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Fuel Cell Market To Witness Growth Owing To Enhanced Usage In Transportation Applications Till 2020: Grand View Research, Inc.

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According to the report published by Grand View Research, global fuel cell capacity is expected to reach 664.5 MW by 2020, Government support across various nations to develop hydrogen fuel station is expected to remain a major driving factor for the market. Favorable regulatory scenario owing to shift in focus towards developing renewable energy is also expected to boost the global fuel cell market over the forecast period.

Global fuel cell capacity is expected to reach 664.5 MW by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 22.6% from 2014 to 2020. Government support across various nations to develop hydrogen fuel station is expected to remain a major driving factor for the market over the next six years.

In addition, favorable regulatory scenario owing to shift in focus towards developing renewable energy is also expected to boost the global fuel cell market over the forecast period. However, high switching cost and lack of infrastructure in developing countries are identified as major restraints to the market.

Full research report on fuel cell market analysis: 
http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/fuel-cell-market

Further key findings from the study suggest:

  • Global fuel cell shipments were 50,050 units in 2013 and are expected to reach 790,450 units by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 49.1% from 2014 to 2020.
  • PEMFC emerged as the leading product segment in the overall market and accounted for 88.6% of total units shipped and 42.8% of total capacity in 2013. However, MCFC is expected to be the fastest growing product segment for fuel cell at an estimated CAGR of 56.6% from 2014 to 2020.
  • Portable applications dominated the global application market for fuel cells, accounting for 71.2% of total unit shipments in 2013. However, in terms of capacity, stationary applications emerged as the leading application market and accounted for 58.1% of total capacity installed in 2013.
  • North America emerged as the leading consumer for fuel cell in terms of installed capacity and accounted for 42.5% of total capacity in 2013. In terms of total unit shipments, Asia Pacific emerged as the leading consumer and accounted for 36.9% of total market in 2013. However, North America is expected to surpass Asia Pacific to become the largest market for fuel cell both in terms of unit shipments and capacity by 2020.
  • The global market is highly concentrated with top four participants catering to over 70% of global demand. The market is dominated by companies such as Fuel Cell Energy, Ballard, Clearedge and Toshiba. Some of other companies operating in the global market include, Panasonic, Plug Power Inc. and Hydrogenics Corporation.


View more reports of this category by Grand View Research at:
http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry/renewable-energy

For the purpose of this study, Grand View Research has segmented the global fuel cell market on the basis of product, application and region:

Fuel Cell Product Outlook (Unit Shipment; Revenue, USD Million; Capacity, MW; 2012-2020)
        • PEMFC
        • DMFC
        • PAFC
        • SOFC
         • MCFC
        • AFC
        • Others

Fuel Cell Application Outlook (Unit Shipment; Capacity, MW; 2012-2020)
        • Stationary
        • Portable
        • Transportation

Regional coverage of the database includes:
        • North America
        • Europe
        • Asia-Pacific
        • RoW


Access press release of this research report by Grand View Research:
http://www.grandviewresearch.com/press-release/global-fuel-cell-market

About Grand View Research

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