Energy Storage

While the basic functionality of a battery management system (BMS) is relatively well defined, innovations and developments to the BMS offer a route to improve Li-ion safety and expand the performance envelope of Li-ion batteries. This premium article will detail some of these developments and the companies involved.

The new report from IDTechEx, "Electric Vehicles in Construction 2023-2043", shows that there are many reasons to adopt an electric vehicle as a construction professional: they are quieter than diesels, they help with air quality in the construction site, they can be more precise and easier to operate, and so on.

Elywhere is a provider of battery powered EV charging stations. Unlike traditional charging stations, Elywhere offers a plug and play solution that installs in a matter of hours compared to other stations where the process can take up to 18 months. IDTechEx spoke to its CEO to find out more about its technology, supply chain, and business model since July 2022.

CMBlu Energy is a Germany-based organic redox flow battery (ORFB) developer.

There continues to be lots of excitement regarding new Li-ion anode technologies. The next generation of silicon anode materials are inching closer to commercialization with the promise of improved energy density and rate capability.

WeView is based in Shanghai, China, and is a developer of zinc-iron (Zn-Fe) redox flow batteries, using the technology originally developed by ViZn Energy.

Energy Vault are a Swiss company developing gravitational energy storage systems and energy management software for energy storage developers.

XING Mobility designs and manufactures immersion-cooled battery systems using Castrol fluids for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The company was founded in 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. IDTechEx caught up with its lead mechanical engineer at Battery Show 2023.

This article will cover the basic functionality and design of battery management systems (BMS) along with an introduction to state estimation and cell balancing methods.

Redflow is an Australian company developing and manufacturing zinc-bromine redox flow batteries.

Innovation roadmap for electric vehicle (EV) battery packs and aerogels.

Innovation roadmap for aerogel manufacturing processes by player.

ADS-TEC Energy provide battery-buffered fast charging systems for electric vehicles (EV). Their solutions are designed to enable charge point operators to deploy DC fast charging without requiring electrical service upgrades.

Aerogels have experienced steady market growth historically, reaching a market of just under US$450 million in 2022. Progress has been somewhat slower than some would expect; this has largely been due to competition with lower-cost incumbent insulation materials.

Zitara are a US company developing software solutions for Li-ion battery management systems.

Elestor is a Dutch company developing a redox flow battery based on hydrogen bromine chemistry. This profile provides some updates on the company, since a full profile written in June 2023.

KnitMesh Technologies provide bespoke knitted mesh products for automotive, hydrogen, electrolysis, electronics and other technical applications. These include vibration control, sound attenuation, filtering of liquids and gases as well as EMI/RFI shielding. This company profile focuses on KnitMesh's products for water electrolyzers, such as AWE and PEMEL, used for green hydrogen production.

This premium article focuses on the zero-gap alkaline water electrolyzer (AWE) design approaches, as well as the materials and components used there, and presents case studies of systems using other advanced design features, such as integrated gas-liquid separation and capillary-fed AWEs.

CellCube is a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) developer and manufacturer and is based in Austria. CellCube is the brand name for the company Enerox.