Global Markets, Technologies and Devices for Energy Harvesting

Report Highlights

The global energy harvesting market was valued at $323 million in 2011 and should reach $514 million in 2012. Total market value is expected to reach nearly $3.1 billion in 2017 after increasing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43.2%.

Report Scope

This report presents the forecasts for energy harvesters for 2012 through 2017 on a volume and value basis.

Sales values are presented in U.S. dollars, while shipment volumes are presented in thousand units.  The choice of thousands as a denomination unit was dictated by the shipment volumes for specific categories, which would have otherwise appeared too insignificant.  It is important to note that energy harvesters can power wireless sensor nodes, which will ship by the billion in the future.  Energy harvesters will also power several other device categories that will not be as prolific in number as wireless nodes, but will experience tremendous growth as well. 

These forecasts are further broken down by energy source, end application and geographical region.

The report covers the following energy sources:

• Solar and photovoltaic.
• Thermal.
• Vibration, displacement and mechanical (including biomechanical and electrostatic); also occasionally referred to as mechanical
• Radiation and electromagnetic.
• Chemical.

The breakdown of end-use applications includes:

• Telecommunications.
• Building, construction and household devices.
• Energy exploration, generation and distribution.
• Environmental and agricultural.
• Industrial and automotive.
• Defense.
• Retail and logistics.
• Medical.

Repetition of the list above and other lists is intentional so that the reader need not refer to previous chapters while browsing relevant market data.

The regional breakdown focuses on the following geographical areas:

• The Americas.
• Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
• Asia-Pacific (APAC).

Country-specific analyses are included for the following countries:

• United States.
• Canada.
• Brazil.
• Mexico.
• Germany.
• France.
• Italy.
• Spain.
• United Kingdom.
• The Netherlands.
• Russian Federation.
• Israel.
• South Africa.
• Turkey.
• Japan.
• China.
• South Korea.
• India.
• Indonesia.

The “Executive Summary” chapter provides the regional breakdown of the dollar sales of energy harvesters.

The “Fundamentals of Energy Harvesting” chapter introduces energy harvesting, its definition, history, drivers and challenges.  It also provides an overview of the larger market and breaks it down by the key characteristics of principal energy sources and end-use markets.

The “Global Markets for Energy Harvesters: Breakdown by Sources and End-use markets” chapter provides an in-depth picture of the energy harvester business opportunity.  The dollar sales and shipment volume market for energy harvesters are broken down by energy sources and then by the end-use markets.  The market for individual energy sources in turn is broken down by end-use markets.  The market for individual end-use markets is broken down by energy sources and geographical regions.

The “Regional Analysis” chapters take a closer look at the energy harvester market for the various regions highlighted in this report.

The “Major Participants in the Energy Harvesting Industry” chapter identifies the major categories of stakeholders involved in the development and commercialization of energy harvester technology.

The “U.S. Patent Analysis” chapter covers innovations that impact energy harvesters.  Patents are categorized in terms of energy sources and areas of value, as well on the basis of allocation by year, assignee countries and assignee organizations.

Analyst Credentials

Shalini Ramamurthy has extensive experience analyzing and evaluating advanced information technology, including telecommunications and optical networks.  She holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Kumaraguru College of Technology in Coimbatore, India, as well as a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications and Software Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.