SCHEMATIC OF DYE-SENSITIZED CELL
• Cell Efficiencies
• Classification
• TABLE 18 KEY BENEFITS OF DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS
• Nanofilms
• Nanocrystals
• TABLE 19 INORGANICS USED TO FORM NANOSTRUCTURES
• Organic Photovoltaics
• PATENT ANALYSIS
• PATENTS BY TECHICAL CATEGORY
• TABLE 20 PHOTOVOLTAIC PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY (2007 - 2008)
• TABLE 20 (CONTINUED)
• PATENTS BY REGION
• TABLE 21 THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC PATENTS BY REGION, 2007 - 2008
• INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS
• GLOBAL PV SUPPORT
• TABLE 22 GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR PV DEVELOPMENT
• TABLE 23 U.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF PHOTOVOLTAICS, 1998 - 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
• SOLAR REBATES AND INCENTIVES
• BETTER PV TECHNOLOGY
• SOLAR PV MARKETS AND PROJECTIONS
• MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
• PV Demand Continues to Grow
• TABLE 24 GLOBAL PV CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS, 2001 - 2007 (MW)
• FIGURE 4 GLOBAL PV CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS, 2001 - 2007 (MW)
• The Push for New Technologies
• Increased Utility Involvement
• Incentives and Feed-in Tariffs
• THIN FILM PV APPLICATIONS
• Grid-Connected Applications
• Rooftop Systems
• TABLE 25 KEY ADVANTAGES OF ROOFTOP SYTEMS
• Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)
• TABLE 26 TYPICAL BIPV SYSTEM
• Off-Grid Applications
• Off-Grid Residential PV
• Space Applications
• THIN FILM PV MARKET FORCES
• Positive Factors
• Limiting Factors
• FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS
• TABLE 27 CURRENT FACTS IMPACTING THIN FILM PV GROWTH
• TABLE 28 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS - GROWTH OF THIN FILMS IN PV APPLICATIONS
• MARKET FORECASTS
• Emerging Materials
• TABLE 29 FORECAST GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 (MW)
• FIGURE 5 FORECAST GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2008 AND 2013 (MW)
• VALUE OF MATERIALS
• Declining Module Costs
• TABLE 30 AVERAGE COST FOR THIN FILM MODULES, THROUGH 2013 ($W)
• TABLE 31 ESTIMATED VALUE OF THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR PV, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• FIGURE 6 ESTMATED VALUE OF THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR PV, 2008 AND 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• SHIPMENTS OF THIN FILM PV BY APPLICATIONS
• TABLE 32 PROJECTED GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THIN FILM CELLS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 (MW)
• FIGURE 7 PROJECTED GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PV THIN FILMS BY APPLICATION, 2008 AND 2013 (MW)

Chapter-4: SOLAR THERMAL MARKET

• IMPACT OF THIN FILMS
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
• TABLE 33 LEADING COMPANIES IN THE CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER BUSINESS
• FACTORS IN MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS
• SOLAR CONCENTRATOR MIRROR MANUFACTURERS
• TABLE 34 COMPANNIES MAKING SOLAR CONCENTRATING MIRRORS
• CSP TECHNOLOGY
• THE SOLAR RESOURCE
• SYSTEMS OVERVIEW
• TABLE 35 TYPICAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND CAPACITIES FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS
• Parabolic Trough Systems
• Development Plans
• Power Tower Systems
• TABLE 36 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER TOWERS
• Technology Status
• Dish/Engine Systems
• Recent Developments
• Future Markets
• Status of the Technology
• TABLE 37 COMMERCIAL STATUS OF CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS
• PATENT ANALYSIS
• Patents by Technology
• TABLE 38 CSP PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY, 2006 - 2008
• Patents by Region
• TABLE 39 CSP PATENT ACTIVITY BY REGION, 2007 - 2008
• INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS
• GOVERNMENT CSP SUPPORT
• RISING ENERGY DEMAND
• CSP MARKETS AND PROJECTIONS
• MARKET STATUS
• Global Market Expands CSP
• Cost Factor
• CSP ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS
• Positive Factors
• Limiting Factors
• SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS
• FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS
• TABLE 40 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS - GROWTH OF CSP TECHNOLOGY
• TABLE 41 ESTIMATED GLOBAL EXPENDITURES FOR SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• FIGURE 8 ESTIMATED GLOBAL EXPENDITURES FOR SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS, 2008 AND 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• CSP MATERIALS AND PROJECTIONS
• REFLECTOR MATERIALS
• Cost
• Consumption
• TABLE 42 ESTIMATED DEMAND FOR REFLECTIVE MATERIALS IN SOLAR CONCENTRATING MIRRORS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• SOLAR SELECTIVE COATINGS
• Technology
• Cost
• TABLE 43 ESTIMATED DEMAND FOR SOLAR SELECTIVE MATERIALS IN CSP SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• SHIPMENTS BY APPLICATION
• TABLE 44 CSP SYSTEM APPLICATIONS (%)

Chapter-5: GEOTHERMAL MARKET

• IMPACT OF THIN FILMS
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
• TABLE 45 KEY COMPANIES IN THE GEOTHERMAL BUSINESS
• MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY IN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
• TABLE 46 ESTIMATED GLOBAL MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY IN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY BY REGION, 2007-2013 (%)
• FIGURE 9 ESTIMATED GLOBAL MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY IN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY BY REGION, 2008 AND 2013 (%)
• GEOTHERMAL CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
• TABLE 47 ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY BY REGION, 2007-2013 (%)
• FIGURE 10 ESTIMATED GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, 2008 AND 2013 (%)
• GEOTHERMAL TECHNOLOGY
• STEAM PLANTS
• BINARY PLANTS
• Heat Pumps
• POTENTIAL FOR CORROSION
• ADDITIONAL R&D IN TECHNOLOGY
• PATENT ANALYSIS
• Patents by Technology
• TABLE 48 GEOTHERMAL PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY, 2007 - 2008
• Patents by Region
• TABLE 49 GEOTHERMAL PATENTS BY REGION, 2007 - 2008
• INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS
• BASIC ADVANTAGES
• TABLE 50 BASIC ADVANTAGES OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
• CONTINUING RESEARCH
• INCREASING ENERGY DEMAND
• GEOTHERMAL MARKETS AND PROJECTIONS
• MARKET STATUS
• GEOTHERMAL ENERGY' S ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS
• Positive Factors
• Limiting Factors
• GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS
• Direct Use of Geothermal Energy
• Geothermal Heat Pumps
• FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS
• TABLE 51 GLOBAL GROWTH OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, THROUGH 2007 (MW)
• TABLE 52 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS - GROWTH OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY AND ACCOMPANYING THIN FILMS
• GEOTHERMAL MARKET GROWTH
• TABLE 53 PROJECTED GROWTH OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, THROUGH 2013 (MW)
• GEOTHERMAL MATERIALS AND PROJECTIONS
• MATERIALS FOR GEOTHERMAL MARKET
• Heat Exchanger Tube Coatings
• Thermal Spray Pipe Coatings
• ADVANCED MATERIALS
• Downhole Equipment
• FORECAST - VALUE OF THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR GEOTHERMAL
• Materials Cost
• Thin Film Consumption
• TABLE 54 PROJECTED DEMAND FOR THIN FILM COATING MATERIALS FOR GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• FIGURE 11 GROWTH OF THIN FILM SHIPMENTS FOR GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS, 2008 AND 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• SHIPMENTS BY APPLICATION
• TABLE 55 GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS (%)

Chapter-6: NUCLEAR ENERGY MARKET

• THE ROLE OF THIN FILMS
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
• TABLE 56 REPRESENTATIVE LISTING OF COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
• GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY
• TABLE 57 TOP 10 COUNTRIES GETTING 25% OR MORE OF THEIR POWER FROM NUCLEAR ENERGY, 2007 (%)
• FIGURE 12 TOP 10 COUNTRIES GETTING 25% OR MORE OF THEIR POWER FROM NUCLEAR ENERGY, 2007 (%)
• GLOBAL NUCLEAR GENERATION
• TABLE 58 TOP 10 NUCLEAR GENERATING COUNTRIES, 2007 (BILLION KWH)
• FIGURE 13 TOP 10 NUCLEAR GENERATING COUNTRIES, 2007 (BILLION KWH)
• NUCLEAR POWER TECHNOLOGY
• NUCLEAR POWER TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED)
• THE NULEAR FUEL CYCLE
• TABLE 59 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE
• TYPES OF REACTORS
• TECHNOLOGY IN THE LONG-TERM
• High Temperature Reactors for Efficiency and Multiple Uses
• Improved Fuels and Better Coolants
• Accelerator-Driven Systems (ADS)
• Nuclear Fusion Power
• PATENT ANALYSIS
• Patents by Technical Category
• TABLE 60 NUCLEAR ENERGY PATENTS BY TECHNICAL CATEGORY, 2007 - 2008
• Patents by Region
• TABLE 61 NUCLEAR PATENTS BY REGION, 2007 - 2008
• INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS
• ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS
• TABLE 62 AVERAGE LIFECYCLE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM A VARIETY OF ENERGY SOURCES
• THE SAFETY AND SECURITY FACTORS
• The U.S. Example: The NRC
• TABLE 63 NRC SECURITY HIGHLIGHTS
• International Safeguards
• NUCLEAR ECONOMICS
• New Plants in the Works
• NUCLEAR ENERGY MARKETS AND PROJECTIONS
• MARKET STATUS
• NUCLEAR ENERGY' S ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS
• Positive Factors
• Limiting Factors
• NUCLEAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS
• MARKET EXPERIENCE
• Slow Constant Growth
• TABLE 64 GLOBAL NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY THROUGH 2006 (BILLIONS OF KWH)
• FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS
• TABLE 65 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS - GROWTH OF NUCLEAR ENERGY AND ACCOMPANYING THIN FILMS
• NUCLEAR MARKET GROWTH
• TABLE 66 PROJECTED GROWTH OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, THROUGH 2013 (BILLIONS OF KWH)
• NUCLEAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND PROJECTIONS
• THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR THE NUCLEAR MARKET
• Control Rod and Tube Coatings
• Fittings
• Other Parts
• ADVANCED MATERIALS
• FORECAST - VALUE OF THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR
• Materials Cost
• Thin Film Consumption
• TABLE 67 PROJECTED DEMAND FOR THIN FILM COATING MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• FIGURE 14 PROJECTED DEMAND FOR THIN FILM COATINGS IN NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS, 2008 AND 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• SHIPMENTS BY APPLICATION

Chapter-7: THIN FILM BATTERY MARKET

• TABLE 68 DISTINGUISHING PROPERTIES OF THIN FILM BATTERIES
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
• TABLE 69 LEADING COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THIN FILM BATTERIES
• THIN FILM BATTERY MANUFACTURING BY REGION
• TABLE 70 PROJECTED MANUFACTURING SHARES OF THIN FILM BATTERIES BY REGION, 2007-2013 (%)
• FIGURE 15 PROJECTED SHARES OF THIN FILM BATTERY MANUFACTURING BY REGION, 2008 AND 2013 (%)
• CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
• TABLE 71 PROJECTED CONSUMPTION OF THIN FILM BATTERIES BY REGION, 2007-2013 (%)
• FIGURE 16 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF THIN FILM BATTERIES BY REGION, 2008 AND 2013 (%)
• AN INDUSTRY WITH GROWTH POTENTIAL
• THIN FILM BATTERY TECHNOLOGY
• BATTERY BASICS
• Background of Lithium Technology
• THIN FILM BATTERIES
• TABLE 72 UNIQUE PROPERTIES OF THIN FILM BATTERIES
• Construction
• TABLE 73 LAYOUT OF A THIN FILM BATTERY
• Lithium Polymer Batteries
• TABLE 74 FEATURES OF A THIN FILM POLYMER BATTERY
• TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
• Nanotechnology and Thin Film Batteries
• PATENT ANALYSIS
• Patents by Technology
• TABLE 75 THIN FILM BATTERY PATENTS BY TECHICAL CATEGORY, 2007 - 2008
• Patents by Region
• TABLE 76 THIN FILM BATTERY PATENT ACTIVITY BY REGION, 2007 - 2008 (%)
• INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS
• SERVING THE PORTABLE AND WIRELESS MARKETS
• IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY
• PRODUCTIVITY IMPACT
• ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR
• THIN FILM BATTERY MARKETS AND PROJECTIONS
• MARKET STATUS
• THIN FILM BATTERY ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS
• Positive Factors
• Limiting Factors
• THIN FILM BATTERY APPLICATIONS
• FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS
• TABLE 77 GLOBAL GROWTH OF LITHIUM BATTERIES AND THIN FILM BATTERIES, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• TABLE 78 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS - GROWTH OF THIN FILM BATTERIES AND ACCOMPANYING THIN FLMS
• THIN FILM BATTERY MARKET GROWTH
• TABLE 79 PROJECTED GROWTH OF THIN FILM BATTERIES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• THIN FILM BATTERY MATERIALS AND PROJECTIONS
• Nanotechnology
• FORECAST - VALUE OF THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR T/F BATTERIES
• Materials Cost Considerations
• Thin Film Consumption
• TABLE 80 PROJECTED GLOBAL DEMAND FOR THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR THIN FILM BATTERIES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• FIGURE 17 PROJECTED GLOBAL DEMAND FOR THIN FILM MATERIALS, 2008 AND 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• SHIPMENTS BY APPLICATION
• TABLE 81 PROJECTED SHIPMENTS OF THIN FILM BATTERIES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

Chapter-8: THIN FILM FUEL CELL MARKET

• TABLE 82 BASIC PARTS OF A FUEL CELL
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
• TABLE 83 LEADING COMPANIES IN THE THIN FILM FUEL CELL INDUSTRY
• TABLE 83 (CONTINUED)
• A SMALL BUT EVOLVING INDUSTRY
• THIN FILM FUEL CELL MANUFACTURING BY REGION
• TABLE 84 PROJECTED THIN FILM FUEL CELL FABRICATION BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 (%)
• FIGURE 18 PROJECTED THIN FILM FUEL CELL FABRICATION BY REGION, 2008 AND 2013 (%)
• THIN FILM FUEL CELL CONSUMPTION
• TABLE 85 PROJECTED CONSUMPTION OF THIN FILM FUEL CELLS BY REGION, 2007-2013 (%)
• FIGURE 19 PROJECTED THIN FILM FUEL CELL CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2008 AND 2013 (%)
• ANOTHER INDUSTRY WITH GROWTH POTENTIAL
• FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY
• GENERAL DEFINITION
• PARTS OF A FUEL CELL
• TABLE 86 KEY PARTS OF A PEM FUEL CELL
• TABLE 86 (CONTINUED)
• TABLE 87 SCHEMATIC LAYERS OF A FUEL CELL
• FUEL CELL SYSTEMS
• TYPE OF FUEL CELLS
• Polymer Electrolyte Membrane
• Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
• Alkaline Fuel Cells
• Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells
• Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
• COMPARISON OF FUEL CELLS
• TABLE 88 COMPARISON OF FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY
• TABLE 88 (CONTINUED)
• TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
• Reduced Cost of Fabrication
• Uniformity of Materials
• Nanofilms
• PATENT ANALYSIS
• Patents by Technology
• TABLE 89 THIN FILM FUEL CELL PATENTS BY TECHNICAL CATEGORY, 2007 - 2008
• Patents by Region
• TABLE 90 THIN FILM FUEL CELL PATENTS BY REGION, 2007 - 2008
• INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS
• GLOBAL R&D SUPPORT
• TABLE 91 SELECTED GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING R&D FOR FUEL CELLS
• TABLE 91 (CONTINUED)
• ENERGY ENVIRONMENT
• THIN FILM FUEL CELL MARKETS AND PROJECTIONS
• MARKET STATUS
• ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS OF FUEL CELLS
• Positive Factors
• Limitations
• FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS
• Micro Fuel Cells
• FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS
• TABLE 92 PROJECTED GLOBAL GROWTH OF SELECTED FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• TABLE 93 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS - GROWTH OF FUEL CELLS AND ACCOMPANYING THIN FILMS
• FUEL CELL MARKET GROWTH
• TABLE 94 PROJECTED GROWTH OF SELECTED FUEL CELLS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• THIN FILM FUEL CELL MATERIALS AND PROJECTIONS
• Nanotechnology
• Material Objectives
• FORECAST - VALUE OF THIN FILM MATERIALS FOR FUEL CELLS
• Materials Cost Considerations
• Thin Film Consumption
• TABLE 95 PROJECTED GLOBAL DEMAND FOR THIN FILMS IN FUEL CELLS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• FIGURE 20 PROJECTED GLOBAL DEMAND FOR THIN FILMS IN FUEL CELLS, 2008 AND 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
• SHIPMENTS BY APPLICATION
• TABLE 96 PROJECTED SHIPMENTS OF SELECTED FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

Chapter-9: COMPANY PROFILES

• ADVENT SOLAR, INC.
• ANGSTROM POWER, INC.
• THE ARMOLOY CORP.
• AVANCIS GMBH 7 CO. KG
• BECHTEL CORP.
• CHEVRON CORP.
• CYMBET CORP.
• TANTALUM TECHNOLOGIES A/S
• ENERGY PHOTOVOLTAICS INC.
• FIRST SOLAR, LLC
• FLAGSOL GMBH
• JAPAN NUCLEAR FUEL-JAPAN CO., LTD.
• GLOBAL SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
• INFINITE POWER SOLUTIONS
• KYOCERA CORP.
• MIASOLE
• MTI MICRO
• NANOSOLAR, INC.
• ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
• SOLEL SOLAR SYSTEMS, LTD.
• SOLICORE, INC.
• STIRLING ENERGY SYSTEMS