9 Apr 2018

Non Toxic Flexible Solar Reaps Rewards
NREL, Solliance, EPFL and IDTechEx speak on the various new forms of flexible photovoltaics at the conference "Off Grid Energy Independence" at the large "IDTechEx Show!" Berlin April 11-12 where exhibitors and other conference streams cover manufacturing technologies for flexible solar and more.
29 Mar 2018

Charging conundrum discussed at IDTechEx's EV event in Berlin
The electric vehicle charging infrastructure conundrum will be discussed at Electric Vehicles Everything is Changing, part of the IDTechEx Show!, in Berlin on 11-12 April.
5 Feb 2018

Sun Shines on CIGS Photovoltaics
Copper indium gallium diselenide CIGS photovoltaics has been around for a long time even in bendable form. It is intermediate in efficiency between organic photovoltaics - poor - and gallium arsenide PV - excellent. Both of those are available in more flexible forms. Dye Sensitised Solar Cells are nearer to CIGS in efficiency but their most promising form is perovskite.
4 Dec 2017

Good and Bad EV and Off Grid Forecasting
Analysts IDTechEx find that there are several indicators of dramatic change in the land, water and air vehicles increasingly made and operated by the same companies. The Chinese are clearer about this than most. This article explains this stance.
20 Nov 2017

Off Grid Goes Mega
The decline in off grid electricity production as a percentage of all electricity production is being reversed. Savvy industrialists are onto this.
1 Nov 2017

Who Wants Printed Electronics: Drivers by Industry
This article raises the problems faced in five industries, driving the organizations involved to look at printed electronics solutions.
27 Oct 2017

Electric vehicles deliver two killer blows
The total cost of ownership of an electric vehicle is
usually lower than the TCO of the smoking alternative
but that is just the beginning.
Event summary
6 Oct 2017

Highlights from Energy Independent Electric Vehicles (EIEV) Conference
The conference saw attendees and presentations from automotive OEMs through to small innovative start-ups and research groups. Keynote speakers included Toyota, Sono Motors, Hanergy Europe and Project Loon.
29 Sep 2017

Excellent first energy independent vehicle event
The world's first conference on energy independent electric vehicles took place at the Technical University of Delft 27-28 September. It was well timed because many major new versions are about to hit the market addressing major global challenges.
22 Sep 2017

Mobile electrics at watts to kilowatts without batteries
Battery elimination, indeed elimination of all energy storage, is moving to even higher power, from electronics to electrical engineering.
21 Sep 2017

Three aspirations for long distance EVs
All the publicity currently goes to the race to make regular and premium cars have longer range. This is because most people want only one car so it must be capable of the long distance trip however rare. That must be achieved despite the inadequacy of charging points in number, speed and compatibility of interface and payment means.
15 Sep 2017

Energy independent electric vehicles: amazing new developments
As the world's first conference on Energy Independent Electric Vehicles approaches on September 27-28 in the Technical University of Delft Netherlands, key players, all of whom are speaking at the event, have been announcing some remarkable new developments.
14 Sep 2017

Chinese rescue another electric laggard: Fiat Chrysler?
Analyst IDTechEx has long appraised the auto industry as consisting of those leading the move to pure electric powertrains such as Tesla, Renault + Nissan, Yutong and BYD of China, those only recently giving it major emphasis such as Toyota, Jaguar Land Rover, Volkswagen (under duress) and Daimler and those almost in denial such as Fiat Chrysler, Mazda and Suzuki, their pure electric activity being more of a gesture than a serious activity.
13 Sep 2017

Make Electricity Where You Need It
While grid load from electric vehicles is expected to rise in the near future. Engineers are already looking for solutions to make electric vehicles function independently of the grid.
13 Sep 2017

Electric Vehicles About to Leap in Range Again
This article covers different electric vehicles under development.
12 Sep 2017

Goodbye roadside charging stations
Once we had rows of ugly stalks along the roadside that took your coins for parking - or more often failed to take your coins for parking. Unloved, they have now largely gone and no one mourns their passing. Unfortunately, in
11 Sep 2017

Mobile electrics at watts to kilowatts without batteries
Battery elimination, indeed elimination of all energy storage, is moving to even higher power, from electronics to electrical engineering
6 Sep 2017

The myth of EV charging station proliferation
Charging station manufacturers would have you believe that they will swamp the world with their products although they typically have no payback. The argument is that they are essential for the deployment of the pure electric on-road vehicles considered vital in combatting both global warming and deaths in cities from noxious emissions.
28 Aug 2017

Audi working on advanced solar car bodywork
Audi and Alta Devices, a subsidiary of solar-cell specialist, Hanergy Thin Film Power, plan to work together to integrate solar cells into panoramic glass roofs of Audi models.