Energy Storage

Natrion is an American producer of a novel solid separator for batteries. IDTechEx spoke to Natrion about its technology and potential applications of it.

Li-ion battery (LIB) recyclers have continued to gather large volumes of new funding, form new strategic partnerships, and commission large-scale facilities over the last few years. This article explores how tariffs and policy changes may affect the US market and analyzes the likelihood of EU LIB recyclers and automotive OEMs reaching minimum recycled contents targets as mandated by the EU Battery Regulation.

Conventional battery pack sensors measure the voltage, current and temperature of cells within the pack. However, it is increasingly clear that additional sensors would significantly enhance safety and allow for early warning and even prevention of thermal runaway, and in turn battery fires, in electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems (ESS). Gas sensors, pressure sensors, moisture sensors, humidity sensors and aerosol sensors can all play a role.

Zeta Energy is a Texas-based battery startup developing lithium sulfur batteries for use in automotives, drones and more. IDTechEx spoke with Michael Liedtke, CCO, to discuss the company's technology.

Wildcat Discovery Technologies is a US-based battery materials developer that transitioned from providing R&D consultancy through material screening to a direct material developer. The company exhibited at the Battery Show Europe 2025 and discussed recent developments.

Voltaiq is a major battery data platform provider based in the US, providing diagnostics and cell testing support for startups and OEMs. The company exhibited at the Battery Show Europe 2025 and discussed recent advancements and case studies.

TWAICE, a major platform provider for AI-assisted battery diagnostics and cell testing simulation, was present at the Battery Show Europe 2025 and discussed development of a battery simulation model library.

Webinar: The Growing Role of Gas Sensors in Battery Pack Systems Date: Thursday 10 July Presenter: Daniel Parr, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx

Speedgoat is a controller testing company that has developed a method of simulating and testing battery management systems (BMS) with AI, in collaboration with Mathworks

IDTechEx spoke with Safion at the Battery Show Europe to discuss development of pack-level electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).

Critical Rare Earth Processing and Separation Technologies

Monolith AI presented on the use of its platform for battery materials screening at the Battery Show Europe.

IDTechEx spoke with Lyten in Stuttgart at the Battery Show and discussed recent developments in the company's lithium sulfur technology.

This article explores the transformative potential of solid-state batteries (SSBs), forecast to be a US$9 billion market by 2035, and provides an in-depth analysis of technological advances, manufacturing progress, commercialization challenges, and global supply chain shifts, particularly in electric vehicle and industrial applications.

Kao Chemicals is a Japanese manufacturer of specialty chemicals for a variety of industrial and domestic applications. This profile will focus on 'Luna Ace', Kao's dispersant for Li-ion electrode slurries.

BESTGRAPHENE is a Korean company, producing functionalized graphene, graphene additives, and conductive ink/paste. IDTechEx spoke with Seongmin Chin (CEO).

Macroscale Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Materials

24M is a spin-out from MIT that develops and produces semi-solid binder-free cells. This profile will briefly cover the company's technology and its implications on binders (and specifically PFAS binders) for Li-ion cells.

Critical Material Recycling: Market trends, emerging technologies, and 20-year outlook