https://www.idtechex.com/research/topics/energy-harvesting.asp IDTechEx provides independent analysis on the development and application of RFID, Printed Electronics, Photovoltaics and Energy Harvesting en Copyright (C) IDTechEx Ltd Despite a year of critical material supply disruptions, technology mega-trends in decarbonization, electrification, automation and AI continue to fuel demand for high-performance rare earth magnets. IDTechEx forecasts that rare earth magnet demand will reach 332 ktpa by 2036 and breaks down usage and adoption trends in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and robotics growth markets.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/electrification-and-robotics-to-drive-future-rare-earth-magnet-demand/34117?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/electrification-and-robotics-to-drive-future-rare-earth-magnet-demand/34117?rsst2id=5Tue, 02 Dec 2025 ZZZj.howley@idtechex.com (Dr Jack Howley) The renewable energy sector is becoming increasingly enriched with the developments of clean, green, and natural power sources, with hydrogen and solar being two of the biggest technology names rising within the industry. This article covers some of their latest applications including solar canopy charging, stationary fuel cells, and hydrogen planes.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-evolving-green-energy-market-with-idtechex/33857?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-evolving-green-energy-market-with-idtechex/33857?rsst2id=5Wed, 08 Oct 2025 ZZZl.schuett@idtechex.com (Lily-Rose Schuett) One solution to growing economic uncertainty, energy price increases, and fuel uncertainty may be turning towards oil and gas reserves that have previously been untapped. This article covers technologies including carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery and gas separation membranes.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/emerging-extraction-technologies-for-under-radar-oil-and-gas-reserves/33446?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/emerging-extraction-technologies-for-under-radar-oil-and-gas-reserves/33446?rsst2id=5Thu, 03 Jul 2025 ZZZl.schuett@idtechex.com (Lily-Rose Schuett) Solar power is one of the fastest growing renewable energy technologies. In 2023 alone, over 340 GW of new solar power was installed. With rising energy demands, concerns over energy security, and increasing decarbonization goals, solar power installations are only anticipated to rise.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/perovskite-photovoltaics-the-next-major-solar-technology/32414?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/perovskite-photovoltaics-the-next-major-solar-technology/32414?rsst2id=5Thu, 16 Jan 2025 ZZZm.benstead@idtechex.com (Maia Benstead) IDTechEx forecasts the second-life EV battery market to grow to US$4.2B in value by 2035, given the increasing availability of retired EV batteries over the coming decade. Li-ion batteries in electric vehicles may be used for 6-15 years, depending on the application and their degradation over time. Once these batteries reach a capacity, or State-of-Health (SOH), that is too low to facilitate the driving range requirements of the EV, these are retired. These batteries could be recycled to reclaim critical and valuable raw materials, which could be reintroduced into new EV battery manufacturing.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-second-life-ev-battery-market-to-reach-us-4-2b-in-value-by-2035/32294?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-second-life-ev-battery-market-to-reach-us-4-2b-in-value-by-2035/32294?rsst2id=5Tue, 17 Dec 2024 ZZZc.nichols@idtechex.com (Conrad Nichols) The e-fuels sector stands at a critical juncture in its evolution from laboratory innovation and demonstration projects to industrial-scale production. While significant progress has been made in technology development and market interest, evidenced by substantial corporate investments and supportive policy frameworks, considerable challenges remain.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/e-fuels-navigating-the-path-from-pilot-to-commercial-scale-production/32267?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/e-fuels-navigating-the-path-from-pilot-to-commercial-scale-production/32267?rsst2id=5Fri, 13 Dec 2024 ZZZc.idrissov@idtechex.com (Chingis Idrissov) Major CCUS (carbon capture, utilization, and storage) players converged in Houston, Texas, in the last week of June for the 2024 iteration of the Carbon Capture Technology Expo North America. Co-located with the Hydrogen Technology Expo, the event boasted over 8000 attendees and 400 exhibitors - including IDTechEx.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/key-ccus-insights-from-carbon-capture-technology-expo-north-america/31449?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/key-ccus-insights-from-carbon-capture-technology-expo-north-america/31449?rsst2id=5Tue, 30 Jul 2024 ZZZe.pope@idtechex.com (Eve Pope) Owing to their exceptional design flexibility, structural versatility, and high porosity, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are gathering interest for a wide range of applications, such as water harvesting for HVAC, direct lithium extraction, refrigerant reclamation, hydrogen storage, chemical purifications, and many more.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/why-mof-players-are-becoming-carbon-capture-companies/31343?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/why-mof-players-are-becoming-carbon-capture-companies/31343?rsst2id=5Wed, 03 Jul 2024 ZZZs.selim@idtechex.com (Dr Shababa Selim) Creating a circular economy is an essential sustainability target for numerous stakeholders in the supply chain: governments, brands, suppliers, and consumers. A key element of this is reducing plastic waste; the OECD estimated that over 350 million metric tonnes of plastic waste was generated globally in 2019https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-intersection-of-sustainable-packaging-and-pfas/31173?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-intersection-of-sustainable-packaging-and-pfas/31173?rsst2id=5Thu, 06 Jun 2024 ZZZs.dadhania@idtechex.com (Sona Dadhania) This webinar, presented by Technology Analyst Conrad Nichols, gives an overview of the upcoming long duration energy storage market.https://www.offgridenergyindependence.com/articles/31141/the-time-for-long-duration-energy-storage-is-coming?rsst2id=5https://www.offgridenergyindependence.com/articles/31141/the-time-for-long-duration-energy-storage-is-coming?rsst2id=5Thu, 30 May 2024 ZZZc.martin@idtechex.com (Charlotte Martin) Heating and cooling accounts for approximately 50% of global energy consumption, with 30% of this consumption represented by heating demand from industry. Given that the great majority of industrial heating processes use fossil fuels to generate heat, this has caused industrial heating processes to be responsible for ~25% of global emissions.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/thermal-energy-storage-technologies-for-industrial-heating-application/31120?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/thermal-energy-storage-technologies-for-industrial-heating-application/31120?rsst2id=5Tue, 28 May 2024 ZZZc.nichols@idtechex.com (Conrad Nichols) According to IEA's 2023 update to its net zero roadmap, carbon capture technologies, more efficient space cooling equipment, and clean energy transitions are all cornerstones of achieving net zero by 2050 and limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Emerging technologies utilizing metal-organic framework (MOF) materials for carbon capture, refrigerant reclamation, direct lithium extraction, HVAC equipment, and various other chemical separations and purification processes can see the advent of disruptive next-generation technologies that are essential for industrial decarbonization.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/5-key-areas-metal-organic-frameworks-can-help-decarbonize/31111?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/5-key-areas-metal-organic-frameworks-can-help-decarbonize/31111?rsst2id=5Mon, 27 May 2024 ZZZs.selim@idtechex.com (Dr Shababa Selim) Wednesday 5 June 2024 - Carbon Credit Markets: The Rise of Durable, Engineered Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies; Importance of carbon dioxide removal in reaching global net-zero emissions targets; Overview of all negative emission technologies (NETs): Direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS), Biomass with carbon removal and storage (BiCRS), Nature-based CDR methods, Mineralization NETs, and ocean-based CDR approaches; Contextualization of CDR within carbon markets and how voluntary carbon credits are accelerating NETs in the short-term; Identifying the key factors driving the market pivot from nature-based solutions such as afforestation/reforestation to durable, engineered, CDR approaches; Discussion of environmental, technical, and economic drivers/barriers for DACCS and BECCShttps://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/upcoming-webinar-on-durable-engineered-carbon-dioxide-removal-tech/31092?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/upcoming-webinar-on-durable-engineered-carbon-dioxide-removal-tech/31092?rsst2id=5Fri, 24 May 2024 ZZZl.rogers@idtechex.com (Lucy Rogers) In a world where fossil fuels are increasingly being avoided, and the mounting problem of plastic waste management intensifies, a new approach to plastic waste has attracted much attention. Advanced recycling technologies such as chemical recycling and the dissolution of plastic waste aim to increase the circularity of the plastics economy.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/chemical-recycling-technology-bringing-value-to-plastic-waste/31081?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/chemical-recycling-technology-bringing-value-to-plastic-waste/31081?rsst2id=5Mon, 20 May 2024 ZZZj.kennedy@idtechex.com (James Kennedy) Thursday 23 May 2024 - An overview of metal-organic frameworks and their emerging applications; Scaling MOF production for industrial applications; Considerations of production cost and selling price of MOFs; Examples of MOF-based point source carbon capture and direct air capture solutions and comparisons with incumbent technology; Outlook for MOFs in carbon capture including opportunities and challengeshttps://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/webinar-manufacturing-mofs-for-emerging-carbon-capture-applications/31029?rsst2id=5https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/webinar-manufacturing-mofs-for-emerging-carbon-capture-applications/31029?rsst2id=5Wed, 08 May 2024 ZZZl.rogers@idtechex.com (Lucy Rogers)