Energy Storage

Kokam, began as a company focused in manufacturing polymer processing equipment, expanded its business to designing and manufacturing Lithium-ion/Polymer secondary batteries in the late 90's. The company developed high capacity lithium polymer batteries, with over 150 battery-related patents and 500 MWh of proven field performance.

Researchers have formed a partnership to develop sodium-ion cells as a significantly lower cost alternative to lithium-ion batteries for solar energy storage.

Daimler is expanding its activities in the area of electromobility and investing around 500 million Euros in the construction of a new battery factory. This

An interdisciplinary team of scientists has worked out a way to make electric vehicles that only are not only carbon neutral but carbon negative, capable of actually reducing the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide as they operate.

Video interview with Würth Elektronik, taken at the Energy Harvesting & Storage USA exhibition.

IDTechEx visited the 7th Battery Japan in Tokyo, which is an event focusing mainly on rechargeable batteries. In this article IDTechEx will show some innovations and strategic plans announced by big companies.

Tthe thinnest nonwoven separators in the world for lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors, as low as 10 - 12 microns.

The electric bus market is growing at a CAGR of 20% in terms of unit sales. The rapid growth is a game changer for the battery market as electric buses require large-sized batteries ranging from 74 kWh (fast charging e-bus) to over 300 kWh (slow charging e-bus). This is why IDTechEx Research forecasts that the e-bus battery market will overtake the consumer electronics sector by 2020.

Analyst IDTechEx helps start-ups by letting them exhibit free in its big shows such as the forthcoming "IDTechEx Show!" in Berlin April 27-28 with over 150 exhibitors, over 2500 paying delegates and eight parallel conferences, two of them strongly featuring high power energy harvesting both from ambient energy and by recuperation in vehicles.

Ordinary metal oxides, such as rust, can be fashioned into solar cells capable of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.

IDTechEx interviewed Darren Bischoff, Director of Business Development & Marketing at Boston-Power, Inc. who talked about the company and their technology. Boston Power, established in January 2005 by Christina Lampe-Onnerud, is a privately owned lithium-ion battery manufacturing company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Power's innovative battery chemistry, which is made of nickel-based cathode material, and cell design offer high energy density, wide operating temperature, long life and safety for different applications ranging from industrial and consumer electronics through to electric vehicles and stationary energy storage.

In the final edition of our five-part series of articles on thin, flexible, printed and micro-batteries, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Xiaoxi He looks at how batteries with special form and structural features are increasingly demanded as part of the growing Internet of Things.

IDTechEx attended the Future Powertrain Conference which took place in Soilhull, UK on 24-25 February.

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Independent research and business intelligence experts IDTechEx focus on emerging technologies and providing powerful data to clients worldwide. On the cutting edge of new developments in sectors such as Hybrid and Pure Electric Vehicles, Wearables, Printed Electronics, and Energy Storage and Harvesting, IDTechEx proudly support start-ups in many ways.

Super VOOC offers a full 10 hours of talk time with only five minutes of charging, and filling a 2500mAh battery in only 15 minutes, a never-before-seen speed.

A carbon-based active material produced from apple leftovers and a material of layered oxides might help reduce the costs of future energy storage systems.

A key element of the Li-ion batteries limiting its capacity is a material used for its cathode

This short video presented by IDTechEx Chairman Dr Peter Harrop reveals how electric vehicles that never need refuelling, plugging in or contactlessly charging are now on general sale, with many more to come.

Pollens, the bane of allergy sufferers, could represent a boon for battery makers: Recent research has suggested their potential use as anodes in lithium-ion batteries.