Study #: 1609

Published: 11/2002

Pages: 263

Full Study Price: US$ 3,900

Per Page Price: US$ 30.00

Micropower - Market Size, Market Share, Market Leaders, Demand Forecast, Sales, Company Profiles, Market Research, Industry Trends

US micropower demand will 10 percent annually through 2006, driven by further cost reductions in advanced technologies such as fuel cells and microturbines. Micropower may not replace centralized grid power as was once expected, but will play a niche role in applications such as standalone distributed power and small-scale cogeneration.

This study analyzes the $2.2 billion US micropower industry. It presents historical data for 1992, 1996 and 2001 and forecasts to 2006 and 2011 by product (e.g., conventional small-scale generators, wind turbines, solar/photovoltaics, fuel cells, microturbines, flywheels, biomass); by application (e.g., standby power, distributed power, small-scale cogeneration, resource recovery, grid-based); and by end user.

The study also examines the market environment, reviews technology, details industry structure and market share, and profiles 34 companies including ABB, AstroPower, Ballard Power Systems, Capstone Turbine, Caterpillar, Cummins, General Electric, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Siemens, and United Technologies.

     TABLE OF CONTENTS
         INTRODUCTION
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT
         General
         Economic Environment
           Cyclical Trends
           Long-Term Trends
         Electric Power Generation Sector Trends
           Electricity Production & Consumption
           Distributed Power
         Cost/Pricing Dynamics
         Regulations & Standards
           Environmental
           Energy Efficiency & Other
           Electricity Sector Deregulation
         Multinational Dynamics
           World Micropower Markets
           International Micropower Programs
           Foreign Trade & Multinational Investment
 III.    TECHNOLOGY
         General
         Basic Electrical Properties
         Micropower Technologies
           Internal Combustion Engines
           Turbines
           Solar/Photovoltaics
           Fuel Cells
              Construction & Operation
              Fuel Cell Chemistries
           Other Technologies
              Flywheels
              Renewables
         Alternative/Competitive Technologies
           Large-Scale Electricity Generation
           Batteries
  IV.    MICROPOWER PRODUCTS
         General
         Conventional Small-Scale Generators
           Natural Gas/Gasoline-Powered
           Diesel-Powered
           Combustion Turbine-Powered
         Wind Turbines
         Solar/Photovoltaics
           Photovoltaic Cells & Modules
           Solar Energy Collectors
         Fuel Cells
           Stacks & Systems
           Fuel Cell Electronics
           Other Products
         Microturbines
           Turbogenerators
           Electronic Controls
           Other Products
         Other Micropower Products
           Flywheels
           Biomass & All Other
   V.    MICROPOWER APPLICATIONS
         General
         Standby Power
         Distributed Power
         Small-Scale Cogeneration
         Resource Recovery
         Grid-Based & Other Applications
           Grid-Based & Grid Support
           All Other
  VI.    MICROPOWER END USERS
         General
         Industrial/Utility
           Industrial Production & Investment Outlook
           Industrial/Utility Micropower Market
         Commercial
           Commercial Sector Outlook
           Commercial Micropower Market
         Government/Institutional
           Government/Institutional Outlook
           Government/Institutional Micropower Market
         Residential
           Consumer Spending & Investment Outlook
           Residential Micropower Market
 VII.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
         General
         Industry Composition & Market Share
         Research & Product Development
         Manufacturing
         Marketing & Distribution
         Financial Requirements
         Mergers & Acquisitions
         Strategic Partnerships
         Company Profiles
           ABB Limited
           Active Power Incorporated
           AstroPower Incorporated
           Avista Corporation
           Ball Corporation
           Ballard Power Systems Incorporated
           Bowman Power Systems Limited
           BP plc
           Capstone Turbine Corporation
           Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
           Caterpillar Incorporated
           Cummins Incorporated
           DaimlerChrysler AG
           DTE Energy Company
           Evergreen Solar Incorporated
           FuelCell Energy Incorporated
           General Electric Company
           General Motors Corporation
           Global Thermoelectric Incorporated
           H Power Corporation
           Honeywell International Incorporated
           IDACORP Incorporated
           Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited
           Kohler Company
           McDermott International Incorporated
           Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited
           Plug Power Incorporated
           Rolls-Royce plc
           Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies
           Siemens AG
           Turbo Genset Incorporated
           United Technologies Corporation
           Vestas Wind Systems A/S
           Volvo AB