Global Fuel Cell Technology Market Report 2013-2018

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Dec 26, 2013, 05:57 ET

DUBLIN, December 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jt9lft/fuel_cell) has announced the addition of the "Global Fuel Cell Technology Market Report 2013-2018" report to their offering.

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The global fuel cell market revenue is estimated to reach $2.5 billion by 2018. The unit shipments of fuel cells will increase by over fourteen fold from 78,100 in 2012 to 1,127,560 by 2018. Major factors responsible for the growth of fuel cell market include the ability of fuel cells in stationary, portable and transportation applications as a source of off grid power source, zero emission and clean energy source and continuous depletion of existing oil reserves makes. The key concerns in the industry pertain to the high cost of catalyst, commercialization of fuel cells and establishment of fuel cell infrastructure.

This report segments the global fuel cell market firstly on the basis of its applications such as portable, transportation and stationary applications. Secondly, it is segmented on the basis of technology such as Polymer/Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell and others. Then the market is segmented according to primary fuel sources such as Hydrogen, Natural Gas/ Methane, Methanol, and Anaerobic Digester Gas. Lastly, the market is segmented on the basis of geography such as North America, Europe, Asia, and Rest of World. Each region has been analyzed with respect to its market trends, growth, and future prospective of the fuel cell market.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Executive Summary

3 Premium Insights

4 Market Overview
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Burning Issues
4.3 Winning Imperatives
4.4 Market Dynamics
4.5 Market Share Analysis
4.6 Investments In R&D
4.7 Value Chain Analysis
4.8 Porter's Five Forces Analysis For Fuel Cells
4.9 Patent Analysis

5 Global Fuel Cell Technology Market, By Applications
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Fuel Cell Market, By Applications
5.3 Stationery Applications Market
5.4 Transportation Applications Market
5.5 Portable Applications Market

6 Fuel Cell Technology Market, By Geography
6.1 Introduction
6.2 North America
6.3 Europe
6.4 Asia
6.5 Rest Of The World (Row)

7 Global Fuel Cell Technology Market, By Types/Technologies
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Fuel Cell Technology Market, By Types/Technologies
7.3 Polymer/Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC)
7.4 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)
7.5 Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC)
7.6 Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells (PAFC)
7.7 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells(DMFC)
7.8 Alkaline Fuel Cells (AFC)
7.9 Direct Carbon Fuel Cells (DCFC)
7.10 Zinc Air Fuel Cells (ZAFC)
7.11 Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells (PCFC)
7.12 Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC)

8 Global Fuel Cells Market, By Fuels
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Hydrogen
8.3 Natural Gas/Methane
8.4 Methanol
8.5 Anaerobic Digester Gas

9 Competitive Landscape
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Growth Strategies In The Global Fuel Cell Technology Market
9.3 Most Active Companies In The Global Fuel Cell Technology Market
9.4 Agreements, Collaborations & Partnerships
9.5 New Products Launch
9.6 Investments, Expansions & Other Developments
9.7 Mergers & Acquisitions

10 Company Profiles