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Article: Strategy Analytics: Fuel Cells Disappoint as Portable Device Battery Market Surges to $9B by 2010; Better Power Management and Lithium Batteries for Mobiles Drive Market Growth.
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- July 19, 2004
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BOSTON & LONDON -- Strategy Analytics "Portable Device Batteries and Power Management" report released today finds that the market for battery cells will exceed US$9 billion by 2010 driven by the growing demand for portable devices, however, the demand for small form factor fuel cells will be disappointing. The development of Lithium-sulfur batteries promises to double the capacity of traditional rechargeable batteries while the development of the fuel cell market will be inhibited by the lack of a suitable supply chain and restrictions on the carriage of methanol on public aircraft.
Strategy Analytics associate and the report author, John Moroney, notes "The ...