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NanoMarkets Announces Upcoming Report on BIPV Wall and Siding Markets Coming in September of 2012

NanoMarkets today announced that it will publish a new report in September of this year titled, "BIPV Wall Markets - 2012."

Glen Allen, Virginia - August 17, 2012 -- Industry Analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced that it will publish a new report in September of this year titled, "BIPV Wall Markets - 2012." In this report, NanoMarkets identifies the business opportunities that will be generated over the coming decade from embedding photovoltaic capabilities into walling products of various kinds. The report follows previous releases from NanoMarkets related to building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) glass, roofing and substrates and encapsulation.

Additional details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/bipv_wall_markets_2012

More about the report:

This report forecasts the new revenues that will be generated from wall-attached PV, roofing BIPV products used on walls, dedicated BIPV siding products and BIPV curtain walls. It also examines the commercial potential of more futuristic products such as solar paints and panels that combine PV and lighting.

NanoMarkets believes that the BIPV walling market is being generated by the growth in the number of buildings where energy requirements cannot be met by rooftop solar panels alone. This is often the case with multistory buildings that have relatively small roof spaces that are clogged up with HVAC and water system equipment. In addition, zero-energy buildings have energy generation needs that rooftop panels are not sufficient to meet.

This report explains where the initial revenues for BIPV walling will be generated and how the supply chains will evolve to meet the needs of this new sector. In addition, the report discusses which types of PV technology are best suited for walling products and how the panel makers can best take advantage of the BIPV walling market. The report also includes granular eight-year forecasts of the BIPV wall market with breakouts by volume (MW) and value ($ millions), as well analysis of the strategies of major firms active in this market.

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities in energy, electronics and other markets created by developments in advanced materials. The firm is a recognized leader in industry analysis and forecasts of this kind and has been covering the photovoltaics sector for more than six years.

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets' reports and other services.

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NanoMarkets Announces Upcoming Report on Optically Functional Films Coming in September of 2012

NanoMarkets today announced that it will publish a new report in September of this year titled, "New Opportunities for Optical Films in the Display Industry."

Glen Allen, Virginia - August 17, 2012 -- Industry Analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced that it will publish a new report in September of this year titled, "New Opportunities for Optical Films in the Display Industry." This new report from NanoMarkets focuses on how opportunities for optically functional films will emerge within the changing display sector. The report shows how value is being created in the optical films market by enhancing the performance of displays, and how manufacturers of these products may be able to capitalize of the trend toward increasing adoption of OLEDs and e-paper displays in mainstream displays.

The report also provides an analysis of the optical coatings/films strategies of the firms that NanoMarkets expects to see as major players in the display sector. The analysis includes the major optical films firms like 3M, as well as smaller, specialty firms; we also assess the importance of nanomaterials for next generation optical films. As with all NanoMarkets reports, included are an eight-year market forecasts with breakouts by type of optical film and by market segment. Optical film designs covered are antiglare/antireflection films, polarizers, privacy films, diffuser films, reflectors, prismatic films, and multi-functional films.

Addition details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/new_opportunities_for_optical_films_in_the_display_industry

More About the Report:

Today, the LCD market heavily dominates the optical coatings needs of the display industry. LCDs and their backlight units use diffuser films, polarizers and mirrored polarizers, contrast enhancement and prismatic films, as well as antireflection, antiglare, and privacy films. But LCD manufacturers are struggling to maintain profitability, and most are now looking for the “next big thing” in displays. There is thus a shift occurring in the display industry that will change the opportunities for optically functional films. This shift involves the increasing adoption of OLEDs for mobile computing applications, and perhaps even OLED TVs in the near-term; e-paper has also grown in importance over the last few years, as has the incorporation of touch technology to many displays.

At first glance, these changes could create a problem for optically functional display films that have long relied on a well-established LCD sector for sales. Both OLEDs and e-paper displays are backlight-free, and they thus require fewer optical film products than conventional LCDs. However, their emergence may also create opportunities for new kinds of optical films, and may create openings for new firms to establish a market presence and gain market share versus the competition. Similarly, touch panels are using new kinds of customized optically functional films.