Fuel cells (FCs) offer outstanding efficiency, negligible emissions and inherent simplicity. These characteristics, together with their massive market potential, place FCs at the forefront of the emerging energy conversion technologies. They are now seen as front-runners in key business areas, such as zero and low emission vehicles; distributed energy / generating plant; and power sources for portable electronics. Investment has accelerated: more than $10bn has been spent; a further $2-3bn is firmly committed; and over $10bn conditionally assigned to the task of bringing a wide range of FC products to the marketplace.

Over 4,000 organizations worldwide are now engaged in R&D, manufacture and marketing of FCs, their sub-systems, components and materials.  Others are evaluating the sector, and the opportunities and threats that it holds for their companies. All need reliable information

Forecasts from within the sector are often dangerously optimistic creating a dilemma for  planners, potential investors and others interested in FC opportunities. This is compounded by:

the pace of development: many winners and losers will be determined by decisions made over the next year or so

technical diversity: half-a-dozen different FC technologies are vying for attention, offering a complex choice of performance characteristics

market diversity: FCs span the power spectrum from milliwatts to megawatts, in applications as varied as battery substitution in consumer products, military gensets, vehicular power, distributed energy, UPS and larger-scale generation/cogeneration.

EscoVale has unrivalled experience in emerging power technologies. This is based on business consultancy projects with a multi-$M aggregate value, conducted over a period of 30 years. This report is the latest in the world's largest independent project investigating FC technical developments and business prospects. It has attracted clients from 60 countries in six continents who have ordered over 2,000 FC reports (including more than 300 of the type described here). This underlines the depth of global interest in fuel cells and confirms EscoVale’s role as a leading adviser to industry, government and potential investors.

Fuel Cells: Applications And Opportunities is designed for managers, analysts and policy makers concerned with the energy, power plant, automotive and electronic equipment sectors.  About half the clients come from within the fuel cell community.

Fuel Cells: Applications And Opportunities” (Report #5045) will be published next year, and will provide a comprehensive analysis of the sector, with detailed forecasts of market evolution to 2025, and a longer term assessment to 2050.

The new study is building on a solid foundation of previous work. Pre-publication clients will benefit from this, receiving:

The current management report #5040 – this 350 page highly acclaimed precursor to the new study, is immediately available as a valuable resource until #5045 is published.

"Fuel Cells: The Sourcebook” – the premium electronic edition of this leading Reference Report contains 500 pages of information on thousands of organizations in the FC sector.

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