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The global renewable energy market is witnessing a palpable shift from feed-in-tariffs and other financial subsidy models towards technology auctions and capacity expansion. A number of countries have proactively taken a lead in increasing the share of renewable energy to their national energy portfolio. South Africa, for instance, established a Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP), under which is seeks bids from energy players in wind and solar power projects. Auctions in the renewable energy sector have also become increasingly common in countries such as Germany, Russia, France, and India.

Power generation, one of the core industries that supplements progress of almost every innovation, household and business venture, is a billion dollar industry. Numerous power generation methodologies have been discovered by the mankind over the past few decades. With the enormous rise in the global population and advancements in the digital and electronics industries, the demand for increasingly more power generation has elevated significantly.

This report on the optical imaging market studies the current as well as future prospects of the market globally. Optical imaging is a rapidly evolving and emerging medical imaging technology, which uses light spectrum to assess optical properties of different body tissues. The world received its first optical imaging device when Carl Zeiss Meditec AG introduced optical coherence tomography devices in 1996. Since then, there have been significant advancements and several new technologies have been introduced in the global optical imaging market. This report comprises an elaborate executive summary, which includes a market snapshot that provides overall information of various segments and sub-segments that are included in the scope of the report. It also provides an overall information and data analysis of the global optical imaging market with respect to market segments based on technology, application areas as well as geographic regions.

The use of high performance rubber in automotive tires has increased in recent years due to stricter government norms in terms of safety as well as consumers demanding high-quality performance. The global high performance rubber market is largely driven by the automotive industry and also by growing purchasing power of consumers from emerging economies.

Polyethylene terephthalate or PET is mainly used for packaging of food and beverages. Bio-based PET and traditional PET are the two primary materials used for the packaging of soft drinks, water, alcoholic beverages, and food. With growing environmental consciousness, the bio-based PET market has received tremendous impetus in recent times. Owing to its benefits, the global demand for bio-based PET has surged to over 50 million tons per year and the market is expected to grow at an estimated CAGR of 9% during the forecast period of 2013 to 2019.

Over the next few decades, alternative fuels will become an integral part of consumers’ energy needs. Consumers will likely be more reliant on alternative fuels instead of conventional fuels such as coal and gas. This change is already altering the dynamics of the alternative fuels market, and signs of elevated demand are already visible.

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) is commercially also known as fluorspar. The commercial fluorspar market caters to a wide range of industrial applications, and is graded according to its uses. The grade of fluorspar is determined on the basis of its attributes and quality. The three key grades of fluorspar are: metallurgical grade, acid grade, and ceramic grade.

This report on preventive healthcare technology and services market studies current as well as future prospects of the market globally. Preventive healthcare technologies and services market is a combination of screening, monitoring, prophylaxis and healthcare information technology having single target of disease prevention. These technologies aid in prevention of diseases by predetermination of the disease or immunization. Preventive healthcare technologies and services are high in demand owing to rising incidences of cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, dispensing or prescription errors, diabetes and certain infectious diseases. This report comprises an elaborate executive summary, which includes a market snapshot that provides overall information of various segments and sub-segments that are contained in the report. It also provides an overall information and data analysis of the global preventive healthcare technology and services market with respect to market segments based on technologies, services as well as geographic regions.

Advanced energy storage (AES) systems convert electricity into energy, store it and convert it back to usable electricity for later use. An example of AES systems is the technology that captures electricity generated by a photovoltaic system, stores it in a battery, which when discharged at a later time generates usable electricity.

Based on a recent report by Transparency Market Research, the global fuel cells market was valued at US$355.3 million in 2011 and is projected to grow to US$910.3 million by 2018. The report, ‘Fuel Cells Market (PEMFC, MCFC, PAFC, SOFC, DMFC & Others) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Growth and Forecast 2012 - 2018’, also states that the fuel cells market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15% during the forecast period.