Worldwide Nanotechnology Portable Fuel Cell Market Shares, Strategies, And Forecasts, 2009-2015-Aarkstore Enterprise

Portable fuel cells are poised to achieve significantSystems
growth as units become smaller and fuels less5.1.3 Altair Nanotechnology Performance Materials
expensive. According to Susan Eustis, lead author ofDivision
the study, "Economies of scale do not entirely solve5.1.4 Altair Nanotechnology Life Sciences
the inherent high costs of high grade metallic catalysts5.1.5 Altair Nanotechnology Net Losses In Each Fiscal
used in micro fuel cells. Nanotechnology is poised toYear
provide new ways to create advanced materials that5.1.6 AlSher Titania Joint Venture With Sherwin-Williams
can be used to implement portable fuel cells. More5.1.7 Altair Nanotechnology BAE Systems
catalyst price reductions are needed to make portable5.1.8 Altair Nanotechnologies Faster Recharging And
fuel cells competitive with thin film batteries. PortableDischarging
fuel cells are useful in cities to power bicycles and for5.1.9 Altair Nanotechnologies Longer Battery Life
advanced multimedia electronics that draws a lot of5.1.10 Altairnano
power."5.2 Angstrom Power
Most of the developing world, where energy and5.2.1 Angstrom Power Portable Fuel Cell Technology
environmental problems abound, still gets around on 25.3 Asahi Glass
wheels. 2% of the 1.5 billion population in China owns a5.3.1 Asahi Glass Financials
car. Cities have started banning the use of 2-stroke5.3.2 Asahi Glass Business Strategy
engine motorcycles in favor of LPG scooters and5.3.3 Asahi Glass Owners
electric bicycles.5.4 Ballard
19 million electric bicycles were purchased in 2008. The5.4.1 Ballard Fuel Cell Features & Benefits
trend is expected to continue. As more people need to5.4.2 Ballard Fuel Cell Japanese Residential
travel further each year, fuel cells take on a role inCogeneration Program
short distance travel. As economies evolve, fuel cells5.4.3 Ballard Product : Mark1030™
provide a role for green energy. Purchasing power5.4.4 Ballard Improved Reliability
constraints and air pollution issues stimulate the need5.4.5 Ballard Bus Fuel Cell
for low cost, zero carbon transportation solutions.5.4.6 Ballard Power Systems' Second Quarter 2008
Portable fuel cell vendors are strategically positioned toRevenue
develop and implement solutions. Technology costs5.5 BASF
continue to decrease. Practical fuel solutions continue5.5.1 BASF / E-TEK
to develop. Experiments with portable fuel cell products5.5.2 BASF ETEK LT Series 12D MEA for Direct
are starting to take place in various parts of the world.Methanol Fuel Cells.
Nanotechnology is being used to implement a variety5.6 Ceramic Fuel Cells
of portable fuel cell solutions. Many different5.6.1 Ceramic Fuel Cells Volume Order Secured With
nanotechnology techniques are being explored. One isPartner Nuon
of a silicon structure, approximately 400 microns deep,5.6.2 Ceramic Fuel Cells Customers and Products
much thicker than the 10-micron depth of a membrane5.6.3 Ceramic Fuel Cells Regional Presence
in a traditional PEM-based cell. This design is expected5.7 Fuel Cell Components & Integrators
to enable a much larger reaction surface area, enabling5.8 Gore
high power in a small form-factor.5.9 GrafTech International
To compress more power into smaller volumes,5.10 Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG
researchers have begun to build fuel cells on the fuzzy5.11 Horizon
frontier of nanotechnology. Silicon etching, evaporation,5.11.1 Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies Pte Ltd
and other processes borrowed from chip5.11.2 Horizon Fuel Cell Bicycles
manufacturers have been used to create tightly5.11.3 Horizon Fuel Cell Integrated To An Electric
packed channel arrays to guide the flow of fuelBicycle
through the cell.5.11.4 Horizon Light Duty Automotive
The point is to pack a large catalytic surface area into5.11.5 Horizon Supplying Multi-kW Fuel Cells
a wafer-thin volume. This approach is evolving, going5.12 ICM Plastics
beyond two-dimensional aspects to gain more surface5.13 JMC / Tekion
area. Methods improve the performance of5.13.1 Tekion Formira Hybrid Configuration
nano-scale fuel cells.5.14 Johnson Matthey
Three-dimensional structures improve current5.15 Manhattan Scientifics
electrocatalysts that have traditionally been expressed5.15.1 Manhattan Scientifics PortableFuel Cell
on a flat surface. Two dimensional catalysts give5.16 Masterflex AG
hundreds of microamps per square centimeter, while5.17 Medis Technologies
three dimensional catalysts increase the surface area5.17.1 Medis Technologies Revenue
by orders of magnitude.5.17.2 Medis Technologies Strategic Partners
Fuel channels are evolving in ready-made in a5.17.3 Medis Technologies / Cell Kinetics
commonly available, porous alumina filters costing only5.17.4 Medis / Founder Technology Group
about $1. The filter is riddled with neat, cylindrical holes5.17.5 Medis / Aspect and Tenzor MA
only 200 nanometers in diameter, and was initially used5.17.6 Medis / Israel Aerospace Industries
in labs as a template for the growth of nanowires.5.17.7 Medis Strategy
Nanowires can be grown in a platinum-copper alloy,5.17.8 Medis General Dynamics C4 Systems
then dissolving the copper by soaking the filter in nitric5.17.9 Medis Platform Technology Broadens Its
acid creates electrodes. In place of a solid nanowire,Possibilities
each hole is left with a porous platinum electrode. The5.18 Portablecell
partially dissolved wires are structurally complex, as5.19 Millennium Cell Liquidation Plan
befits their random nature, and have an enormous5.19.1 Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies and Millennium Cell
surface area for their size.5.19.2 Millennium Cell HydroPak™ Positioned As An
The market size for portable fuel cell power at $80.1Emergency Power Product
million in 2008 is estimated to reach $4.4 billion dollars5.20 Mechanical Technology Incorporated (MTI)
by 2015. Existing markets are from mobile homes and5.20.1 MTI PortableFuel Cells
PCs used remotely. Strong growth comes as hybrid5.20.2 MTI Fourth Quarter And Year End Results
fuel cell systems evolve to support thin film batteries.5.20.3 MTI Portable Commercialization In 2009 -
The fuel will come from renewable energy sources.Projected Design Freeze In December 2008
 5.20.4 Mechanical Technology Incorporated Fourth
 Quarter Revenues
 5.21 Neah
 5.22 PolyFuel
  Table of Contents : 5.22.1 PolyFuel Engineered Membranes
 5.22.2 PolyFuel Engineered Membranes
NANOTECHNOLOGY PORTABLE FUEL CELL5.22.3 PolyFuel Business, Products and Markets
MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS5.22.4 PolyFuel Ultra-Thin 20-Portablen Version Of Its
Portable Fuel Cell MarketsDMFC Membrane
Nanotechnology Implements Portable Fuel Cell5.22.5 PolyFuel Agreement With Johnson Matthey Fuel
SolutionsCells Limited,
Portable Fuel Cell Market Driving Forces5.22.2 PolyFuel Comprehensive Loss
Availability Of Fuel Cell Infrastructure5.22.7 PolyFuel Cash Used in Operations
Portable Fuel Cell Market Shares5.22.8 PolyFuel Concentrates Resources On
Portable Fuel Cell Market ForecastsReference System Design Program
1. MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET5.23 Sanyo / Hoku Scientific
DYNAMICS5.23.1 Hoku Scientific Customers
1.1 Nanotechnology for Fuel Cells5.23.2 Suntech Purchases Shares of Hoku Scientific
1.1.1 Nanotechnology Channel Arrays5.23.3 Hoku Fuel Cells
1.1.2 Nanoparticles Of Platinum5.24 SGL Technologies
1.1.3 Fuel Cell Nanotechnology Applications5.24.1 SGL Technologies Financials
1.1.4 Alternative Catalyst Solutions5.25 Smart Fuel Cells (SFC)
1.1.5 Nano Metals And Alloys5.25.1 Smart Fuel Cells Automotive
1.2 Hydrogen Nano-scale Research5.25.2 Smart Fuel Cells Stationary
1.2.1 Hydrogen Fuel Cells5.25.3 Smart Fuel Cells Positioning
1.3 Portable Fuel Cell Power Digital Devices5.25.4 SFC Sells 10,000th EFOY Fuel Cell
1.3.1 Size of Prototype Laptop Fuel Cell5.25.5 SFC EFOY Service Station In France.
1.4 Fuel Cell Description5.25.6 SFC Financials
1.4.1 Fuel Cell Efficiency5.25.7 SFC Smart Fuel Cell Market and Technology
1.4.2 Fuel Cell Electrochemical Converter -- CleanLeader in Mobile Fuel Cells
Energy5.25.8 SFC Fuel Cells In Use All Over The World
1.4.3 DMFC Fuel Cells5.25.9 Electric Automotive Vehicle Smart Fuel Cell
1.4.4 DMFC Small Fuel CellsBattery Charger
1.4.5 Portable Fuel Cell Hours Of Operation And Power5.26 Solvay
Degradation5.26.2 Solvay Financials
1.4.6 Cathode Catalysts5.27 Tatung System Technologies
1.4.7 Micro Fuel Cell Description5.28 Toshiba
1.5 United States Has Approved The Use Of Some5.28.1 Toshiba America (TAI)
Micro Fuel Cells In Airplanes5.28.2 Toshiba Financials
1.5.1 Market Opportunity for Micro Fuel Cell Products5.28.3 Toshiba Mid Term Business Plan
1.5.2 Military As A Micro Fuel Cell Target Market5.28.2 Toshiba Financials
1.5.3 Portable Fuel Cell Portable Medical Equipment5.28.5 Toshiba Business Strategy
1.5.4 Portable Fuel Cell High End Laptop Computer5.28.6 Toshiba Nuclear Energy Business
Market5.28.2 Toshiba Investors
1.5.5 Portable Fuel Cell Consumer Electronics Portable5.28.2 Toshiba Partners
Power Source5.29 UltraCell
1.5.6 Portable Fuel Cell Laptop Computer Power5.29.1 BASF Venture Capital / UltraCell
Source5.29.2 UltraCell Advanced Reformed Methanol
1.5.7 Mobile Life Fuel Cell PowerPortable Fuel Cell
1.5.8 Persistent Computing Requires Extended PowerList of Tables and Figures
1.5.9 First RespondersFigure ES-1
1.5.10 Instant Recharge for Continuous ComputingNanotechnology Silicon-Based Architecture
1.5.11 RV Recreational Micro Fuel Cell MarketsTable ES-2
1.6 Fuel Cell Fuel Distribution and InfrastructurePortable Fuel Cell Market Driving Forces
1.7 Approvals From The United Nations And RelatedTable ES-2 (Continued)
Regulatory OrganizationsPortable Fuel Cell Market Driving Forces
1.7.1 Fuel Cells Compared to Rechargeable BatteriesFigure ES-3
2. PORTABLE FUEL CELL MARKET SHARES ANDWorldwide Portable Fuel Cell Market Shares,
MARKET FORECASTSFirst Three Quarters 2008
2.1 Portable Fuel Cell MarketsFigure ES-4
2.1.1 Availability Of Fuel Cell InfrastructureHorizon Bicycle vs. Auto Portable Fuel Cell Power
2.2 Portable Fuel Cell Market SharesCarbon Offset
2.2.1 Toshiba Portege M200 Tablet PC Fuel CellsFigure ES-5
2.2.2 Smart Fuel Cell Products and MarketsWorldwide Portable Fuel Cell Market Forecasts,
2.2.3 Horizon2009-2015
2.2.4 AngstromTable 1-1
2.3 Portable Fuel Cell Market ForecastsFuel Cell Efficiency
2.3.1 Portable Light Duty Fuel Cell Device MarketFigure 1-2
ForecastsDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
2.3.2 Portable Light Duty Fuel Cell Cartridge MarketTable 1-3
ForecastsPortable Power Market Strategy
2.4 High End Mobile PC / Multimedia DevicesTable 1-4
2.4.1 Enterprise Wireless Handset MarketsPortable Fuel Cell Product Benefits
2.5 Portable Light Duty Fuel Cell PricesTable 1-4 (Continued)
2.5.1 Smart Fuel Cell EFOYPortable Fuel Cell Product Benefits
2.5.2 Fuel Cell Cartridges Approved For CommercialTable 1-5
AircraftMilitary Micro Fuel Cell Target Markets
2.5.3 Fuel Cell Technology Decreases The WeightTable 1-6
Soldiers CarryPortable Fuel Cells Military Positioning
2.6 Regional Energy DemandTable 1-7
2.6.1 United Kingdom Leader in Carbon Offset InitiativesPortable Fuel Cell Portable Medical Equipment
2.6.2 GermanyDemand Parameters
2.6.3 JapanTable 1-8
2.6.4 Military Uses Of Portable Light Duty Fuel CellsPortable Fuel Cell Consumer Electronics Portable
3. PORTABLE FUEL CELL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONPower Source Target Market
3.1 Smart Fuel CellTable 2-1
3.1.1 Smart Fuel Cell Products and MarketsPortable Fuel Cell Market Driving Forces
3.1.2 Smart Fuel Cell Remote Traffic SystemsTable 2-1 (Continued)
3.1.3 Smart Fuel Cell Reliable Outdoor OperationPortable Fuel Cell Market Driving Forces
3.1.4 Smart Fuel Cell RetailTable 2-2
3.1.5 Smart Fuel Cell EFOY CartridgesMarket Aspects For Micro Fuel Cells
3.2 HorizonTable 2-3
3.2.1 Horizon Fuel Cell CostsMicro Fuel Cell Technology Issues
3.2.2 Horizon Developing World PositioningTable 2-4
3.2.3 Horizon Fuel CellPortable Fuel Cell Market Issues
3.2.4 Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies / CorgiTable 2-4 (Continued)
3.3 Toshiba Portege M200 Tablet PC Fuel CellsMicro Fuel Cell Market Issues
3.3.1 Toshiba Methanol Fuel Cell for Notebook PCsFigure 2-5
3.4 Casio Laptop Fuel CellWorldwide Portable Fuel Cell Market Shares,
3.5 Samsung Multi Layered Hydrogen Fuel CellFirst Three Quarters 2008
3.6 Poly FuelFigure 2-6
3.6.1 PolyFuel Cartridges Approved For CommercialWorldwide Portable Fuel Cell Market Shares,
Aircraft By Regulatory AgenciesFirst Three Quarters 2008
3.6.2 PolyFuel Functional Prototype Of A Notebook PCFigure 2-7
Fuel Cell Power SupplyHorizon Bicycle Small Portable Fuel Cell Power
3.7 UltraCell ProductsSystems
3.7.1 UltraCell XX25 MiTAC, General Dynamics andFigure 2-8
Panasonic Homeland SecurityHorizon Bicycle Small Portable Fuel Cell Power
3.8 MTI MicroAlternative System
3.8.1 MTI Micro Mobion® Portable PowerFigure 2-9
3.8.2 MTI Micro / Neosolar Co-Develop Mobion®Horizon Portable Fuel Cell Bicycle In Traffic
Digital Devices For ConsumersFigure 2-10
3.8.3 MTI Micro Cord-Free Rechargeable Power PackHorizon Three Wheel Covered Bicycle Portable
3.8.4 MTI Micro Mobion® ChipFuel Cell Systems
3.8.5 MTI Mobion® AdvantageFigure 2-11
3.8.6 MTI Pocket Fuel CellsHorizon Bicycle vs. Auto Portable Fuel Cell Power
3.9 TekionCarbon Offset
3.9.1 Tekion Hybrid Fuel Cell Technology CombinedFigure 2-12
With An Advanced Lithium Ion Battery TechnologyWorldwide Portable Fuel Cell Market
3.10 Neah Power SystemsForecasts, 2009-2015
3.10.1 Neah Power Systems MilitaryFigure 2-13
3.10.2 Neah Power Systems Mobile LifeWorldwide Portable Fuel Cell Market
3.10.3 Neah Power Systems First RespondersForecasts, Dollars, 2009-2015
3.10.4 Neah Power Systems LogisticsFigure 2-14
3.10.5 Neah Solution Silicon-Based ArchitectureWorldwide Portable Fuel Cell Market Forecasts, Units,
3.10.6 Neah Power Systems Water Vapor Captured In2009-2015
CartridgeFigure 2-15
3.10.7 Neah Power Military PositioningWorldwide Portable Fuel Cell Cartridge
3.11 MasterflexMarket Forecasts, Dollars, 2009-2015
3.11.1 Masterflex CargobikeFigure 2-16
3.11.2 Masterflex Fuel Cell Electric BicycleWorldwide Portable Fuel Cell Cartridges Market
3.12 Angstrom Micro Hydrogen™ Systems forForecasts, Units, 2009-2015
Portable PowerTable 2-17
3.12.1 Angstrom Power Micro Hydrogen™ for DeviceFactors Driving Mobile Handsets To Require Increasing
IntegrationAmounts Of Power Consumption
3.12.2 Motorola Mobile Devices Working WithTable 3-1
AngstromSmart EFOY Fuel Cell Ratings
3.12.3 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)Table 3-2
Regulations Permit Angstrom Power Devices To BeSmart EFOY Fuel Cell Features
Transported In The Passenger Cabin Of CommercialFigure 3-3
AircraftTechnical Data Of Smart Fuel Cell EFOY
3.12.4 Angstrom Power Run Time Impacts RichTable 3-4
Multimedia DevicesSmart Fuel Cell Applications
3.12.5 Angstrom Power Micro Hydrogen Fuel CellFigure 3-5
Powered Bike LightsSmart Fuel Cell EFOY Cartridges
3.12.6 Advantages of Angstrom Power Fuel CellTable 3-6
Hydrogen RefuelingHorizon Fuel Cell Positioning
3.12.7 Angstrom Power Hydrogen Storage In MetalFigure 3-7
HydridesHorizon Fuel Cell Applications
3.12.8 Angstrom Power Fuel Cell ChemistryFigure 3-8
3.12.9 Angstrom Power RefuelingHorizon Fuel Cells and Very Small Vehicles
3.12.10 Angstrom Benefits Of Micro Hydrogen™Figure 3-9
SystemsHorizon Fuel Cell Bicycle
3.12.11 Angstrom Micro Hydrogen ProductsFigure 3-10
4. PORTABLE FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGYHorizon Fuel Cell Bicycle Bar Version
4.1 Significant Progress In Development of CompactFigure 3-11
Portable Fuel CellHorizon Micro Fuel Cell Bicycle
4.2 Medis Portable Fuel Cell Underwriters' LaboratoriesTable 3-12
(UL) listingHydrogen Economy On Smart Vehicles
4.3 Comparison of PEM Based Silicon Bed DMFCFigure 3-13
4.4 Nanowire Battery Can Hold 10 Times The ChargeHorizon Bicycle Fuel Cell / Automotive Carbon Offset
Of Existing Lithium-Ion BatteryComparison
4.4.1 Silicon In A Battery Swells As It Absorbs LithiumFigure 3-14
AtomsCasio Laptop Fuel Cell
4.4.2 Neah Solution Silicon-Based ArchitectureFigure 3-15
4.4.3 Neah Water Vapor Captured in CartridgeSamsung Multi Layered Hydrogen Fuel Cell
4.4.4 Neah Silicon Pragmatic and ScalableFigure 3-16
4.5 PEM Fuel CellsMicroCell Sand Test
4.6 SolvayFigure 3-17
4.7 SGL TechnologiesUltraCell Military Applications
4.7.1 Sigracet® Fuel Cell ComponentsTable 3-18
4.8 PolyFuel Engineered Membranes For Fuel CellsUltraCell XX25 Applications
4.8.1 Fluorocarbon Membranes Based Upon TheTable 3-19
Teflon® PolymerUltraCell XX25 Remote Surveillance Equipment
4.8.2 Polyfuel Hydrogen MembranePowered
4.9 Fuel Cell Electrochemical ReactionFigure 3-20
4.10 Organizations With Fuel Cell InformationUltraCEll Mobile Portable Fuel Cell
4.10.1 SFC Energetic Revolution powered by SmartTable 3-21
Fuel CellMTI Micro Mobion® Portable Power Applications
4.11 Clean And Silent Portable Fuel Cell PowerTable 3-22
Generation By MethanolMTI Micro External Mobion® Power Sources
4.12 Storing HydrogenFigure 3-23
4.12.1 Sodium Borohydride Storing of HydrogenNeoSolar Seoul, Korea -- Dr. James Y. Yu Holding A
4.12.2 Borohydride Hydrogen GenerationMobion® Chip And A Wibrain Ultra Mobile PC
4.12.3 International Electrotechnical Commission FormsFigure 3-24
Working GroupMTI Micro's Mobion® Chips
4.13 PolymerElectrolyte MembraneTable 3-25
4.14 Sodium Borohydride Chemical PowerMTI Micro Performance
4.15 Bacterial Enzymes Replacement For The PlatinumTable 3-26
CatalystsMTI Mobion® Advantages
4.16 Portable ApplicationsFigure 3-27
4.16.1 Fuel Cell Power PacksMTI Pocket Fuel Cells
4.16.2 PolyFuel Honeycomb MembraneFigure 3-28
4.16.3 Portable Electronic Fuel Cell DevicesNeah Power Systems Military Packs
4.16.4 Marketing Limitation Of Hydrogen Gas OrFigure 3-29
Methanol Powered Fuel CellsNeah Power Systems Mobile PC Uses
4.16.5 Hitachi Compact DMFCFigure 3-30
4.16.6 NEC Compact DMFCNeah Power Systems First Responder Uses
4.16.7 Toshiba's DMFCFigure 3-31
4.16.8 Toshiba Fuel CellNeah Power Systems Logistics Uses
5. PORTABLE FUEL CELL COMPANY PROFILESFigure 3-32
5.1 Altair NanomaterialsNeah Solution Silicon-Based Architecture
5.1.1 Altair Nanotechnologies PartnersFigure 3-33
5.1.2 Altair Nanotechnology Power and EnergyNeah Power Systems Comparative Size Silicon vs.