Alternative Energy

As global energy demand increases and petroleum-based liquid fuels increase in costs, the conversion to bio-based fuels and other alternative energy sources will continue to grow.  The use of food crops to produce these fuels is not sustainable.  Trends will continue toward the development of more energy efficient methods to convert cellulose-based non food crop or waste materials to bio-fuels and other bio product feed stocks. 

As efficiencies of solar conversion have increased and costs of other energy sources increased, the market for photovoltaics has steadily increased.  This trend will continue.  Demands for materials and chemicals for photovoltaic devices will continue to grow rapidly as well, including solar conversion materials, protective coatings, adhesives, backing materials and related materials.

Other energy alternatives will also continue to grow demanding new materials technologies and processes that support or utilize alternative energy solutions. Additionally, a big part of energy solutions will continue to be conservation, including minimzation of energy use or loss, conservation and recycling and re-use of materials. The materials demands to achieve these goals will continue to be challenging.

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