Micro Fuel Cells for Handheld Consumer Electronic Products
A micro fuel cell (MFC) is an electrochemical device that converts the chemical energy
of fuel, such as hydrogen or methanol or some patented fuel, into electrical energy.
Unlike batteries, which require recharging, fuel cells can continuously produce
electricity as long as there is a constant fuel supply. Though no universally accepted
definition exists for micro fuel cells, the term typically describes small fuel-cell
systems that provide less than 50 watts of power.
Fuel cells have unique technological attributes: efficiency, absence of moving parts,
and low emissions. However, compelling technology alone does not provide a viable
business model. Market demand for portable, power-hungry devices and the
corresponding need to power them are critical market drivers for micro fuel cells,
whereas stationary and transportation applications for fuel cells rely more heavily on
environmental and regulatory drivers. Within the fuel cell industry, many analysts
believe that micro fuel cells will be the first fuel cell systems to achieve widespread
acceptance in consumer markets, despite the fact that stationary and transportation
fuel cell systems are further along in technological development.
To date, small scale power supplies have been the missing link in the information
revolution – the obstacle to the ubiquitous computing environments and smart
machines heralded as the next big wave of silicon intelligence.
Within the decade, however, all this will change. As the micro-device market grows,
coming innovations will redefine the personal use of power. The individual will now be
free from the household and workplace power grids, relying when desired, on
personal (and personalized) mobile power systems. Connectivity, communication, and
knowledge management will be forever changed.
Small-scale power systems will enhance innumerable new, as well as existing,
wireless devices. Uses will run the gamut from augmenting cell phones and laptop
computers to powering communicating cameras as well as new applications.
OBJECTIVE
This study focuses on key micro fuel cell products and provides data about the size
and growth of the micro fuel cell market for handheld electronic consumer products
segment, with company profiles and industry trends. The report also includes a
detailed and comprehensive multi-client study of the market in North America,
Europe, Japan, China, India, Korea and the rest of the world (ROW) for micro fuel
cells and potential business opportunities in the future.
The objectives include thorough coverage of the underlying economic issues driving
the micro fuel cell business, as well as assessments of new advanced micro fuel cells
that companies are developing. Also covered are legislative pressures for greater
safety and environmental protection, as well as users’ expectations for economical
micro fuel cells. Another important objective is to provide realistic market data and
forecasts for micro fuel cells. This report provides the most thorough and up-to-date
assessment that can be found anywhere on the subject. The study also provides
extensive quantification of the many important facets of market developments in
micro fuel cells in the world. This, in turn, contributes to the determination of
strategic responses that companies may adopt in order to compete in this dynamic
market.
SCOPE AND FORMAT
The market data contained in this report quantifiy opportunities for micro fuel cells
for handheld electronic consumer products. In addition to product types, it also covers
many issues concerning the merits and future prospects of micro fuel cells, including
corporate strategies, information technologies, and the means for providing these
highly advanced products and service offerings. It also covers in detail the economic
and technological issues regarded by many as critical to the industry’s current state
of development. The report provides a review of the micro fuel cells industry and its
structure, and the companies involved in providing these products. The competitive
positions of the main players in the micro fuel cell market and the strategic options
they face are also discussed, as well as such competitive factors as marketing,
distribution and operations.
WHOM THE STUDY IS ADDRESSED TO
Audiences for this study include marketing executives, business unit managers and
other decision-makers in the micro fuel cell industry as well as in companies
peripheral to this business.
The study would benefit existing manufacturers of handheld electronic consumer
products who seek to expand revenues and market opportunities thru incorporating
new technology such as micro fuel cells, which are positioned to become a preferred
solution for many energy storage and power delivery applications. This study also will
benefit manufacturers of micro fuel cells as well as manufacturers of components of
micro fuel cells who deal with new types of micro fuel cells for power-hungry
electronic products, such as wireless communication devices, and consumer
electronics like portable DVDs, video cams, digital still cameras, power tools, radio
controlled toys, handheld PDAs, portable audio devices, 2-way radio hand sets, note
books and cellular devices.
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