Energy Storage

Cylib is a German start-up focused on developing Li-ion battery (LIB) recycling technologies.

Since 2020, the emergence of aerogels as a fire protection material for electric vehicle (EV) batteries has provided a new and rapidly growing opportunity for the aerogel market. According to the latest IDTechEx market report, "Aerogels 2025-2035: Technology, Market, Forecasts", the adoption in EV thermal barriers has helped drive the aerogels market to exceed US$1 billion in 2025.

PlasmaLeap Technologies (PlasmaLeap Pty Ltd) is an Australian startup developing a new hybrid plasma-electrochemical technology for direct production of liquid nitrogen fertilizers and green ammonia.

Tyfast are a US-based company developing a vanadium oxide anode for long cycle life, high-rate Li-ion batteries.

Redwood Materials is a Li-ion battery recycler based in the US.

Wearables, including medical devices, hearables, XR, and smartwatches, will be the main drivers for flexible battery developments - specifically bulk batteries. Companies are looking for new features and form factors from batteries to best suit the development of smaller and lighter devices, particularly in the medical and fitness sectors, where the Internet of Things and interconnected devices will become a large part of remote patient monitoring and health tracking.

How electric 2-wheelers (E2Ws) are used and how their batteries are designed is very different from the car market. IDTechEx's report, "Fire Protection Materials for EV Batteries 2025-2035: Markets, Trends, and Forecasts", finds that the market for fire protection materials in E2Ws will grow by 12 times compared to its 2024 size.

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are emerging as a promising alternative to lithium-ion technology, offering advantages in cost, material availability, and safety. Their performance is largely determined by the choice of cathode and anode materials, which impact energy density, cycle life, and overall efficiency. Key cathode materials include Na-layered oxides, polyanionic compounds, and Prussian blue analogues, each with distinct strengths and trade-offs. On the anode side, hard carbon is the most widely used, while other materials like metal oxides, sulfides, and alloying compounds offer high capacity but face durability challenges. Understanding these materials and their sodium storage mechanisms—insertion, conversion, and alloying—is crucial for advancing SIB technology and scaling commercial production.

Forecasts from the IDTechEx report "Sodium-ion Batteries 2025-2035: Technology, Players, Markets, and Forecasts"

Among many lithium-metal anode technologies, lithium-air has been the slowest to develop. IDTechEx explores the potential of air cathodes to finally see commercialization.

Altilium is a Li-ion battery recycler based in the UK.

This premium article explores the electric vehicle fire protection material categories with benchmarking.

This premium article provides a chronological timeline of events in the lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling market in 2023 and 2024.

3M are an American multinational conglomerate operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, and consumer goods. 3M provide ionomer material solutions for ion exchange membrane applications in water treatment, chemical production, and emerging green hydrogen applications. This profile focuses on 3M's ionomer products.

This premium article explores aerogels as fire protection materials for electric vehicle batteries.

Key trends are emerging that suggest where the second-life battery market will develop and what applications these technologies will be used for. As written in their recently updated market report, "Second-life Electric Vehicle Batteries 2025-2035: Markets, Forecasts, Players, and Technologies", IDTechEx predicts that by 2035, the global second-life EV battery market will be valued at US$4.2 billion.

This premium article provides key insights into portable power stations and immersion cooled BESS from 'Battery Japan/Smart Grid Expo 2025' at the Smart Energy Week event held in Tokyo, Japan.

The rapid expansion of electrification, enabled by lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), demands urgent actions to secure a stable and responsible supply of critical minerals for LIBs. The growth in battery material demand varies across different materials, driven by several factors including the demand for LIBs of different chemistries, material intensity variations across battery chemistries, and ongoing developments in lithium-ion cell design.

This premium article discusses hydrogen refueling stations for vehicles in key regions.