NanoMarkets Announces Upcoming Report on Batteries and Ultra-Capacitors for the Smart...

NanoMarkets Announces Upcoming Report on Batteries and Ultra-Capacitors for
the Smart Power Grid

GLEN ALLEN, Va., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- NanoMarkets, a leading industry
analyst firm based here, today announced that it has added a new report to its
schedule titled, "Batteries and Ultra-Capacitors for the Smart Power Grid:
Market Opportunities 2009-2016." The report will be released in mid July
2009. For additional details please visit the firm's website at
www.nanomarkets.net. An excerpt from the report is available upon request.

About the Report:
NanoMarkets believes that chemical batteries, ultra-capacitors, and the
materials from which they are built represent an exciting business opportunity
that is poised to take off in the near future. By 2016 there will be 33 GW of
generating capacity on the grid from solar panels and wind farms that can
swing wildly in their ability to generate electrical power at any given time.
Electrical storage will be a requirement to level the load when the sun
doesn't shine or the wind doesn't blow in a predictable manner. In addition
to load leveling, grid storage will allow peak shaving where stored
electricity from non peak demand periods can be used during peak load times.
Peak shaving can reduce the need for new power plants and reduce the grids
overall carbon footprint.

Chemical batteries and ultra-capacitors represent complementary pieces of the
smart grid storage equation with ultra-capacitors used for smoothing short
term disruptions in power quality and batteries storing current for longer
term load leveling and peak shaving applications. While other technologies
such as hydro and compressed air storage will certainly be integral parts to
the overall storage solution, batteries and ultra-capacitor storage represent
a large attractive near term materials growth sector.

This new market study of materials for chemical batteries and ultra-capacitors
for smart grid applications surveys and analyzes the markets for the various
battery and ultra-capacitor types currently in use and about to enter service
in smart grid applications as well as R&D developments, including those
related to systems. As with all NanoMarkets reports, this report includes a
detailed eight year forecast of materials for smart grid storage applications
and an in-depth discussion of key firms active in the area.

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities created by
developments in advanced materials. Visit www.nanomarkets.net for a full
listing of NanoMarkets' reports and other services.

SOURCE NanoMarkets

Robert Nolan of NanoMarkets, +1-804-360-2967, info@nanomarkets.net