Printed batteries achieve low cost by adopting solution processing for manufacturing.  They also tend to have thin and flexible form factors.  As a result this new kind of battery is highly suitable for powering new high-volume electronics applications such as powered smart cards, smart packaging, and disposable electronics.

In the markets in which they will compete, printable batteries will face significant competition, both from conventional batteries and from higher-performance thin-film batteries.  As a result, key objectives of this report are to identify where the market sweet spots are for printed batteries and where the acceptable price points for these new devices are to be found.  Another goal of the report is to analyze the product/ market strategies that are currently being utilized by leading players in the printed battery space.
 
The report also provides an assessment of the latest technology and product directions in the printed battery sector.  In particular, we consider the commercial impact of future printable electrolytes and the development of related energy storage devices – such as supercapacitors – that use printing in a major part of their manufacturing.  This report  also includes a granular eight-year forecast of shipments and an assessment of new technologies and products.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary
E.1 Printed Battery Markets:  Developments Since the Previous Report
E.2 Companies to Watch in the Printed Batteries Space
E.2.1 Blue Spark Technologies
E.2.2 Enfucell
E.2.3 Power Paper and PowerID
E.2.4 prelonic technologies
E.2.5 Rocket Electric
E.2.6 Solicore
E.3 Opportunities Ahead for Printed Batteries
E.3.1 What's So Great About Smartcards?
E.3.2 Other Opportunities
E.4 Future Evolution of the Printed Battery

Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background to this Report
1.1.1 Current Applications for Printed Batteries
1.1.2 What Happens Next?
1.2 Objective and Scope of this Report
1.3 Methodology of this Report
1.4 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: Evolution of Printed Battery Technology
2.1 The Thinking Behind Printed Batteries
2.1.1 Relationship to Thin-Film Batteries
2.2 Printed Battery Chemistries and Designs
2.2.1 Zinc Manganese Dioxide
2.2.2 Carbon Zinc
2.2.3 Lithium Chemistries
2.2.4 Advanced Battery Chemistries
2.3 Functional Printing Technologies and Printed Batteries
2.3.1 Screen Printing
2.3.2 Other Forms of Printing Used for Batteries
2.4 Current and Future Economics of Printed Battery Technology
2.5 Competing (and Symbiotic) Technologies
2.5.1 Button and Coin Batteries
2.5.2 Thin-Film Batteries
2.5.3 Thin-Film and Organic Photovoltaics
2.5.4 Induction and Energy Harvesting
2.6 Key Points in this Chapter

Chapter Three: Applications and Drivers for Printed Batteries
3.1 Powered Smartcards:  Killer App for Printed Batteries?
3.1.1 Applications for Powered Smartcards:  OTPs and Beyond
3.1.2 Opportunities and Challenges for Printed Battery Firms in the  Smartcard Space
3.2 Retail and Logistics Applications of Printed Batteries
3.2.1 Printed Batteries for Active RFID and Battery-Assisted Tags
3.2.2 Printed Batteries and Smart Packaging
3.2.3 Electronic Shelf Labels/Smart Shelves
3.3 Patches, Smart Bandages, and Other Medical Applications
3.3.1 Smart Bandages
3.3.2 Medical Sensors
3.4 Sensors
3.5 Disposable Electronics
3.6 Key Points in this Chapter

Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed Battery Markets
4.1 Forecasting Methodology
4.1.1 Pricing Assumptions:  Alternative Scenarios
4.2 Eight-Year Forecast of Printed Battery Consumption by Smartcards
4.3 Eight-Year Forecast of Printed Battery Consumption by the RFID Sector
4.4 Eight-Year Forecast of Other Retail Applications for Printed Batteries
4.4.1 Smart Shelves
4.4.2 Smart Packaging
4.5 Eight-Year Forecast for Medical and Cosmetic Devices
4.6 Eight-Year Forecast for Disposable Electronics
4.7 Eight-Year Forecast for Sensors
4.8 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed Batteries
4.9 Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed Batteries by Battery Chemistry

Acronyms and Abbreviations Used In this Report
About the Author

List of Exhibits

Exhibit E-1: Printed Battery Companies by Application
Exhibit E-2: Printed Batteries Market: Summary ($ Millions)
Exhibit 2-1: Zinc Manganese Battery Products
Exhibit 2-2: Blue Spark Printed Battery Products
Exhibit 2-3: Solicore Battery Products
Exhibit 3-1: Printed Battery Companies with Applications by Application
Exhibit 4-1: Printed Batteries Market: Smartcard Applications
Exhibit 4-2: Printed Batteries Market: RFID Applications
Exhibit 4-3: Printed Batteries Market: Smart Shelf/ESL Display Applications
Exhibit 4-4: Printed Batteries Market: Smart Packaging
Exhibit 4-5: Printed Batteries Market: Patches and Bandages
Exhibit 4-6: Disposable Electronics Applications of Printed Batteries
Exhibit 4-7: Printed Batteries Market: Sensor Applications
Exhibit 4-8: Printed Batteries Market: Summary (Millions of units)
Exhibit 4-9: Printed Batteries Market: Summary ($ Millions)
Exhibit 4-10: Printed Battery Markets by Chemistry