Energy Storage

Ford Motor Company is one of the world's largest automotive manufacturers. It has made a late but effective entry into pure electric and hybrid cars, gaining market share rapidly.

EM Microelectronic, the semiconductor company of the Swatch Group has announced that they have successfully promoted their ultra-low power Bluetooth SmartController, the EM9301, powered only by harvested energy or low voltage, eco-friendly zinc-air batteries to send advertising broadcasts to passing smartphones.

Scientists in Lyon, a French city famed for its cuisine, have discovered a quick-cook recipe for copious volumes of hydrogen (H2).

The R&D Center of Sekisui Chemical has developed a high-capacity film-type lithium-ion battery using a coating process that has simultaneously tripled its capacity, increased its safety and speeded up production by ten times (compared to other Sekisui Chemical products).

The total global gross value market for hybrid and pure electric vehicles will reach US$334 billion within the decade, from a current value of US$69 billion, forecast analysts IDTechEx.

This third edition of IDTechEx's Supercapacitors event was held in Santa Clara, California on 20-21 November.

A new technique could help scientists better understand and improve the materials required for high-performance lithium-ion batteries that power EVs and other applications.

Visedo , founded in 2009 and currently with 20 employees develops and manufactures electric drive train components in power range from 30-1600 kW for heavy mobile work machine, marine vessel and bus applications. The drive trains are suitable for both hybrid electric (HEV) and electric vehicles. Visedo products enable the conversion from traditional power trains into electrical or hybrid electrical vehicle solutions for mobile work machines, marine vessels and buses. The headquarters and factory are located in Lappeenranta, Finland. The company established an office in Stuttgart, Germany. The new office started operations in 2011.

Nissan and Renault are effectively one company in EV marketing terms - major manufacturer of conventional , hybrid and pure electric on-road vehicles. They constitute the world's fourth largest electric vehicle manufacturer, largest pure electric car manufacturer and are number six in forklifts.

Through the combination of water, oil and nanoparticle surfactants plus an external field, researchers are able to stabilize water drops into non-equilibrium shapes that could find valuable uses as therapeutic delivery systems, biosensors, microfluidic lab-on-a-chip devices, or possibly as the basis for an all-liquid electrical battery.

Graphene LIVE! USA was a huge success. It brought together 30 top-class speakers and 16 graphene exhibitors, giving them access to a pool of more than 2,000 business-oriented attendees and 160+ exhibiting companies.

Researchers in China have used human hair to make a vital component of energy-storage devices.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have demonstrated in the laboratory a lithium-sulfur (Li/S) battery that has more than twice the specific energy of lithium-ion batteries and that lasts for more than 1,500 cycles of charge-discharge with minimal decay of the battery's capacity. This is longest cycle life reported so far for any lithium-sulfur battery.

Last week the annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA event featured 160 exhibiting companies, over 200 presentations and approximately 2,200 attendees. Exhibitor attendance grew by over 50% and attendees grew by over 35% compared to the previous year.

A scientist is laying the groundwork for lithium-ion batteries and other high-performing electronics that can be produced with 3-D printers.

Enerize Corp. is an emerging technology company founded by renewable energy industry veterans. The Company develops and markets proprietary technology for solar cells, lithium-ion batteries, and fuel cells. Enerize Corp. also develops non-destructive quality assurance methods and equipment for real time applications in the manufacture of renewable energy devices.