Energy Storage

This premium article gives an introduction to sodium-ion batteries, including their characteristics, value proposition, policies surrounding their development, and more.

Underground hydrogen storage (UHS) enables vast amounts of hydrogen to be stored in depleted oil and gas fields, artificial salt caverns, or lined rock caverns without the need for expensive cryogenic or compressed hydrogen storage facilities. This premium article reviews and contrasts the different UHS approaches, defining the key needs for surface facilities. It also includes examples of current and potential hydrogen storage installations, as well as the companies involved.

Veolia provides solutions for water, waste, and energy management. The company also operates in the Li-ion battery recycling market.

Storag Etzel GmbH is one of the largest suppliers of cavern gas storage facilities in Germany. This company profile focuses on the company's activities within underground hydrogen storage using salt caverns.

Cirba Solutions were founded in 1991 and provide battery recycling and end-of-life processing services in North America.

Cryomotive GmbH is a German start-up developing cryo-compressed hydrogen storage systems for use in hydrogen refueling stations and heavy-duty fuel cells electric vehicles (FCEVs).

Thermal Interface Material (TIM) plays an important role in power electronics, computing processors, sensors, and energy storage devices. TIMs are the materials used to fill the void between heat sources and heat sinks to enhance heat transfer.

Solid-state Li-ion technology is considered to be the most attracting direction for future battery development, which has attracted lots of efforts and investment. However, there are also many efforts in solid-state systems beyond lithium-ion batteries. This premium article will give a few examples for further understanding, although it is not an exhaustive list.

Thursday 6 April 2023 - What Are the Latest Market Developments? This webinar will cover: Li-ion battery circular economy and second-life EV battery value chain; Regulatory landscape overview; Introduction to technology trends, remanufacturing considerations, and market barriers; Overview of battery testing and modeling approaches; Key repurposing player activity

This premium article provides an analysis of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) for commercial & industrial (C&I) applications including data centers, utilities, and carbon capture.

The clean hydrogen market is poised for growth, driven by decarbonization efforts and concerns around energy security. A number of ambitious targets and roadmaps are being set out by different governments and regions. Clean hydrogen can refer to a number of routes for producing hydrogen, but the primary among them are green and blue hydrogen.

Saft is a worldwide battery company founded in France in 1918 and acquired by Total Energies in 2016. Saft makes specialty high performance battery cells and packs for military applications, motor sports, marine, rail and has a long history in batteries for space applications.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is a Japanese multinational corporation supplying products, industrial equipment, and services to a wide range of sectors including aerospace, marine, energy, and manufacturing. This company profile focuses on KHI's activities within hydrogen liquefaction and liquid hydrogen storage and distribution, as well as hydrogen gas turbines.

The energy crisis, combined with the ever-pressing need to transition to net zero, is driving innovations within the energy landscape. Technology choices, material choices, and business models are shifting and evolving to meet global energy and consumer demands. IDTechEx offer a market intelligence platform covering technology innovation in the energy sector, aiming to help clients address needs and find opportunities in the complex energy landscape .

This premium article provides a review of the technologies involved in producing, storing and transporting LH2. It also outlines some of the key players, materials and innovations within this field.

This premium article provides updates of global activities on solid-state batteries in the most important regions.

The second-life EV battery market is one of great importance for many reasons. These include adding value to future energy infrastructure, creating a circular economy for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and providing a lower levelized cost of storage compared to new batteries.

This premium article discusses small modular reactors and new applications for nuclear energy, including industrial processes, heat supply, and new grid models.

IDTechEx attended the Hydrogen & Fuel Cells conference on March 7, 2023. This premium article covers some of the latest developments for hydrogen in stationary power, fuel cell components, and hydrogen refuelling technology.

This premium article will provide an introduction to anion exchange membrane electrolyzers (AEMEL) for hydrogen production, compare them to the other main types of electrolyzer technology, and provide analysis and discussion on the market outlook for AEMELs.