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Market Research Report
Global Markets, Technologies and Devices for Energy Harvesting -- Focus on the EMEA Region |
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| Published by | BCC Research | Product code | 252397 | ||||
| Published | Content info | 145 Pages  |
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| Global Markets, Technologies and Devices for Energy Harvesting -- Focus on the EMEA Region | ||
| Published: October 10, 2012 | Content info: 145 Pages |
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The global energy harvesting market was valued at $323 million in 2011 and should reach $514 million in 2012. Total market value is expected to reach nearly $3.1 billion in 2017 after increasing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43.2%.
As a segment, the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) should total $113 million in 2012 and $670 million in 2017, a CAGR of 42.8%.
Germany currently leads energy harvester sales in the EMEA segment and will continue to lead the segment in 2017. The German market should total $26 million in 2012 and $134 million in 2017, a CAGR of 38.8%.
SUMMARY FIGURE
GLOBAL MARKET FOR ENERGY HARVESTERS BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGION,
2010-2017 ($ MILLIONS)
Source: BCC Research
Energy harvesters are interesting examples of nascent yet sophisticated technologies based on well-established scientific theories. The average age of the scientific theories underlying the energy conversion technologies covered in this report is in the range of a hundred years. Some energy harvesters, such as photovoltaic (PV) harvesters, are a mature, well-established technology; however, many new harvesting technologies have only been designed in the last five to 10 years.
As is explained later in the report, energy harvesting in the present day context relates to the tapping of existing ambient energy sources for use in power generation in non-grid applications and devices.
Energy harvesting leaves the field open for a wide range of uses. While the scientific bases of energy conversion principles are indisputable and have been well understood for decades, their application remained restricted to limited domains in industry and heavy engineering.
This report is an effort to examine the technological and business motivations behind the new interest in the seemingly limitless number of energy harvesting applications and their market opportunities.
This study's goals and objectives include the following:
Energy harvesting is a nascent industry underpinned by some relatively old technologies. It presents opportunities that are unique in their diversity and marketability. However, the key driver for the proliferation of energy harvesters is the use of non-conventional materials in mainstream semiconductor fabrication technologies. This has created limitless possibilities where every naturally-occurring energy generating source could be potentially be used in numerous applications. The looming energy crisis and the global emphasis on the exploration of renewable energy sources have lent a sense of urgency to the development of the market.
This report examines the many factors shaping the energy harvesting market and attempts to present a snapshot of the end result of their mutual interaction in the shape of qualitative and quantitative analysis of the present day market. It then attempts to forecast how the market is likely to develop in the next five years.
In addition to the attractiveness of the energy harvesting market itself, there are more important reasons for exploring this subject. Energy harvesting finds application in many industries and disciplines such as energy management, instrumentation, wireless and wireline communication, materials, nanotechnology and regulation.
The report examines the energy harvesting market under the following key parameters:
The report presents an overview of the interplay between end-use markets and energy sources as well as between end-use markets and geographical regions. It places one in the context of the other.
This report presents the forecasts for energy harvesters for 2012 through 2017 on a volume and value basis.
Sales values are presented in U.S. dollars, while shipment volumes are presented in thousand units. The choice of thousands as a denomination unit was dictated by the shipment volumes for specific categories, which would have otherwise appeared too insignificant. It is important to note that energy harvesters can power wireless sensor nodes, which will ship by the billion in the future. Energy harvesters will also power several other device categories that will not be as prolific in number as wireless nodes, but will experience tremendous growth as well.
These forecasts are further broken down by energy source, end application and geographical region.
The report covers the following energy sources:
The breakdown of end-use applications includes:
Repetition of the list above and other lists is intentional so that the reader need not refer to previous chapters while browsing relevant market data.
The regional breakdown focuses on the following geographical areas:
Country-specific analyses are included for the following countries:
The “Executive Summary” chapter provides the regional breakdown of the dollar sales of energy harvesters.
The “Fundamentals of Energy Harvesting” chapter introduces energy harvesting, its definition, history, drivers and challenges. It also provides an overview of the larger market and breaks it down by the key characteristics of principal energy sources and end-use markets.
The “Global Markets for Energy Harvesters: Breakdown by Sources and End-use markets” chapter provides an in-depth picture of the energy harvester business opportunity. The dollar sales and shipment volume market for energy harvesters are broken down by energy sources and then by the end-use markets. The market for individual energy sources in turn is broken down by end-use markets. The market for individual end-use markets is broken down by energy sources and geographical regions.
The “Regional Analysis” chapters take a closer look at the energy harvester market for the various regions highlighted in this report.
The “Major Participants in the Energy Harvesting Industry” chapter identifies the major categories of stakeholders involved in the development and commercialization of energy harvester technology.
The “U.S. Patent Analysis” chapter covers innovations that impact energy harvesters. Patents are categorized in terms of energy sources and areas of value, as well on the basis of allocation by year, assignee countries and assignee organizations.
Shalini Ramamurthy has extensive experience analyzing and evaluating advanced information technology, including telecommunications and optical networks. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Kumaraguru College of Technology in Coimbatore, India, as well as a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications and Software Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
