Nanotechnologies for the Energy Market 2009

Table of Contents

1. ENERGY AND THE PROMISE OF NANOTECHNOLOGIES

• 1.1 Summary of Nanotechnology Market Numbers
• 1.2 The History Of Nanotechnologies And Energy
  • 1.2.1 Rick Smalley' s Vision Of A Global Energy Network
  • 1.2.2 The Unfulfilled Promise Of Thin Film Solar
    • 1.2.2.1 Three Generations of Solar Power Technology
    • 1.2.2.2 Three Different Business Strategies for Achieving the Third-Generation of Solar Power Technology
    • 1.2.2.3 Nanosys
    • 1.2.2.4 Nanosolar
  • 1.2.3 Nanotechnologies Jumping On The Clean Tech Bandwagon?
    • 1.2.3.1 As Clean Tech Became The Hot Topic Many Nanotechnologies Jumped Ship
    • 1.2.3.2 Distinguishing Between Energy Applications & Clean Tech Hype
• 1.3 Drivers
  • 1.3.1 Oil / Energy Prices
  • 1.3.2 Political / Energy independence
  • 1.3.3 Green/Sustainability
• 1.4 Funding
  • 1.4.1 Are Returns Within VC Time Horizons?
  • 1.4.2 Will Capital Continue To Be Available? - Impact Of Credit Crunch
• 1.5 Nanotechnology Related Hot Topics In Energy
  • 1.5.1 Conventional Energy
  • 1.5.2 Renewable Energy
  • 1.5.3 Clean Energy
  • 1.5.4 Alternative Energy
  • 1.5.5 Sustainable Energy
  • 1.5.6 Energy Efficiency
• 1.6 Value-Added Points of Nanotechnology in the Energy Value Chain

2. THE MARKETS

• 2.1 The Nano-Energy Landscape
  • 2.1.1 By Application
    • 2.1.1.1 Energy Saving
      • 2.1.1.1.1 Lighter And Stronger Materials
      • 2.1.1.1.2 Improved Combustion
        • 2.1.1.1.2.1 Clean Coal
        • 2.1.1.1.2.2 Fuel/oil Additives
      • 2.1.1.1.3 Insulation and Building Materials
      • 2.1.1.1.4 Lighting - LEDs and OLEDs
    • 2.1.1.2 Energy Storage
      • 2.1.1.2.1 Rechargeable Batteries
      • 2.1.1.2.2 Hydrogen Storage - Fuel Cells
      • 2.1.1.2.3 Supercapacitors
    • 2.1.1.3 Energy Conversion/Production
      • 2.1.1.3.1 Thermoelectricity/Waste Heat Recovery
      • 2.1.1.3.2 Solar Thermal Energy
      • 2.1.1.3.3 Geothermal Energy
      • 2.1.1.3.4 Biomass
      • 2.1.1.3.5 Bioenergetics
      • 2.1.1.3.6 Hydrogen Conversion And Fuel Cells
      • 2.1.1.3.7 Solar Photovoltaics (PV) - Solar Cells
        • 2.1.1.3.7.1 Thin film based solar cells
          • 2.1.1.3.7.1.1 CIGS Solar
          • 2.1.1.3.7.1.2 Dye Sensitised Solar
        • 2.1.1.3.7.2 Improved Solar Production and Processing Solutions
      • 2.1.1.3.8 Solar Fuels
  • 2.1.2 Overall Energy Markets By Application
• 2.2 By Technology
  • 2.2.1 Total Market For Solid State Lighting Using Nanomaterials
  • 2.2.2 Global Fuel Borne Catalyst Market
  • 2.2.3 Value Of CNT Composites Used For Weight Reduction In Transport And Automotive Applications
• 2.3 Will the technologies be competitive with oil at
  • 2.3.1 $100/barrel?
  • 2.3.2 $30/barrel?

3. TIMELINES AND IMPACT ANALYSIS

• 3.1 By Application
  • 3.1.1 Energy Saving
  • 3.1.2 Energy Storage
  • 3.1.3 Energy Conversion
• Solar Cells
• 3.2 By Technology - When Will It Start And How Will It Grow?
  • 3.2.1 Aerogels/Nanogels
  • 3.2.2 Lighting - LEDs and OLEDs
  • 3.2.3 Fuel Borne Catalysts
  • 3.2.4 Nanocomposites materials
  • 3.2.5 Thin Film Solar Cells/Organic thin film, or plastic solar cells- renewable photovoltaic energy
  • 3.2.6 Fuel cells
  • 3.2.7 Supercapacitors

4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

• 4.1 CO2/ Carbon Savings
  • 4.1.1 Quantifying Emissions
  • 4.1.2 Quantifying The Effect Of Nanotechnologies On Global Emissions
• 4.2 Toxicology

5. The Summary of Status and Impact of Technologies in Each Sector

• 5.1 Energy Saving
  • 5.1.1 Lighter and stronger materials sector
    • 5.1.1.1 Technologies
    • 5.1.1.2 Key players
  • 5.1.2 Improved Combustion
    • 5.1.2.1 Technologies
• Clean coal
  • 5.1.2.2 Key players
• Fuel/oil Additives
  • 5.1.3 Insulation
    • 5.1.3.1 Technologies
    • 5.1.3.2 Key players
  • 5.1.4 Lighting - LEDs and OLEDs
    • 5.1.4.1 LED Technologies
    • 5.1.4.2 OLEDs Technologies
    • 5.1.4.3 Key Players
• 5.2 Energy Storage
  • 5.2.1 Rechargeable Batteries
    • 5.2.1.1 Technologies
    • 5.2.1.2 Key Players
  • 5.2.2 Hydrogen Storage - Fuel Cells
    • 5.2.2.1 Technologies
    • 5.2.2.2 Key players
  • 5.2.3 Supercapacitors
    • 5.2.3.1 Technologies
    • 5.2.3.2 Key Players
• 5.3 Energy Conversion
  • 5.3.1 Thermoelectricity/Waste Heat Recovery
    • 5.3.1.1 Technologies
  • 5.3.2 Solar Thermal Energy
    • 5.3.2.1 Technologies
    • 5.3.2.2 Key Players
  • 5.3.3 Geothermal Energy
  • 5.3.4 Biomass
  • 5.3.5 Bioenergetics
  • 5.3.6 Hydrogen Conversion and fuel cells
    • 5.3.6.1 Technologies
    • 5.3.6.2 Key Players
  • 5.3.7 Solar Photovoltaics (PV) - Solar Cells
    • 5.3.7.1 Technologies
  • 5.3.8 Thin film technologies
    • 5.3.8.1 Technologies
    • 5.3.8.2 Key Players
  • 5.3.9 CIGS solar
    • 5.3.9.1 Technologies
    • 5.3.9.2 Key Players
  • 5.3.10 Dye Sensitised Solar
    • 5.3.10.1 Technologies
    • 5.3.10.2 Key Players
  • 5.3.11 Improved Solar Production and Processing Solutions
    • 5.3.11.1 Key players
  • 5.3.12 Solar Fuels
    • 5.3.12.1 Technologies

6. Automotive Industry

• 6.1 Automotive Applications
• 6.2 Challenges
• 6.3 Key Players