Thursday 19 September 2013

Organic Solar Cells Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast (2012 - 2018)

Organic Solar Cells Market
A solar cell is a device that captures solar energy and converts the light energy into electricity using organic electronics.  This is done due to the photovoltaic characteristics of the solar cell that helps in converting the light energy into electricity. Organic solar cell use is one of the recent developments in this field. It holds the potential to reduce the overall cost involved in manufacturing and installing of silicon solar cells. Organic solar cells are manufactured from thinner films of organic semiconductors that comprise of polyphenylene vinylene and tiny molecules of copper phthalocyanine. These solar cells also include carbon fullerenes and fullerene derivatives.


As silicon prices are continuously soaring, the market for organic solar cells is expected to grow effectively. Hence, the fluctuating silicon prices are acting as one of the crucial driving factors for the organic solar cell market. The small and compact size of thee organic solar cell are rather more beneficial and preferred by the consumers , which also reduces the weight and width of the solar cell compared to traditional or silicon based solar cells. Depleting fossil fuels, the rising demand for electricity, and the rising global temperature owing to burning of fossil fuels are diverging consumers across the globe to use organic solar cells. This in turn is boosting the market growth.

Research and development is responsible for the high cost of manufacturing and production. Hence, the high cost acts as an inhibiting factor for the growth of the market.  Over the years the cost involved in manufacturing organic solar cells would reduce and provide new market opportunities. The new upcoming regulations of EPA and Greenpeace, imposing strict ban over the silicon based semiconductor, would further create new market opportunities for the organic solar cell.

Some of the major players of the market are Sono-tek, Heliatek, Solarmer, Mitsubishi, Plextronics, Dyesol, EPFL, Peccell, G24i and others.

This research report analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this research report include 
  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
This report provides comprehensive analysis of 
  • Market growth drivers 
  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 

This report is a complete study of current trends in the market, industry growth drivers, and restraints. It provides market projections for the coming years. It includes analysis of recent developments in technology, Porter’s five force model analysis and detailed profiles of top industry players. The report also includes a review of micro and macro factors essential for the existing market players and new entrants along with detailed value chain analysis.

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Lighting Equipment Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2012 - 2018)

Lighting Equipment Market
Lighting equipment could be mundanely understood as the equipment responsible for the production of light energy. With an ever increasing rise in the global population, and the rising awareness amongst us to protect our mother earth, lighting equipment market is experiencing a healthy growth rate.


 Rising global population, rising urbanization rate, invention of innovative products such as LED, rising go green initiatives, are some of the drivers of the lighting equipment market. The rising economies of the Asia Pacific countries, will serve as an opportunity for the lighting equipment market. High competition and the price sensitive consumers are some of the restraints for the market.

The lighting equipment market could be segmented into three major segments. A detailed classification of the lighting equipment market is provided below:

1. Based on Application
1.1. General Purpose Lighting
1.2. Vehicle/Automobile Lighting
1.3. Backlighting
1.4. Others

2. Based on Technology
2.1. Conventional Lighting/Non-Environment Friendly Lighting
2.2. Environment Friendly Lighting
2.3. SSL (Solid State Lighting)
2.3.1. LED (Light Emitting Diodes)
2.3.2. OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes)
2.3.3. PLED (Polymer Light Emitting Diodes)

3. Based on End Users
3.1. Industrial
3.2. Commercial
3.3. Others

Some of the key players of the lighting equipment market are: MIC Electronics, Philips, GE, Panasonic, Osram, Zumtobel and others.


This research report analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this research report include
  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
This report provides comprehensive analysis of 
  • Market growth drivers 
  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 
This report is a complete study of current trends in the market, industry growth drivers, and restraints. It provides market projections for the coming years. It includes analysis of recent developments in technology, Porter’s five force model analysis and detailed profiles of top industry players. The report also includes a review of micro and macro factors essential for the existing market players and new entrants along with detailed value chain analysis.

About Us:

Transparency Market Research (TMR) is a market intelligence company providing global business research reports and consulting services. Our exclusive blend of quantitative forecasting and trends analysis provides forward-looking insights for thousands of decision-makers.

TMR’s experienced team of analysts, researchers, and consultants use proprietary data sources along with various tools and techniques to gather and analyze information. Our business offerings represent the latest and the most reliable information which is indispensable for businesses to sustain their competitive edge.

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Wednesday 18 September 2013

Geothermal Energy Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast (2012 - 2018)

Geothermal Energy Market
Geothermal energy is a type of heat energy that is produced in the earth’s core. This energy is utilized in a wide range of applications from power stations to simple pumping systems. Geothermal energy is considered as a renewable source of energy since the water which is captured in the form of heat while extracting geothermal energy is continuously replenished by rainfall and again the heat generated from it can be used. A major concentration of geothermal energy on the planet is in the area bordering the Pacific Ocean and is called the Ring of Fire. 


There are two types of geothermal systems – hydrothermal and hot rock or enhanced geothermal systems. The most important type of geothermal energy is hydrothermal energy which is most widely used for generating electricity.

Increasing concerns regarding energy security, economic growth in developing markets, rising costs of fossil fuels, several incentives given by European countries, new technologies like binary technology, which can use even moderate temperatures to generate a decent amount of electricity, are some of the major drivers that are significantly fuelling this market.  The major impediments which this industry faces include initial financing of large scale projects, resource development risks like failure of drilling wells and insufficient productivity, lack of skilled labor to work on the projects, issues related to drilling rigs and market and network issues like proximity to the market and network capital costs. Also, there are some environmental problems in producing geothermal energy like release of hydrogen sulfide and disposal of toxic geothermal fluids while extraction. 

Challenges to this industry are carrying out efficient programs for land leasing where reserves of geothermal energy are located, better drilling assistance in terms of accurate positioning of the site and its viability, and significant financial support needed to establish the plants at the desired locations.

The United States of America has the largest amount of installed capacity and is succeeded by Philippines, Indonesia, Mexico, and Italy. Currently there are over 150 projects under development in the U.S.. On the other hand, China is the largest direct user of geothermal energy followed by the United States, Sweden, and Turkey.

Some of the players of this sector include  Ormat Technologies, Chevron, Calpine, US Geothermal, Raser Technologies, AltaRock Energy, Enel Green Power North America, Gradient Resources, Islandsbanki, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company., Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. , Ram Power, Terra-Gen Power, ThermaSource, Cyrq Energy, Scientific Drilling International (SDI), and Toshiba International Corporation.

This research report analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this research report include 
  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
This report provides comprehensive analysis of 
  • Market growth drivers 
  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 

This report is a complete study of current trends in the market, industry growth drivers, and restraints. It provides market projections for the coming years. It includes analysis of recent developments in technology, Porter’s five force model analysis and detailed profiles of top industry players. The report also includes a review of micro and macro factors essential for the existing market players and new entrants along with detailed value chain analysis.

About Us:

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Energy Consumption Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast (2012 - 2018)

Energy Consumption Market
Energy is one of the most important factors in each and every industry.. The per capita energy consumed in 2009 accounted to 1,790 kg as reported by the World Bank. The energy consumption market can be segmented into white goods, consumer electronics, and general illumination in residential and commercial premises. Innovations such as induction cooking and rising natural gas and oil prices are expanding the energy consumption market.  The innovation of electric and hybrid cars is also facilitating new opportunities for the market. 


The advent of industrialization and IT has revolutionized the daily life of the common man, and as a result of such developments, people from all walks of life have found many uses of IT and related appliances which has led to an expansion of the energy consumption market. Increase in the disposable income on a global scale is the major driving factor for the thriving energy consumption market involving white goods, consumer electronics and general illumination. 

The rising disposable income empowers consumers to purchase various electronic goods, giving a boost to the energy consumption market. Rising fuel prices and inefficient water supply led to the closing of many hydroelectric power generating centers, which has added up to the cost of energy production. 

The increased cost of production obviously was recovered from its consumers, owing to which many consumers across the globe reduced the energy consumption, hindering the market. A significant growth in the energy consumption market has been registered in China and in the Asia-Pacific region after the economic slowdown, due to increasing utilization of various electronic appliances. 

This research report analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this research report include 
  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
This report provides comprehensive analysis of 
  • Market growth drivers 
  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years

This report is a complete study of current trends in the market, industry growth drivers, and restraints. It provides market projections for the coming years. It includes analysis of recent developments in technology, Porter’s five force model analysis and detailed profiles of top industry players. The report also includes a review of micro and macro factors essential for the existing market players and new entrants along with detailed value chain analysis.

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Solar Thermal Collectors Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast (2013 - 2019)

Solar Thermal Collectors Market
A collector which is designed to tap the thermal energy given out by the sun is called a solar thermal collector. Solar thermal collectors are mainly categorized as concentrating and non-concentrating. They can come in various sizes and are made up of various materials, depending on the purpose for which they are installed. Solar thermal collectors can be found in households, laboratories, research and development facilities, commercial buildings and industries. The main application of solar thermal collectors is the manufacture of electricity. For domestic purposes, it is used for heating water without the consumption of electricity.


There is an increasing awareness of the depleting non-renewable energy resources Rising prices of oil has lead to consumers look at cheaper options of energy. Solar energy being available in abundance has lead to an increase in popularity of this resource. As solar energy is freely available, the only cost involved is the cost of equipment used for converting heat into usable energy. This is the one of the primary drivers for the solar thermal collectors market, as solar energy. There is an increasing demand of solar energy in developing countries such as China and India. 

One of the primary restraints for the solar thermal collectors market is availability of sunlight. Collectors are not very useful in regions where there is less or no sunlight due to climatic conditions, as the output will be very low. This hampers the solar collectors market in such regions. In addition, there is very low awareness of solar energy in the other developing parts of Africa and Asia. This is a key challenge to the solar collectors market.

There is an increase in demand of solar energy in the global market. Manufacturers are now looking at substitute materials which can make their products more cost effective. In addition, consumers are looking at innovations in design and application such as solar collectors for powering electronic digital products such as cell phones, watches, laptops and solar vehicles. Less labor intensive and simpler designs is also a growing opportunity in this market. Some of the leading manufacturers of solar thermal collectors include SunMaxx Solar, Solar Skies Mfg. LLC, TVP Solar, Sun Master Energiesysteme GmbH, Alternate Energy Technologies, LLC and Solar Millennium AG among others.

This research report analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this research report include
  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
This report provides comprehensive analysis of 
  • Market growth drivers 
  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 

This report is a complete study of current trends in the market, industry growth drivers, and restraints. It provides market projections for the coming years. It includes analysis of recent developments in technology, Porter’s five force model analysis and detailed profiles of top industry players. The report also includes a review of micro and macro factors essential for the existing market players and new entrants along with detailed value chain analysis.

About Us:

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Smart Grid Adoption Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast (2013 - 2019)

Smart Grid Adoption Market
Smart grid is an electricity grid that is used to deliver electricity using two way technology to enable communication between consumers and utility. Smart grid manages electricity demand in a reliable, efficient and sustainable manner. A smart grid involves a network of sub-stations, transformers, and electric lines that help in delivering electricity from power plant to business offices and homes. In a similar way as the internet, a smart grid also involves the use of computers, automation, controls, and new technologies working in conjunction with each other.


The major driving factor of this market is the rising demand for electricity in both residential and commercial applications. The key advantage of smart grid technology is its ability to create stability between electricity demand and supply. Most of the smart grids available worldwide is hardware focused, especially for installation of smart meters. Advanced sensors and meters are a small portion of the entire unexplored smart grid market. The major restraint of this market is that underlying smart grid technology is expensive. Some of the major trends in smart grid technologies involve intersection of distribution automation and AMI, less cyber security failure risks, adopting new technologies and upgrading old technologies, thereby leading to efficient use of electricity. 

Technologies such as Static Compensators (STATCOMs), Dynamic Volt-Ampere Reactive (D-VAR), Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS), High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC), and Outage Management Systems (OMS) are required in order to decrease the distribution and transmission losses and maintain the grid strength. Developing countries such as India, China, Japan South Africa, Brazil and Mexico signify growth market for smart grid technologies. With increase in globalization these countries provide a huge potential. Some of the key players of smart grid market include Itron, eMeter, Echelon, Cisco System Inc., Landys+Gyr, and Telvent.

This research report analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this research report include 
  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
This report provides comprehensive analysis of 
  • Market growth drivers 
  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 

This report is a complete study of current trends in the market, industry growth drivers, and restraints. It provides market projections for the coming years. It includes analysis of recent developments in technology, Porter’s five force model analysis and detailed profiles of top industry players. The report also includes a review of micro and macro factors essential for the existing market players and new entrants along with detailed value chain analysis.

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Transparency Market Research (TMR) is a market intelligence company providing global business research reports and consulting services. Our exclusive blend of quantitative forecasting and trends analysis provides forward-looking insights for thousands of decision-makers.

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Energy Retrofits Market for Commercial and Public Buildings - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast (2013 - 2019)

Energy Retrofits Market for Commercial and Public Buildings
The rising demand for energy and limited/inefficient storage systems are proving inadequate to satisfy the demand for industrial energy requirements. Researchers are aggressively and continuously working in order to develop and manufacture effective and efficient systems that will store and distribute the required amount of energy globally. Energy retrofits are the adjustment or addition to the existing energy consuming equipment that are utilized in commercial outlets and in buildings.


The desire to reduce energy costs required to operate the industry is the primary driving force of this market. The main reason for the implementation of such retrofit products is the corporate social responsibility that almost all organizations are fulfilling. This includes reduction in carbon foot prints and curbing emissions of green house gases across the globe. Certain consumers install such retrofits in order to comply with the environmental standards and acquire the ISO, REACH, and Greenpeace certifications, thereby attempting to raise their standards. 

The market is segmented based on the building size, its age, regions, energy utilization, and different technologies utilized for various energy consuming systems in producing energy retrofits. The market is restrained by the lack of awareness in emerging countries and moderate government support as well as lack of initiatives that are required to trigger the market growth effectively. The high cost involved in installing energy retrofits also equally contributes in downsizing the market. The worldwide scarcity of energy and the rising demand for energy across the globe is expected to open new horizons for the market with effective government and EPA support. Impending regulations on the implementation of such energy retrofits are estimated to boost the market in the coming five years.

Some of the major players in this industry are Daikin Industries, Ltd., Schneider Electric, Johnson Controls, AECOM Energy, Ameresco, Inc., The Benham Companies, LLC/SAIC, Burns & McDonnell, Chevron Energy Solutions, Clark Energy Group, LLC, Cofely/GDF Suez, and ConEdison Solutions. 


This research report analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this research report include 
  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
This report provides comprehensive analysis of 
  • Market growth drivers 
  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 
This report is a complete study of current trends in the market, industry growth drivers, and restraints. It provides market projections for the coming years. It includes analysis of recent developments in technology, Porter’s five force model analysis and detailed profiles of top industry players. The report also includes a review of micro and macro factors essential for the existing market players and new entrants along with detailed value chain analysis.

About Us:

Transparency Market Research (TMR) is a market intelligence company providing global business research reports and consulting services. Our exclusive blend of quantitative forecasting and trends analysis provides forward-looking insights for thousands of decision-makers.

TMR’s experienced team of analysts, researchers, and consultants use proprietary data sources along with various tools and techniques to gather and analyze information. Our business offerings represent the latest and the most reliable information which is indispensable for businesses to sustain their competitive edge.

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