Product Synopsis
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Market Strategy, Market Shares, and Market Forecasts. The 2010 study has 279 pages, 66 tables and figures. Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as a new generation of portable electronics has need for longer power on times. DMFC is positioned to provide longer power on times with rapid refill of charging liquid. Units are expected to reach cost parity with thin film batteries by the end of the forecast period. Demand for more portable electricity is coming with the increased use of broadband cell phones, laptop computers, and tablet PCs.
According to Susan Eustis, the lead author of the study, gthe use of DMFC is a breakthrough for portable energy delivery. Throughout the forecast period DMFC miniature fuel cells are expected to be able to enable consumers to talk for up to a month continuously on a cellular phone without recharging.h Fuel cells change the telecommuting world, powering laptops and digital handheld devices. Personal digital devices work for hours. DMFCs run longer than batteries. The fuel is abundant and available.
The single largest direct]methanol fuel cell (DMFCs) market driving force is that devices can be used in airplanes. Approvals came after safety standards were in place. The International Civil Aviation Organization and the US Department of Transportation have allowed methanol fuel cells and their cartridges to be carried in the passenger cabin of airplanes.
This means air travels will start to buy them. The convenience and the longer life for power is a compelling advantage. To keep an executive, manager, or service person working while traveling provides an increase in productivity. Software engineers can work more productively while commuting.
DMFC is a subset of the proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology. The direct methanol fuel cell or DMFC is emerging as a significant energy source for some cell phone and laptop applications. DMFC emergence is viable in the portable device sector. Commercialization is driven by consumer demands and desires for a power source that can operate alone or as a supplement synergistically with existing advanced battery technologies.
DMFC technology is used to power consumer]portable devices. Applications are achieved through continuing research and innovation. Micro fuel cells are being developed. These are showing efficiency rates close to 40 percent.
Methanol is the type of material used in the fuel cell stack to generate the chemical reaction (electrolyte) needed to make electricity. DMFC fuel cells emit fewer pollutants than other forms of energy generation, they have the potential to use 50 % less energy than internal combustion engines and 30 % less energy than conventional gas]fired power plants.
Nanotechnology improves fuel cells. Nanotechnology is used for making fuel cell catalysts. Catalysts are used with fuels such as hydrogen or methanol to produce hydrogen ions. Platinum, which is very expensive, is the catalyst typically used in this process. Companies are using nanoparticles of platinum to reduce the amount of platinum needed, or using nanoparticles of other materials to replace platinum entirely and thereby lower costs.
Nanotechnology is providing significant breakthroughs in catalysts that provide improvements in capability. Through extensive catalyst development and use of superior membrane materials, QuantumSphere has developed MEA technology that allows the direct methanol fuel cell to operate with up to 10X higher methanol fuel concentrations, without a sacrifice in power, which can directly lead to as much as a ten times reduction in size and weight of the fuel tank.
QSI's catalyst solution uses lower cost metals, engineered at the nano scale, to replace platinum. Palladium is one example, as it resembles platinum chemically, is extracted from copper]nickel ore, and is already used as a catalyst material in the catalytic converters of automobiles. Palladium is also about 70% less expensive than platinum, and when used at the nano scale in direct methanol fuel cells, it has demonstrated an increased power density of 45%.
Fuel cells run on methanol, an inexpensive alcohol used in windshield wiper fluid. This DMFC market has as the earliest adapters users of laptop computers, particularly for the military. These users are dependent on mobile electronics. Electronics needs to operate in the field for long times and needs rapid recharging. Military applications, enhanced cell phones and other hand held devices lead adoption of DMFCs into the consumer markets.
Small portable devices are well suited, in terms of storage, safety, and energy density, to use of methanol as a fuel for fuel cells. Direct hydrogen feed for fuel cells requires complicated storage and would take much more space in small portable devices. There is also the safety issue of compressed hydrogen being allowed on airplanes. Cartridges of methanol can fit into existing retail channels or be available from OEMs. Methanol cartridges could be available through any number of delivery channels and accepted without difficulty into the consumer market.
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) market forecasts indicate markets at $65.6 million in 2009 are anticipated to reach $1.1 billion by 2016. DMFC will account for 85% of the portable fuel cell market by the end of the forecast period.
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Executive Summary
Nanotechnology in Fuel Cells
Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Market Driving Forces
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Market Shares
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Market Forecasts
1. Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Market Description and Market Dynamics
1.1 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC) Applications
1.1.1 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC) Used For Portable Power Applications
1.1.2 Fuel Cell Not A Battery But A Generator
1.1.3 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Eliminating The Need For A Fuel Reformer
1.1.4 DMFC Proves More Reliable Than Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Cells
1.2 DARPA Mandate Yields Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology
1.2.1 Possibilities for DMFC
1.2.2 Stationary Applications of DMFC
1.3 Residential Applications of DMFC
1.3.1 Transportation Applications of DMFC
1.3.2 Portable Power Applications of DMFC
1.3.3 Landfill / Wastewater Treatment Using DMFC
1.3.4 Marine Applications of DMFC
1.4 Active And Passive DMFC
1.4.1 Target Products And Markets For Passive And Active DMFC
1.5 Methanol Fuel Cells Benefits
2. Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Market Shares and Market Forecasts
2.1 Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Market Driving Forces
2.1.1 Direct Methanol Electrolyte Is Typically Solid Polymer
2.1.2 Fuel Cells Advantages
2.1.3 DMFC Fuel Cell Disadvantages
2.2 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Market Shares
2.2.1 Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Vendor Positioning
2.2.2 Toshiba DMFC Fuel Cell Powering Phones
2.2.3 SFC Smart Fuel Cell
2.2.4 Energy AG / SFC Energy AG
2.2.5 Sony
2.2.6 Samsung
2.2.7 DuPont and SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG
2.2.8 MTI Micro Technology Overview
2.2.9 Hitachi
2.2.10 NEC
2.2.11 Neah
2.3 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Market Forecasts
2.3.1 DMFC 5 to 25 Watts Market Forecasts
2.3.2 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC), 26 to 100 Watts
2.4 Portable Fuel Cells Deployed
2.4.1 DMFCs Fuel Can Be Stored As A Liquid
2.4.2 Theoretical Energy Density Of Methanol Fuel (~ 6100 Wh/Kg, 4800 Wh/L) Is Considerably Higher Than Pressurized Hydrogen
2.5 Fuel Cell Market
2.5.1 Military DMFC
2.5.2 Commercial Roll-Out of DMFC
2.5.3 Passive Feed And Active Feed For The Methanol
2.5.4 Active And Passive DMFC
2.5.5 Target Products And Markets For Passive And Active DMFC
2.5.6 MTI Low Energy Content Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Passive System
2.5.7 BASF Research Activities
2.6 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Cartridges
2.6.1 VIASPACE / DMFCC Disposable Fuel Cartridges
2.7 Worldwide Market Segments For Portable Fuel Cells
2.8 Pricing Information for DIRECT METHANOL (DM) Fuel Cells:
2.9 DMFC Regional Market Segments
3. Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Product Description
3.1 Toshiba DMFC Fuel Cell Powering Phones
3.1.1 Toshiba Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) for Mobile Devices
3.1.2 Toshiba DMFC
3.1.3 Toshiba Dynario
3.1.4 Toshiba America Electronic Components
3.2 SFC Smart Fuel Cell
3.2.1 DuPont and SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG
3.2.2 SFC Smart Fuel Cell Active Crossover Control
3.3 Sony
3.4 Jadoo Power Systems
3.4.1 Jadoo Contracts With The Military
3.5 Horizon (China: PEM)
3.6 MTI Micro
3.6.1 MtiMicro Higher Energy Density
3.6.2 MTI Micro Technology Overview
3.7 Lilliputian Systems
3.8 Medis Technologies
3.9 PolyFuel
3.10 CMR Fuel Cells
3.11 Antig
3.12 ViaSpace / Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC)
3.13 DTI
3.14 Samsung
3.14.1 Samsung Direct Methanol Fuel Cell), Set For Release In 2010
3.14.2 Samsung 10 Hour Fuel Cell Notebook Fuel Cell
3.15 Neah Power Systems
3.15.1 Neah Power Portable Fuel Cells
3.15.2 Neah's Thin-Film Deposition Techniques Reduce The Amounts Catalyst Material, Which Is Typically Platinum Or Palladium
3.16 Panasonic
3.17 Hitachi
3.18 Energy Related Devices Inc. (ERD)
3.19 Gas Technology Institute
3.20 Independent Power Technologies
3.21 IRD A/S
3.22 INI Power Systems
3.23 LG Chem
3.24 Manhattan Scientifics
3.25 Arrowhead Research / Unidym / Carbon Nanotechnologies
3.26 Motorola
3.27 NEC
3.27.1 NEC DMFC Anode Current Efficiency Through Nanotechnology
3.28 NuVant Systems
3.29 Oorja Protonics
3.30 Tekion Solutions, Inc.
3.31 Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. Fuel Cartridge
3.32 DMFC Catalyst and Electrode Assemblies
3.33 DuPont
3.34 Electrodes Woven From Nanowires
3.35 Johnson Matthey Nanotechnology Fuel Cells
3.36 Cabot
3.36.1 Cabot Catalyst Performance
3.37 QuantumSphere MEA technology
3.38 IRD
3.38.1 IRD Fuel Cell Technologies Targeted
3.38.2 IRD Fuel Cell DMFC Applications Targeted
3.38.3 IRD Fuel Cell CHP Applications Targeted
4. Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Technology
4.1 Fuel Cell Based Mobile Concepts
4.2 International Electrotechnical Commission's Safety Standards
4.2.1 Fuel cell Switch-Locomotive
4.2.2 BNSF (Burlington Santa Fe) Railway
Company Switch-Locomotive Prototype
4.2.3 New Energy Hybrid, Designed And Built By The East Japan Railway Company and JRTRI (Japan's Railway Transportation Research Institute
4.3 MTI Micro's Mobion Technology
4.3.1 MTI Micro Mobion® Technology
4.3.2 MTI Low Energy Content Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Passive System
4.3.3 MTI Micro Mobion® Technology
4.4 PolyFuel State of the Art Fuel Cells
4.4.1 DuPont Developed The Fluorocarbon Membranes
4.5 PEMFC Classifications According To The Types Of Fuel
4.6 Miniaturization Of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC)
4.7 Cabot Carbon Black Business
4.8 Nanotechnology in Fuel Cells
4.8.1 Fuel Cells: Nanotechnology Applications
4.8.2 Nanotechnology Design Of Materials And Devices At The Atomic And Molecular Level
4.9 MEMS Membrane for Micro Fuel Cell Application
4.10 Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
4.11 Crosslinking
4.11.1 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC)
4.11.2 Radiation Grafted Fuel Cell Membranes
4.11.3 Radiation Grafted Fuel Cell Membranes
4.12 DMFC Liquid Fuel
4.12.1 The Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Process
4.13 Technique For A Bimetallic Fuel Cell Catalyst
4.14 DMFC Technology
4.14.1 DMFC
4.14.2 DMFCC Fuel Disposable Cartridge Design & Safety Certification
4.14.3 Cartridge Manufacturing and Filling
4.15 VVT Mirco Fuel Cells
5. Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Company Profiles
5.1 Arrowhead Research Corporation
5.1.1 Unidym Carbon Nanotechnologies
5.2 BASF
5.2.1 BASF Flight Powered By A Fuel Cell: Basf Components
5.2.2 BASF Worldwide
5.2.3 BASF Extends Position In High-Growth Market For Fuel Cells
5.3 BIC
5.3.1 BIC Revenue
5.3.2 BIC Group Revenue
5.4 Cabot Corporation
5.4.1 Cabot Carbon Black Business
5.4.2 Cabot Fuel Cells
5.5 Celanese
5.5.1 Celanese Strategy
5.5.2 Celanese Consumer Specialties Segment
5.5.3 Celanese Industrial Specialties Segment
5.5.4 Celanese Aspects
5.5.5 Celanese Revenue
5.6 Ceres Power
5.7 ClearEdge Power
5.8 DTI Energy, Inc. (DTI)
5.9 DuPont
5.9.1 DuPont Fuel Cells
5.9.2 DuPont Fuel Cells
5.9.3 DuPont / MTI Micro Fuel Cells
5.9.4 DuPont / United Technologies Corporation
5.9.5 DuPont / U.S. Army Research Laboratory / Honeywell
5.9.6 DuPont / Smart Fuel Cell
5.9.7 DuPont Ionomer/Polymer Chemistry
5.9.8 DuPont Stable Electrochemistry
5.9.9 DuPont DMFC Production Scalability
5.9.10 DuPont Brands
5.10 Energy AG / SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG
5.10.1 DuPont / Energy AG / SFC Energy AG
5.10.2 Energy AG / SFC / DuPont
5.10.3 Energy AG / Smart Fuel Cell
5.10.4 Energy AG / SFC Smart Fuel Cell
5.10.5 Energy AG / SFC Energy AG Green Caravanning Partnership Between Knaus Tabbert and EFOY
5.11 Hitachi
5.12 IRD A/S
5.12.1 IRD Fuel Cell Technology A/S MEA Manufacturing Line From Cabot Corporation
5.13 Jadoo Power
5.13.1 Jadoo Power Facilities
5.13.2 Jadoo Clean Future for Hydrogen
5.13.3 Jadoo Partners
5.13.4 Jadoo Power Investors
5.14 Johnson Mathley
5.15 LG CHEM
5.16 Manhattan Scientifics
5.17 Neah
5.17.1 Neah Power Systems
5.17.2 Neah Power Financial Condition
5.17.3 Neah Power Systems, Inc. Revenue
5.18 Oorja
5.18.1 Oorja On-Board Battery Charging, Using Methanol-Based Fuel Cells
5.19 Panasonic
5.19.1 Panasonic DMFC Hurdles
5.20 PolyFuel
5.21 Tokai
5.22 Toshiba
5.22.1 Toshiba Global Leadership In Fuel Cells
5.23 ViaSpace
5.23.1 Viaspace Revenues
5.23.2 Viaspace Revenue
5.23.3 Viaspace / Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation
5.23.4 ViaSpace Worldwide Partners
5.23.5 Cartridge Filling and Distribution Partners
5.23.6 Teaming Partner
5.23.7 ViaSpace Energy Products
5.23.8 VIASPACE Dependence on a Few Major Customers
5.23.9 ViaSpace Reports Financial Results for Second-Quarter 2010
5.23.10 VIASPACE / Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation
5.23.11 VIASPACE / Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation - Alternative Energy
5.23.12 VIASPACE / Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Clean Energy Technology
5.23.13 VIASPACE / Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Business Partners
5.23.14 VIASPACE / DMFCC Fuel Cartridges
5.23.15 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation DMFCC Custom Designs for Application
5.23.16 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation DMFCC Cartridge Manufacturing and Filling
5.23.17 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation DMFCC Global Distribution
5.23.18 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation - Alternative Energy
5.23.19 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell CorporationPatented
Clean Energy Technology
5.23.20 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation Business Partners
5.23.21 DMFC Technology
5.23.23 ViaSpace Intellectual Property - Extensive Patent Coverage
5.23.23 DMFCC Has Patents Pending On Fuel Cartridges, Valves And Connectors To Fuel Cells
5.23.24 Partnering to Advance Fuel Cell Adoption
5.24 Selected Fuel Cell Companies
5.24 Fuel Cells: Nanotechnology Company Directory
5.24.1 MTI Micro
5.24.2 UltraCell
5.24.3 Cabot
5.24.4 Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells
5.24.5 QuantumSphere
5.24.6 Advent Technologies SA
5.24.7 Altair Nanomaterials, Inc.
5.24.8 BWT (Best Water Technology)
5.24.9 Dupont Fuel Cells
5.24.10 Nafion® Membranes and Dispersions
5.24.11 FuMA-Tech a division of BWT AG German web site
5.24.12 Hoku Scientific
5.24.13 Hydrocell Ltd
5.24.14 Ion Power, Inc.
5.24.15 ITM Power Ltd
5.24.16 PolyFuel
5.24.17 NexTech
5.24.18 Cell Impact AB
5.24.19 3M
5.24.20 Altek Fuel Group
5.24.21 Celanese
5.24.22 Dupont Fuel Cells
5.24.23 Electrochem
5.24.24 Gore™ Fuel Cell Technologies
5.24.25 Hoku Scientific
5.24.26 IRD A/S
5.24.27 Pacific Fuel Cell Corp.
5.24.28 PEMEAS
5.24.29 Umicore pMembrain
5.24.30 Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells
5.24.31 Ballard Power Systems
5.24.32 Dana Corporation
List of Tables
Table ES-1
Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Market Driving Forces
Figure ES-2
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC) Market Shares, Dollars, 2009
Figure ES-3
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Market Forecasts, Dollars,
Worldwide, 2010-2016
Table 1-1
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Best Applications
Table 1-2
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Advantages Over Batteries
Table 1-3
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Advantages Over Other Fuel Cells
Table 1-4
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Markets
Fgure 1-5
MTI Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC)
Table 1-6
DMFC Methanol Functions
Table 1-7
DMFC Methanol Parameters That Have An Effect On Performance
Table 2-1
Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Market Driving Forces
Table 2-2
DMFC Fuel Cell Advantages
Table 2-3
Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) Technology Forces
Table 2-4
DMFC Disadvantages
Figure 2-5
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC) Market Shares, Dollars, 2009
Table 2-6
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2009 and H1 2010
Figure 2-7
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
Figure 2-8
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Market Forecasts, Units, Worldwide, 2010-2016
Table 2-9
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Market Forecasts, Dollars and Units, Worldwide, 2010-2020
Figure 2-10
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC), 5 to 25 Watts Market Forecasts, Dollars Worldwide, 2010-2016
Figure 2-11
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) ,5 to 25 Watts, Market Forecasts, Units, Worldwide, 2010-2016
Figure 2-12
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC), 5 to 25 Watts Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
Figure 2-13
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC), 26 to 100 Watts, Market Forecasts, Units, Worldwide, 2010-2016
Table 2-14
Global DMFC Market Applications
Table 2-15
Fuel Cell Transportation, Stationary, and Portable Segments, Worldwide, 2010
Table 2-16
Pricing Information for Direct Methanol (DM) Fuel Cells:
Figure 2-17
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Regional Market Segments, Dollars, 2009
Table 2-18
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Regional Market Segments, 2009
Figure 3-1
Toshiba DMFC Fuel Cell Powering Cell Phones
Figure 3-2
Toshiba DMFC Battery Charger
Table 3-3
Toshiba DMFC Features
Table 3-4
Toshiba Dynario DMFC Model Features
Figure 3-5
Sony Handheld Mobile Phone Charging Device
Fgure 3-6
MTI Micro Mobion® Cord-Free Rechargeable Power Pack Technology
Figure 3-7
Samsung Latest Generation Of DMFC (Direct Methanol Fuel Cell),
Table 3-8
Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Modules
Figure 3-9
Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells R&D Catalyst Development
Figure 3-10
Cabot DMFC MEA Performance With Total Pt 3.5 mg/cm2
Figure 3-11
Cabot DMFC MEA’s Power Density
Table 3-12
Cabot Catalyst Performance
Figure 4-1
MTI Micro Fuel Cell Based Mobile Phone Concepts
Figure 4-2
NTT Fuel Cell Based Mobile Phone Concepts
Figure 4-3
Toshiba Fuel Cell Based Mobile Phone Concepts
Figure 4-4
Medis Fuel Cell Based Mobile Phone Concepts
Figure 4-5
Motorola Fuel Cell Based Mobile Phone Concepts
Figure 4-6
MTI Low Energy Content Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC)
Active System
Figure 4-7
MTI Low Energy Content Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC)
Passive System
Figure 4-8
Overall Reaction Occurring In The DMFC
Table 5-1
BASF Key Technology
Figure 5-2
Celanese Segments Performance
Figure 5-3
Celanese Net Sales by Region
Figure 5-4
Celanese Strategy
Source: Celanese.
Table 5-5
Celanese Key Aspects
Table 5-6
Celanese Key Products
Table 5-7
DuPont Fuel Cell Features
Table 5-8
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells Small, Highly Efficient Device Functions
Table 5-9
Jadoo Hybrid Fuel Cell Systems Advantages
Table 5-10
Jadoo DMFC Portable Power Applications
Figure 5-11
Jadoo Products for Specialized Portable Applications
Figure 5-12
Jadoo Power Partners
Table 5-13
ViaSpace Cartridge Manufacturing Partners
Figure 5-14
VIASPACE / Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Figure 5-15
Samsung Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Figure 5-16
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation, DMFCC
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