Research and Markets: Worldwide Next-Generation Batteries, Learn About This $63 Billion Global Industry

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/93fd0d/worldwide_next_g) has
announced the addition of the "Worldwide Next - Generation Batteries" report to
their offering.

Batteries are a $63 billion global industry. Where consumers have gotten used to
having more capability and more power at their fingertips, batteries are and
will be the preferred energy storage solution for a long time to come.
Manufacturers of all types of commercial products - from microchips to cell
phones, lawnmowers to automobiles, medical implants to cordless power tools -
would benefit from battery technology with better performance that is lighter,
smaller, cheaper, safer and greener. Battery manufacturers are developing new
generations of batteries, in various form factors, for existing and emerging
markets:

* Batteries with more energy in smaller packages: flexible and lightweight
thin-film and/or screen-printed batteries for tiny electronic systems and
emerging micropower energy-harvesting devices, where macro trends and market
trends are converging around ecosensititives and low-power devices.
* Larger-format but lighter-weight rechargeable batteries with greater power,
higher energy, longer runtimes and better safety profiles: for the
transportation industry and advancing the market for plug-in hybrid and
all-electric vehicles.
* Ultra-large advanced batteries for storing energy from renewable, sustainable
sources: for electric utility grid services and clean-energy generators like
wind turbines and solar panels.
* Alternative, hybrid energy storage devices with attributes of both a battery
and either an ultracapacitor or a fuel cell: potentially ground-breaking future
energy storage devices that may be superior to any batteries commonly used
today.

Key Topics Covered:

* 1. Battery Market Overview
* 2. Technology Overview
* 3. Application Overview
* 4. Maker/Developer, Start-Up & University/R&D Center Market Map
* 5. Market Forecast 2008-2016
* 6. Market Share
* 7. Ongoing R&D and Development Trends, by Product Segment
* 8. Market Drivers and Inhibitors
* 9. Key Findings
* 10. Commercial Companies
* 11. Universities or R&D Centers
* List of Figures
* List of Tables

For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/93fd0d/worldwide_next_g

Laura Wood
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