Fuel cells market to reach $1.6 ln by 2010
Fact recorded on: October 25, 2005. Categories: Power & Energy.
NanoMarkets study claims that sales of the fuel cells will reach $1.6 bln by 2010. The growth will be spurred by the fact that mobile devices are becoming more sophisticated and require ever-more power.
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