Energy Storage

Scientists in Hong Kong and China have combined a semi-transparent arrangement of anodes and cathodes with a transparent electrolyte to make the first ever photoluminescent microbattery that can simultaneously act as a power supply and a full-colour display.

Update from the IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018.

Update from IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018.

Update from the IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018.

Update from the IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018.

Update from the IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018.

Update from the IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018.

Update from IDTechEx Show Berlin 2018.

Update from IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018.

Update from the IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018.

Update from the IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018.

Update from the IDTechEx Show! 2018.

This article provides an overview of energy storage innovations.

The material graphene has many incredible properties, but to date it has been difficult to use on a large scale in industry, because it loses its unique properties and goes back to its origin graphite. A researcher has developed a new form of graphene that can solve the problem.

Here the IDTechEx analysts in attendance present a commentary on the show's highlights in their respective fields of research

The battery life of electric vehicles still presents a financial challenge for the electrification of the transport sector. That is why the Fraunhofer institute for Transportation and Infrastructure IVI, expert in the field of Lithium-ion batteries, and real-time electric vehicle data specialist ViriCiti, have started a unique collaboration.

Flash Battery is an Italian company specialised in battery packs for specialty vehicles. Their product portfolio ranges in the 10 - 300 kWh pack size, but they also have customers in the marine sector requiring up to 2 MWh worth of Li-ion batteries.

Bluesky energy are providers of saltwater-based energy storage systems mainly for residential applications, although the company is also interested in off-grid applications for emerging markets like Africa. Based out of Austria and founded in 2012, the company is selling turnkey residential systems with help from a national subsidy, and also selling systems in Germany which has local and national subsidies.

Researchers have developed a water-based battery that could provide a cheap way to store wind or solar energy generated when the sun is shining and wind is blowing so it can be fed back into the electric grid and be redistributed when demand is high.

There are several flavours of technology today jostling to make the dream of electricity-generating windows a reality.