Lux Research State of the Market Reports

In addition to the ongoing monitoring of key companies and organizations, and access to our analysts any time for ad hoc inquiries, Lux Research Intelligence services provide continuously refreshed in-depth analysis of particular markets through our State of the Market Reports.

Each Intelligence service publishes seven reports annually, covering:

Technology and market trends and themes
Market sizing and forecasting
Financing and innovation picture
Overall landscape and critical issues for commercialization

These reports are driven by extensive primary research, employ rigorous quantitative analysis, and provide clear opinions and recommendations for clients. They also serve as reference sources for the market sizing, forecast, and financing figures necessary to support business decisions.

Synthetic Biology's Commercial Roadmap

Lux Biosciences Intelligence | 20 pages

Synthetic biology is a new approach to engineering DNA to create novel materials, organisms, and devices. As academic as it may sound, the synthesis of genes, genomes, and entire organisms from basic chemicals has immediate applications in medical research, biofuels, specialty chemicals, and food. As gene sequencing and synthesis costs plummet exponentially, manpower and money are flooding the field: at least 23 U.S. university labs have formal synthetic biology programs, and the EU is investing millions of euros in academic and economic projects. Corporations like Life Technologies and BP are collaborating and acquiring, and top‐tier venture firms such as Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins have put more than $1 billion into startups. While tools, biofuels, and other metabolites are on the market today, biodevices and other applications lie beyond scientific horizons over a decade away. Request more information

Desalination's Future Champions

Lux Water Intelligence | 26 pages

Reverse osmosis (RO) dominates the desalination equipment market with a 54% revenue share in 2008, but a host of rivals are on the move. Our analysis finds that desalination's long-term winners will vary by market segment – RO will share the seawater market with new forward osmosis variants, see several new rivals fragment the brackish water segment, and go unchallenged in water recycling. RO is so entrenched that its variations will dominate for 20 years, with new technologies coming to market only through RO hybridization. Request more information

Finding the Solar Market's Nadir

Lux Solar Intelligence | 102 pages

In 2009 the solar market will move from supply limited to demand limited, shrinking from $36 billion over 5.5 GW in 2008 to $29 billion over 5.3 GW in 2009. Cell and module capacity will overshoot demand by twofold in 2009 to 10.4 GW, precipitating a shakeout that will eliminate all but the top players. However, price reductions will push solar to grid parity, enabling it to grow to $70 billion across 18.5 GW in 2013. Request more information

Nanomaterials State of the Market Q1 2009:
Cleantech's Dollar Investments, Penny Returns

Lux Nanomaterials Intelligence | 102 pages

Nanotech's impact on energy and environment sector — cleantech — is all the rage, with a flurry of funding, patents and publications. The disproportionate activity in the field doesn’t look justified, though — nanotech applications in this sector will amount to just 2% of the $3.1 trillion in revenue across the value chain that nanotech will impact in 2015. Across all sectors, the profit margins from nanotech will be greatest for nanointermediates — not nanomaterials or nano- enabled final products. Meanwhile, funding for nanotech continues to grow, reaching $18.2 billion worldwide in 2008. Internationlly, the U.S. and Japan set the pace, but nations like China and Russia are gaining quickly. Request more information

Thin Batteries: Novel Storage Powering Novel Devices

Lux Alternative Power and Energy Storage Intelligence | 18 pages

Thin batteries are poised to explode from a $19 million market in 2008 to a market of over $250 million in 2014, representing a CAGR of 55%. However, thin-battery manufacturers will not accomplish this feat by displacing incumbent coin cells, a very successful technology in its own right. Instead, developers have invented, and will continue to invent, new applications that take advantage of thin batteries' unique mix of properties. Request more information

The Cleantech Report™

By popular demand, Lux Research's authoritative guide to emerging energy and environmental technologies is still available for individual purchase. Learn more about the Cleantech Report, or contact us for more information.