4th Edition energy harvesting and energy storage report introduced by Darnell Group at Techno Frontier in Toky

4th Edition energy harvesting and energy storage report introduced by Darnell Group at Techno Frontier in Tokyo

Corona, California, July 11, 2012 – Darnell Group has just-released its fourth-edition analysis of “Energy Harvesting & Related Energy Storage Devices, Worldwide Forecasts” at this week’s Techno Frontier exposition in Tokyo. Although Energy Harvesting is still an emerging industry, it is already providing opportunities for a number of industries and applications. In this 88-page quantitative report over 50 illustrations are presented depicting a variety of growth rates, market shares, technology comparisons and other relevant information. The focus of this comprehensive analysis is to provide decision makers with an insightful look into the current opportunities in the Energy Harvesting market. http://www.darnell.com/market/product_info.php?cPath=2_24_35&products_id=246

Building Automation was one of the first applications to adopt both wireless sensor networks and energy harvesting solutions on a large commercial scale, and it is expected to present one of the best opportunities in the energy harvesting node market. Despite the opportunities in this segment, it will maintain one of the lower growth rates among the applications presented. One of the reasons for this is that it is a more mature application and will start with a higher unit number. Building automation is considered an “early adopter” of energy harvesting technologies, and other segments are expected to catch up to it as costs come down.

Although energy harvesting is often described as a “battery-less” technology, in reality, in many applications energy harvesting will be used to run devices when they can, but then need to store excess energy for later use. Both primary and especially rechargeable batteries are seen as a concurrent and critical market with energy harvesting solutions. The forecasts and discussion presented in the report look at the role of battery solutions in energy harvesting technology.

For immediate assistance, contact Traci at +1-951-279-6684 or tshepard@darnell.com

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