Energy Storage

Danfoss Silicon Power, part of the Danish Danfoss Group, is a leading manufacturer of IGBT and MOSFET power modules for use in automotive, solar, wind and industrial applications.

Infineon Technologies is a multinational semiconductor manufacturer.

ExaGaN is a start-up that produces transistors and wafers based on gallium nitride (GaN).

Rohm Semiconductor is a Japanese multinational electronics company.

EpiGaN is an industry leading Belgian manufacturer and supplier of epitaxial wafer materials for GaN-on-Si and GaN-on-SiC power electronic devices. IDTechEx spoke with EpiGaN CEO and co-founder Dr. Marianne Germain in June 2018.

United SiC is a fabless US based semiconductor company that since it's formation in 1998 as been focused exclusively on the development and manufacturing of silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor products for power electronic applications.

VisIC Technologies is an Israeli fabless semiconductor company developing power electronics products based on gallium nitride (GaN).

ON Semiconductor is an multinational manufacturer of semiconductor components for various electronic devices.

Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine has been awarded a USD 3 to build the first hydrogen fuel cell vessel in the United States. The zero-emission vessel will be the first of its kind in the US, and will highlight the advantages of hydrogen fuel cells for the commercial maritime sector.

Corvus Energy is pleased to announce two production and R&D expansion plans underway in Canada and Norway. The new battery factories will be more modern and more automated than other similar factories, result in eight times the production capacity compared to today.

Hyundai is investing in Ionic Materials to advance the development of battery technology and improve EV performance with solid-state battery innovation.

The cost of renewable energies such as tidal and wave power in the open sea, wind and solar power have come down greatly in recent years but they are rarely considered viable for base power, largely because of the energy storage needed.

In this premium article IDTechEx highlights some of the presentations analysts found interesting, with commentary, as well as shared insight on interviews undertaken with the market leaders and new entrants on the exhibition floor.

The new IDTechEx Research report Supercapacitor Materials and Technology Roadmap 2019-2039 uniquely appraises these and identifies gaps in the market for device variants and new material capabilities.

Californians do not purchase electric vehicles because they are cool, they buy EVs because they live in a warm climate. Conventional lithium-ion batteries cannot be rapidly charged at temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, but now a team of engineers has created a battery that can self-heat, allowing rapid charging regardless of the outside chill.

Gravitricity are a Edinburgh based engineering startup working on the area of gravity fed energy storage. They have developed a mechanical stationary storage system using the gravitational potential of a heavy weight within a vertical shaft. IDTechEx spoke with Gravitricity's Managing Director Charlie Blair in June 2018 to understand the company's future plans and the wider potential for gravity fed storage within the global energy ecosystem.

Cymbet is privately held clean technology company working on thin film battery technology and energy harvesting power management solutions for microelectronic systems.

Some supercapacitors will become smart materials and be sold as feedstock by value added material companies such as Dow DuPont and Nitto Denko. Which companies and when is as yet uncertain. This is part of the emerging big picture for supercapacitors that will make even their materials a multi- billion dollar business.

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.

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.