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Study #: 2328

Published: 04/2008

Pages: 244

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Fuel Cells to 2012 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US commercial fuel cell demand will expand nearly sixfold through 2012 to $975 million. Electric power generation will remain the largest market and grow 41% annually, bolstered by ongoing interest in less energy pollution and foreign dependency. Portable electronics will be the fastest growing market and benefit direct methanol fuel cells.

This study analyzes the US fuel cell industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1997, 2002 and 2007, and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by fuel cell product (e.g., stacks and systems, fuels, electronics, services, stack components, reformers and processors, storage devices); and market (e.g., electric power generation, motor vehicles, backup power supplies, military/aerospace, portable electronics).

The study also considers market environment factors, reviews technology, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 36 major players, including UTC Power, FuelCell Energy, Ballard Power Systems, and Teledyne Technologies.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


SECTION                                                                        PAGE

                INTRODUCTION                                                     ix
                
          I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                 1
           
         II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                                4
                General                                                           4
                Macroeconomic Environment                                         5
                Long-Term Trends                                                  9
                Industrial Sector Outlook                                        11
                    Power Generation Sector                                      15
                    Motor Vehicle Sector                                         17
                    Electronics & Communications Sector                          19
                    Chemicals Sector                                             21
                    Military/Aerospace Sector                                    24
                    Public/Institutional Sector                                  26
                Cost/Pricing Dynamics                                            28
                Legal & Regulatory Environment                                   30
                International Environment                                        31
                    World Fuel Cell Markets                                      32
                    International Fuel Cell Programs                             35
                    Foreign Trade & Multinational Investment                     36
                    
        III.    TECHNOLOGY                                                       39
                General                                                          39
                Basic Electrical Properties                                      40
                Fuel Cell Construction & Operation                               41
                Fuel Cell Chemistries                                            42
                    Alkaline                                                     43
                    Direct Methanol                                              44
                    Molten Carbonate                                             44
                    Phosphoric Acid                                              45
                    Proton-Exchange Membrane                                     46
                    Solid-Oxide                                                  47
                    Other                                                        48
                Hydrogen Fuel Sources                                            50
                Fuel Cell Materials                                              51
                    Catalysts                                                    51
                    Electrodes, Electrolytes & Plates                            52
                    Nanotechnology                                               53
                Alternative Sources of Power                                     54
                    Batteries                                                    56
                    Internal Combustion Engines                                  58
                    Turbines & Microturbines                                     60
                    Other Sources of Power                                       63
                    
         IV.    PRODUCTS                                                         66
                General                                                          66
                Commercial Fuel Cell Demand                                      67
                Fuel Cell Stacks & Systems                                       69
                    Proton-Exchange Membrane                                     71
                    Phosphoric Acid                                              73
                    Molten Carbonate                                             75
                    Solid-Oxide                                                  77
                    Alkaline                                                     79
                    Direct Methanol                                              80
                    Other                                                        81
                Fuel Cell Fuels                                                  84
                    Hydrocarbon-Based                                            86
                    Pure Hydrogen                                                87
                    Renewable Sources                                            88
                    Other                                                        90
                Fuel Cell Electronic Devices                                     91
                    Test Equipment                                               92
                    Power Conditioning Devices                                   93
                    Controls & Other                                             94
                Other Fuel Cell Products & Services                              94
                    Fuel Cell Services                                           95
                    Stack Components                                             96
                    Fuel Cell Reformers & Processors                             97
                    Fuel Cell Storage Devices                                    97
                    All Other                                                    98
                           
          V.    MARKETS                                                          99
                General                                                          99
                US Fuel Cell Programs                                           102
                Electric Power Generation                                       105
                    Industry Outlook                                            105
                    Fuel Cell Market                                            107
                      Miocropower                                               108
                      Large-Scale                                               109
                Motor Vehicles                                                  110
                    Industry Outlook                                            111
                    Fuel Cell Market                                            113
                      Light Vehicles                                            116
                      Medium/Heavy Vehicles                                     117
                Backup Power Supplies                                           118
                Military/Aerospace                                              119
                    Defense & Space Outlook                                     120
                    Fuel Cell Market                                            121
                Portable Electronics                                            123
                    Portable Electronics Outlook                                124
                    Fuel Cell Market                                            126
                Other Fuel Cell Markets                                         127
                    Motive Power                                                129
                    All Other                                                   129
                    
         VI.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                              131
                General                                                         131
                Industry Composition                                            132
                Market Share                                                    134
                    UTC Power                                                   134
                    FuelCell Energy                                             135
                    Ballard Power Systems                                       135
                    Teledyne Technologies                                       136
                    Other Companies                                             136
                Research & Product Development                                  137
                Manufacturing                                                   138
                Marketing & Distribution                                        140                      
                Cooperative Agreements                                          141
                Financial Requirements                                          153
                Acquisitions & Divestitures                                     154
                Company Profiles                                                157
                    Acumentrics Corporation                                     158
                    Advanced Energy Technology, see GrafTech International         
                    Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated                     160
                    Apollo Energy Systems Incorporated                          162
                    Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corporation, see Ballard Power Systems, Daimler AG
                      and Ford Motor                                                                     
                    Ballard Power Systems Incorporated                          164
                    Bridgeport Fuel Cell Park LLC, see FuelCell Energy             
                    Cellex Power Products Incorporated, see Plug Power             
                    Chrysler LLC                                                169
                    Daimler AG                                                  170
                    Delphi Corporation                                          171
                    Distributed Energy Systems Corporation                      173
                    DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                      176
                    ElectroChem Incorporated                                    178
                    Ford Motor Company                                          179
                    Fuel Cell Technologies Corporation, see Acumentrics            
                    FuelCell Energy Incorporated                                182
                    General Hydrogen Corporation, see Plug Power                   
                    General Motors Corporation                                  186
                    Gore (WL) & Associates Incorporated                         190
                    GrafTech International Limited                              192
                    Honda Motor Company Limited                                 194
                    Hydrogenics Corporation                                     195
                    IdaTech LLC                                                 199
                    Jadoo Power Systems Incorporated                            200
                    Johnson Matthey plc                                         202
                    Manhattan Scientifics Incorporated                          204
                    McDermott International Incorporated                        205
                    Medis Technologies Limited                                  206
                    Mesoscopic Devices LLC, see Protonex                           
                    Methanex Corporation                                        209
                    Motorola Incorporated                                       210
                    Northern Power Systems, see Distributed Energy                 
                    Nuvera Fuel Cells Incorporated                              212
                    Plug Power Incorporated                                     214
                    Proton Energy Systems, see Distributed Energy                  
                    Protonex Technology Corporation                             219
                    Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc.            222
                    ReliOn Incorporated                                         225
                    Rolls-Royce plc                                             227
                    Siemens AG                                                  228
                    SOFCo-EFS Holdings LLC, see Rolls-Royce plc                    
                    Teledyne Technologies Incorporated                          231
                    Toyota Motor Corporation                                    233
                    United Technologies Corporation                             236
                    UTC Power, see United Technologies Corporation                 
                Other Companies Mentioned in Study                              239
                
                                 LIST OF TABLES
                                        
TABLE NUMBER                                                                   PAGE

                SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
                Summary Table                                                     3

                SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1    Economic Indicators                                               9
           2    Industrial Sector Indicators                                     15
           3    Electricity Supply & Demand                                      17
           4    Motor Vehicle Parts & Shipments                                  19
           5    Computer & Electronic Product Shipments                          21
           6    Chemical Shipments                                               24
           7    Aerospace Equipment Shipments                                    26
           8    Government Spending & Investment Trends                          28
           9    World Fuel Cell Spending                                         34
          10    Selected International Fuel Cell Programs                        35

                SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY
           1    Battery Supply & Demand                                          58
           2    Internal Combustion Engine Shipments                             60
           3    Turbine & Turbine Generator Demand                               63
           4    Selected Micropower Product Demand                               65

                SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
           1    Total Fuel Cell Spending                                         67
           2    Commercial Fuel Cell Demand                                      69
           3    Fuel Cell Stack & System Demand                                  70
           4    Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Demand                        73
           5    Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell Demand                                 75
           6    Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Demand                                77
           7    Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Demand                                     78
           8    Alkaline Fuel Cell Demand                                        80
           9    Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Demand                                 81
          10    Other Fuel Cell Demand                                           83
          11    Fuel Cell Fuels Demand                                           85
          12    Hydrocarbon-Based Fuel Cell Fuels Demand                         87
          13    Pure Hydrogen Fuel Cell Fuels Demand                             88
          14    Renewable Sources Fuel Cell Fuels Demand                         90
          15    Other Fuel Cell Fuels Demand                                     91
          16    Fuel Cell Electronic Device Demand                               92
          17    Other Fuel Cell Products & Services Demand                       95
                        
                SECTION V -- MARKETS
           1    Fuel Cell Demand by Market                                      101
           2    Selected US Fuel Cell Programs                                  103
           3    Electric Power Generation                                       106
           4    Electric Power Generation Fuel Cell Demand                      108
           5    Motor Vehicle Outlook                                           113
           6    Motor Vehicle Fuel Cell Demand                                  116
           7    Backup Power Supply Fuel Cell Demand                            119
           8    Defense Spending Trends                                         121
           9    Military/Aerospace Fuel Cell Demand                             123
          10    Wireless Communications & 
                    Portable Computing Device Demand                            125
          11    Portable Electronics Fuel Cell Demand                           127
          12    Other Fuel Cell Demand                                          128

                SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1    US Fuel Cell Sales by Company, 2007                             133
           2    Research & Development Spending Patterns:
                    Selected Fuel Cell Companies, 2005-2007                     138
           3    Selected Cooperative Agreements                                 143
           4    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                            155
                

                                 LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                   PAGE

                SECTION II - MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1    Average Energy Efficiency of Various Power Sources               11
           2    Fuel Cell Pricing Patterns                                       30

                SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY
           1    Basic Fuel Cell Construction                                     42
           2    Gravimetric Energy Density of Various Power Conversion &     
                    Storage Systems                                              56

                SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
           1    Fuel Cell Stack & System Demand by Chemistry, 2012               71

                SECTION V -- MARKETS
           1    Fuel Cell Demand by Market, 2012                                102

                SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1    US Fuel Cell Market Share by Company, 2007                      134

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