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SANY: Electric Mobile Cranes

SANY is a Chinese OEM of off-highway machines for construction and mining. This profile will focus on SANY's electric mobile cranes.

ACCURE

IDTechEx interviewed Christian Offermanns, Director at ACCURE Battery Intelligence, to discuss their use of AI for battery analytics.

Notpla

Notpla is a company that develops biodegradable packaging solutions aimed at reducing plastic waste. It creates products from natural materials, such as seaweed, which decompose naturally. Its offerings include edible packaging for liquids and compostable films, providing eco-friendly alternatives to traditional plastic packaging.

Cornish Lithium

Cornish Lithium is a UK-based mineral exploration and development company focused on lithium extraction from geothermal waters and hard rock in the district of Cornwall. IDTechEx spoke with the company at Direct Lithium Extraction Summit 2024. This profile will focus on its geothermal brine projects for lithium extraction.

Direct Lithium Extraction: Reshaping Brine Mining Possibilities

Lithium is the lightest and smallest alkali metal in the periodic table and possesses a high electrochemical potential. These attributes make it attractive for use in batteries, as it can provide a high energy density per unit weight, with few viable substitutes. While lithium finds diverse applications in glass ceramics, lubricating greases, air treatment, and pharmaceuticals, batteries dominate its end-use segment.

Intelligent Energy

Intelligent Energy (IE) is a UK-based proton exchange membrane fuel cell manufacturer, with a history dating back to 1988. The company targets both stationary and mobility applications for its fuel cells. IDTechEx spoke with Greg Harris, its Chief Commercial Officer, to find out more about its stationary fuel cell business.

IDTechEx Discusses Thermal Energy Storage and Decarbonization

On a global level, the decarbonization of heat energy methods is needed more and more as heating and cooling accounts for around 50% of energy consumption, with 30% being from industrial heating. 90% of these industrial heating processes include the use of fossil fuels, which leads to high global emissions from industrial processes alone. To meet net zero targets, things need to change.

The Industrial High on Helium - Demand for Helium to Double by 2035

Helium is a finite resource that plays a critical role across several industries including medical imaging, thermal management systems for batteries, aerospace engineering, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, semiconductor manufacturing, fiber optics, particle physics, scientific balloons, and many more.

Upcoming Webinar to Discuss the Critical Material Recovery Market

Thursday 12 September 2024 - How Is Critical Material Recovery Unlocking a Multi-Billion Dollar Market? Introduction to critical materials and key application markets; Critical material sources and why secondary material streams are rapidly emerging; Critical material recovery technology trends and their application in secondary sources; Valuable lessons to learn from established critical platinum group metal and semiconductor recovery; IDTechEx's outlook and conclusions on emerging critical material recovery markets and key growth opportunities.

Brain Computer Interfaces and The Market For Mind Reading

The brain computer interface market represents an array of technologies which can decode neural signals, or in other words, read minds. Electrodes or sensors can be placed either on the surface of the head, within the skull, or even within the brain itself to record brain activity. This data can then be used for cursor and keyboard control, speech decoding, and even exo-skeletons. This technology has the potential to revolutionize the quality of life for people living with spinal cord injury, quadriplegia, and other motor and speech function impairments.

Dongfeng Motor

Dongfeng is a major Chinese automotive manufacturer. This profile will focus on Dongfeng's electric passenger and commercial vehicles.

OLEI (HANGZHOU OLE-SYSTEMS)

OLEI is an electronic component manufacturer based in Hangzhou, China, specializing in sensors, laser radar, opto-mechanical modules, and supporting tools for automotive, industrial, and healthcare applications. IDTechEx spoke with CTO Yongping Wang at Sensors Converge 2024 in Santa Clara, CA.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation: Bioplastics

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation is a leading Japanese chemical company focused on sustainable innovation. It develops advanced materials, including bioplastics like Durabio and biomass-derived PBS, for various industrial applications. The company emphasizes reducing environmental impact through eco-friendly alternatives to traditional petrochemical products.

Alleima: Fuel Cell BPP & Interconnect Materials

Alleima (formerly Sandvik Materials Technology) is a Swedish multinational company specializing in the manufacture of advanced stainless steels and various alloys. This company profile focuses on Alleima's pre-coated stainless steel products for fuel cell bipolar plates (BPPs) and interconnects.

Flexible Smartphones: The Sobering Reality

Multiple consumer electronics giants, including Apple, Samsung, and Nokia, have previously shown interest in flexible smartphones. Indeed, it naturally seems like the next step after foldable and curved smartphones have seen development and commercialization in the last decade. However, the path to fully flexible smartphones is far from simple, and the reward for successful development is ambiguous.

Loliware

Loliware is a New York City-based company specializing in creating seaweed-derived bioplastics. It focuses on producing compostable alternatives to single-use plastics, such as straws and utensils. The company recently raised US$15.4 million to expand its product line and enhance manufacturing capabilities​.

Umicore (Battery Recycling)

Umicore is a major Li-ion cathode producer, headquartered in Belgium, and a Li-ion battery recycler. IDTechEx caught up with with the company at The Battery Show Europe 2024.

Safer and Abundant Batteries - Exploring Sodium-Ion Developments

Sodium-ion batteries bring new opportunities for lower costs, greater sustainability, and safety into the battery market. With sodium being more widely available than lithium, concerns about energy security and supply-chain shortages can hopefully start to decrease for economies.

Adionics

Adionics is a French company that develops technologies for salt separation and lithium extraction.

Solvent Extraction Tech Opportunities in Critical Material Recovery

Innovation map of emerging opportunities for solvent extraction technology in critical material recovery.