NanoMarkets
has added two new reports to the firms schedule titled “Opportunities
in the Organic Photovoltaics Market - 2012” and “BIPV
Encapsulation Markets - 2012.”
Glen
Allen, Virginia - April 26, 2012 -- Industry Analyst firm
NanoMarkets has added two new reports to the firms schedule titled
“Opportunities in the Organic Photovoltaics Market - 2012” and
“BIPV Encapsulation Markets - 2012.” The reports will be
available in May of 2012 and continue the firm’s coverage of the
increasingly challenging PV market. Details of the reports are
available at http://www.nanomarkets.net.
The
reports follow recent releases on dye sensitized cell (DSC)
photovoltaics and BIPV glass markets.
Opportunities
in the Organic Photovoltaics Market - 2012
The
OPV market continues to struggle to get off the ground. The last year
has produced a few bright spots - some new investments, some modest
performance enhancements, additional demonstration and/or niche
product launches, etc. - but the industry still needs a big
breakthrough, or at least a clear path toward a large-area,
large-scale application that can take OPV to the next level
commercially.
Unfortunately,
the value propositions that have been claimed for OPV in the past
continue to get harder and harder to make: costs are still very high,
flexible encapsulation is still a problem, and a big market pull for
portable, small-scale charging has not materialized. Meanwhile,
development and commercialization of DSC photovoltaics has outpaced
that of OPV, and now it looks as though time for OPV may be running
out.
In
this report NanoMarkets looks at the changing prospects for
commercialization of OPV in off-grid applications like solar
chargers, as well as emerging - and larger-scale - opportunities for
OPV in the BIPV market, particularly in BIPV glass and flexible BIPV
applications. We also pay particular attention to the activities of
the key OPV firms, and we examine the shifting market prospects
brought on by technical achievements, commercialization efforts,
demand patterns, and competition from other technologies. Based on
these analyses, we have also updated our eight-year forecasts for
both OPV materials and modules.
BIPV
Encapsulation Markets - 2012
As
the solar industry turns towards BIPV there will be a growing
opportunity for the encapsulation business. Flexibility is often
required in BIPV and this means that manufacturers of BIPV often have
an immediate need for an effective flexible PV encapsulation system.
In addition, as monolithic integration becomes more common,
specialist encapsulation systems are required to protect the
relatively delicate CIGS, OPV and DSC absorber materials that are
commonly used in such products.
This
report identifies and quantifies the emerging market for
encapsulation systems and materials in the BIPV market. It
investigates both how the leading suppliers of encapsulation products
are viewing BIPV as a market for their products and the current and
future demand for encapsulation from the BIPV industry itself. This
NanoMarkets report includes a granular eight-year forecast of the
BIPV encapsulation markets and assessments of the leading
product/market strategies being adopted in this business.
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.
Media
Contact:
Robert
Nolan
NanoMarkets,
LC
PO
BOX 3840
Glen
Allen, VA 23058
804-270-1718
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