Printable Battery Markets: 2009 and Beyond

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• E.1 Developments in the past year
• E.2 Summary of opportunities in the printed battery market
• E.3 Prospects for cost reduction in the printed battery market
• E.4 Non-price-based strategies for printed battery makers
• E.5 Printed batteries as an enabling technology for RFID, smart packaging, etc
• E.6 Summary of eight-year market forecasts for printed batteries

Chapter One: Introduction

• 1.1 Background to this report
  • 1.1.1 Printed batteries vs. thin-film batteries
  • 1.1.2 Current prospects for printed batteries in RFID
  • 1.1.3 Other (and better?) growth markets for printed batteries
  • 1.1.4 Likely future developments in printed battery technology
• 1.2 Objective and scope of this report
• 1.3 Methodology of this report
• 1.4 Plan of this report

Chapter Two: Printed Battery Technology

• 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.1.1 Advantages of printing batteries
  • 2.1.2 Cost, economies of scale and other challenges for printed batteries
• 2.2 Printed battery chemistries
  • 2.2.1 Zinc manganese dioxide
  • 2.2.2 Carbon zinc
  • 2.2.3 Other chemistries
  • 2.2.4 Potential for solid electrolytes in printed batteries
• 2.3 Printing techniques used for batteries
  • 2.3.1 Screen printing
  • 2.3.2 Other forms of printing used for batteries
• 2.4 Competing technologies
  • 2.4.1 Button and coin batteries
  • 2.4.2 Other types of thin-film batteries and fuel cells
  • 2.4.3 Organic photovoltaics
  • 2.4.4 Induction and energy harvesting
• 2.5 Environmental and safety issues with printed batteries
• 2.6 Key points in this chapter

Chapter Three: Applications for Printed Batteries

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Active and battery-assisted RFID
  • 3.2.1 Current battery technology used
  • 3.2.2 Roadmap for adoption of printed batteries in RFID
  • 3.2.3 Eight-year forecast of printed battery consumption by the RFID sector
• 3.3 Contactless and powered smartcards
  • 3.3.1 Credit cards
  • 3.3.2 Security access and biometric ID
  • 3.3.3 Current battery technology used
  • 3.3.4 Roadmap for adoption of printed batteries in smartcards
  • 3.3.5 Eight-year forecast of printed battery consumption by the smartcard sector
• 3.4 Electronic shelf labels/smart shelves
  • 3.4.1 Current battery technology used
  • 3.4.2 Roadmap for adoption of printed batteries in electronic shelf labels
  • 3.4.3 Eight-year forecast of printed battery consumption by the electronic shelf label sector
• 3.5 Medical and cosmetic devices
  • 3.5.1 Cosmetic and pharmaceutical patches
  • 3.5.2 Smart bandages
  • 3.5.3 Current battery technology used
  • 3.5.4 Roadmap for adoption of printed batteries in medical and cosmetic devices
  • 3.5.5 Eight-year forecast of printed battery consumption by medical and cosmetic devices
• 3.6 Sensors
  • 3.6.1 Wireless and other distributed sensor networks
  • 3.6.2 Disposable diagnostic devices
  • 3.6.3 Current battery technology used
  • 3.6.4 Roadmap for adoption of printed batteries in sensors and sensor networks
  • 3.6.5 Eight-year forecast of printed battery consumption in sensors and sensor networks
• 3.7 Other potential applications for printed batteries
  • 3.7.1 Toys and novelties
  • 3.7.2 Other
• 3.8 Key points in this chapter

Chapter Four: Profiles of Printed Battery Manufacturers

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Blue Spark
  • 4.2.1 Background to company
  • 4.2.2 Type of batteries produced and printing technology used
  • 4.2.3 Customers and partners
  • 4.2.4 Applications targeted and assessment of business strategy
• 4.3 Enfucell
  • 4.3.1 Background to company
  • 4.3.2 Type of batteries produced and printing technology used
  • 4.3.3 Customers and partners
  • 4.3.4 Applications targeted and assessment of business strategy
• 4.4 Planar Energy Devices
  • 4.4.1 Background to company
  • 4.4.2 Type of batteries produced and printing technology used
  • 4.4.3 Customers and partners
  • 4.4.4 Applications targeted and assessment of business strategy
• 4.5 Power ID
  • 4.5.1 Background to company
  • 4.5.2 Type of batteries produced and printing technology used
  • 4.5.3 Customers and partners
  • 4.5.4 Applications targeted and assessment of business strategy
• 4.6 Power Paper
  • 4.6.1 Background to company
  • 4.6.2 Type of batteries produced and printing technology used
  • 4.6.3 Customers and partners
  • 4.6.4 Applications targeted and assessment of business strategy
• 4.7 Prelonics
  • 4.7.1 Background to company
  • 4.7.2 Type of batteries produced and printing technology used
  • 4.7.3 Customers and partners
  • 4.7.4 Applications targeted and assessment of business strategy
• 4.8 Rocket Electric
  • 4.8.1 Type of batteries produced and printing technology used
  • 4.8.2 Customers and partners
  • 4.8.3 Applications targeted and assessment of business strategy
• 4.9 Varta and the GREENBAT Project
• 4.10 Printed battery development at VTT