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Zero Genset: $100 Billion Opportunity

As society and equipment become more mobile and remote from grids, diesel and gas gensets will be bought in larger numbers for a few years yet - possibly peaking at around $30 billion global market size when over 600GW will be deployed. The Zero Genset market will rise to at least $100 billion if it replaces significant grid power.

Siemens and Solarkiosk join forces to power Africa

Both companies agree to join forces to enhance local businesses powered by SOLARKIOSK's clean energy in non-electrified parts of rural Africa.

Humanoid robots help out at HSBC

HSBC Bank and SoftBank Robotics America have partnered to bring Pepper, the engaging, social humanoid robot, to HSBC's bank branches.

Organic crystals twist, bend, and heal

Crystals are brittle and inelastic? A novel class of smart, bendable crystalline organic materials has challenged this view. Now, scientists have engineered a molecular soft cocrystalline structure that bends and twists reversibly and without disintegration when stimulated by high temperature, mechanical force, or under UV light.

Partnership to utilise second-life electric vehicle batteries

Hyundai Motor Group has selected Wärtsilä for a technology and commercial partnership designed to utilize second-life electric vehicle batteries for the growing energy storage market.

£20m in savings to UK businesses over 10 years of smart grid operation

An Edinburgh energy company started at a kitchen table is celebrating its birthday, by announcing it has surpassed the £20 million mark in benefits for its customers, over the past 10 years of live smart grid operations.

Acquisition of ten operating solar plants in the UK

Acquisition of ten operating solar plants in the UK with total installed capacity of 46.6MWp. Share purchase agreement signed to acquire a portfolio of ten operating solar plants totalling 46.6MWp located in the UK for a total investment value of £52.9m. All sites have been constructed and all connected to the grid prior to March 2017.

Plaster sticks inside the mouth to revolutionise oral treatments

A plaster which sticks to the inside of your mouth is revolutionising the treatment of painful recurring ulcers. Scientists have developed a unique patch using special polymers which are able to stick to moist surfaces.

The 3D printing software market will be worth $966M in 2028

This rapid growth is analysed and implications evaluated in the latest market intelligence report from IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Bryony Core: 3D Printing Software 2018-2028: Technology and Market Analysis.

Tarraleah hydropower redevelopment powers ahead

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced up to $2.5 million in funding to Hydro Tasmania to complete final feasibility analysis into the proposed redevelopment of the Tarraleah hydropower scheme in the highlands of Tasmania.

3D printing materials market to be worth $16B in 2028

Following commercialisation in the 1990s, today 3D printing has established itself as an attractive manufacturing solution for prototyping and beyond. Materials suppliers are poised to capitalise on this unmet demand, with the 3D printing materials market to be worth $16B in 2028.

Gas Sensors for Internet of Things

Poor air quality is a growing threat to the public health. Knowing the information of the air quality will allow us to take appropriate actions to reduce the levels of air pollution at the right place and right time.

Innovations Galore at Printed Electronics USA: Nov 14-15, Santa Clara

So much has changed in the printed and flexible electronics ecosystem, with huge investment in flexible displays and sensors to the prolific development of structural electronics and smart devices. Designed with the impartiality of IDTechEx analysts, if there is only one must-attend event where you can see it all, this is it.

Tracking cancer-cell development with "drinkable" electronic sensors

Thanks to an unorthodox approach being proposed by researchers, patients may soon be able to track their illness simply by drinking a solution containing millions of tiny electronic sensors disguised as bacteria.

Closing the loop for robotic grasping

Roboticists have developed a faster and more accurate way for robots to grasp objects, including in cluttered and changing environments, which has the potential to improve their usefulness in both industrial and domestic settings.

Relectrify

Relectrify is an Australian start-up company that develops battery management systems and control technologies to enable affordable, capable and long-lived stationary battery storage systems. The CEO and co-founder Valentin Muenzel spoke with IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Na Jiao.

Heliatek GmbH

Heliatek is a start-up formed in 2006, and has raised over 150 million euros ($186 million) in equity, subsidies and other funding. Over the past 12 years, the company, based out of France, has developed and patented opaque organic PV films, as well as developed knowhow for a novel roll to roll vacuum deposition manufacturing technique.

The Trend Away from Infrastructure for Renewable Energy

The $1.6 bn Swansea Bay tidal lagoon has been rejected by the UK government.

Spotlight on advances in additive manufacturing in aerospace & defense

In IDTechEx Research's latest report Additive Manufacturing and Lightweight Materials for Aerospace and Defense 2018-2028, the focus is on advanced lightweight materials and the rise of additive manufacturing.

Fiber lasers: A versatile technology

Fiber lasers: A versatile technology for lightweighting, battery manufacturing and LiDAR in the automotive industry. Recent advances in fiber laser welding are highly advantageous for lightweighting and battery manufacturing. Fiber lasers are reliable, compact and energy efficient systems that offer the best beam quality for applications where precision is important.