Energy Storage

The following premium article aims to dispel some of the myths surrounding electric two-wheelers in Asia and provide clarity and insight into the markets and the transition they are making towards becoming more modern, sustainable electric vehicles.

Compared to widely used lithium-ion batteries, which utilize liquid electrolytes, all-solid-state batteries support greater energy density, which opens the door for larger capacities, and utilize solid electrolytes, which are demonstrably safer.

Halocarbon ES manufacture fluorinated solvents for Li-ion electrolytes.

LG Chem have been expanding their Li-ion business aggressively.

Researchers demonstrate robust supercapacitors that still work when stretched to eight times their original size.

This profile discusses Tesla involvement in Li-ion battery development specifically.

Kokam is a premium South Korean battery maker. The company sells across a variety of segments, including heavy-duty electric vehicles as well as stationary energy storage.

CamX Power are a company focussed on battery materials and design. They have licensed cathode material to Johnson Matthey and BASF.

The redox flow battery market is growing. After more than 40 years of research, and 20 years of testing and demonstration projects, the flow batteries are now technologically ready to compete on the energy storage market. With a forecasted CAGR of 30% in the next years, this technology is looking to have all the characteristics to address each segment of the energy storage market, from residential to grid scale application.

Electrics and robotics squares the circle of seeking a wider variety of depleting materials in nastier, more remote places from the seafloor to four kilometres underground, up remote mountains and later outer space. Zero-emission microgrids on-site, sensors everywhere and new information and communications technology lubricate the process.

With a storage capacity of 25 megawatt hours and output of 25 MW of power, the new lithium-ion energy storage system will be the largest in France. It will be used to provide fast reserve services to support the stability of the French power grid. It is part of government policy to support the development of electrical capacity through capacity mechanisms.

Northvolt are a start-up company aiming to mass produce Li-ion cells as early as 2021.

Voltstorage is a Germany start-up developing vanadium redox flow batteries for the residential storage market.

The electric vehicle market is growing rapidly, and with it the demand for fast charging, increased energy density and improved safety. Something that all these areas have in common is heat. Charging a battery quickly generates a lot of heat, with the extra energy capacity of modern and upcoming electric vehicle batteries, extracting this heat becomes more challenging.

The EV market is booming. The battery is a key feature for both cost and performance, the chemistry and cell levels are extensively discussed. However, everything else that goes into a pack is often overlooked.

A research team has announced that a new catalyst that could boost metal-air batteries performance, such as discharge and charge efficiency, was developed recently.

In this article we deal with four myths The advanced nations long ago completed their traditional national grids. The upgrades called smart national grids retain all their advantages compared to alternatives. Microgrids are like traditional grids but much smaller. Microgrids will completely replace national grids.

Skoon Energy and Port of Amsterdam start Project Clean Amsterdam, with the launch of a floating battery to provide clean energy to port activities and the city of Amsterdam.

Highlights from The Future Powertrain Conference 2020 - "Driving the Future"

IDTechEx Chairman Dr Peter Harrop looks at the changing landscape of photovoltaic technology.