Report Scope:

This report begins with a discussion of general battery technology. The following categories of large and advanced batteries are discussed -

  • First-generation large and advanced battery systems.
  • Lead-acid batteries.
  • Nickel-cadmium batteries.

Next-generation large and advanced battery systems.

  • Nickel metal hydride batteries.
  • Lithium-ion batteries.
  • Lithium-polymer batteries.


Specialty large and advanced battery systems.

  • Silver-zinc secondary batteries.
  • Silver-cadmium secondary batteries.
  • Nickel-hydrogen secondary batteries.
  • Nickel-zinc batteries.
  • Metal-air batteries.

Emerging large and advanced battery systems.

  • Sodium-sulfur batteries.
  • High-temperature lithium batteries.
  • Redox and flow batteries.
  • Nickel-iron batteries.
  • Calcium-metal sulfide batteries.
  • Sodium-metal chloride batteries.
  • Lithium-sulfur batteries.


Next, the following markets are considered in this report -

  • Motive power: passenger vehicles, other ground and marine transport, and aviation.
  • Portable product power: personal electronics, hand tools and lawn care products, portable military/aerospace devices.
  • Stationary power: uninterruptible power supplies, emergency lighting, battery electricity storage
  • Emerging military and aerospace applications.


This report aims to define these market sectors, and will identify leading companies and analyze the markets (including a five-year market forecast). Finally, large-and advanced-battery companies are outlined in the Company Profiles chapter.

Report Includes:

  • 52 data tables and 21 additional tables
  • An overview of the market for large and advanced battery technology, with discussion of first-generation, next-generation, specialty, and developmental systems
  • Analyses of the global market trends, with data from 2018, 2019 with projection of CAGR during 2024
  • Highlights of current and future market potential and a detailed analysis of the competitive environment, regulatory scenario, and drivers, challenges, and trends affecting market growth
  • Definitions of various systems, such as first-generation (lead-acid, nickel-cadmium), next-generation (nickel-metal hydride, lithium-ion, lithium-polymer), specialty (silver-zinc secondary, silver-cadmium, nickel-hydrogen, nickel-zinc, metal-air), and developmental (sodium-sulfur, high-temperature lithium, redox and flow, nickel-iron, calcium-metal sulfide, sodium-metal chloride, lithium-sulfur)
  • Evaluation of current market size, market forecast, and market share analysis of the leading suppliers of the industry
  • Comprehensive profiles of major players in the industry, including A123 Systems, Ambri, East Penn Manufacturing Co., General Motors, K2 Energy and Toshiba Corp.