Energy Storage

Pure Battery Technologies (PBT) is an Australian company who produces precursor for active nickel-based cathode material (pCAM) from recycled battery material.

Yoshino Technology sell portable battery power packs that utilise Li-NMC solid-state cells.

The Li-ion EV battery circular economy comprises multiple important steps, requiring decisions from key stakeholders at any one part. Second-life EV batteries can be useful after their first life in an EV.

Lithium Australia is based in Australia and has two fully owned subsidiaries in battery recycling and cathode material production. This profile focuses on the company's involvement in the Li-ion battery recycling market.

Cadent Gas is a UK-based gas distribution company that owns, operates, and maintains the largest natural gas distribution network in the UK. This profile focuses on Cadent's activities in developing hydrogen pipelines and testing hydrogen gas blending.

Thursday 18 May 2023 - The following aspects will be addressed: Materials for sodium-ion cell design; Sodium-ion battery value proposition; Opportunities and challenges in the sodium-ion battery market; Sodium-ion battery players and commercialisation efforts; Will sodium-ion batteries replace lithium?

Na-ion (sodium-ion) batteries are gaining interest as an alternative battery technology to Li-ion. In large part, this is due to their ability to reduce reliance on expensive materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel, which could in turn help reduce battery costs. This premium article will analyse and discuss the cost profile of different Na-ion battery chemistries, comparing them to Li-ion cell costs.

Small modular reactors (SMRs) promise cheaper nuclear energy, supplying zero-carbon grid baseload and enabling new use cases for nuclear reactors. By shrinking the size of nuclear reactors compared to conventional large nuclear reactors, much of the construction is transferred to factory assembly lines, cutting capital costs and making nuclear power cost-competitive with renewables in many applications.

Among the existing energy storage technologies, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have unmatched energy density and versatility. Since their first commercialization, the growth in LIBs has been driven by portable devices. In recent years, however, large-scale electric vehicles and stationary applications have emerged

ENEOS Corporation (formerly JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation) is a Japanese petroleum company. Its businesses include oil and gas exploration, import, as well as refining of crude oil to manufacture petroleum products. This profile focuses on ENEOS' Direct MCH® LOHC technology.

OnTo is an advanced battery recycling company, based in the US.

Samsung SDI are a leading manufacturer of Li-ion cells and batteries as well as of materials for screen displays.

Materials informatics is the application of data-driven methods, including machine learning techniques, to the field of materials science. This important part of the digital transformation toolbox for the materials industry has wide-ranging benefits, but the ability to enhance the sustainability of materials and their manufacturing processes could be the most impactful of these.

Updates in the Li-ion battery recycling market from Q4 2021-Q1 2023, including investments, joint ventures, supply agreements, and global recycling future capacity expansions.

This premium article examines various considerations in hydrogen pipeline design and operation, as well as hydrogen blending and deblending from natural gas. The article also highlights some current business activity.

Battery-electric vehicles are at the forefront of the zero-emission technology being considered in rail, and technologies and systems are advancing rapidly. In this premium article, IDTechEx evaluates different battery chemistry options and their suitability for trains, comparing NMC, NCA, LFP, LTO, solid-state and lithium metal. IDTechEx further shares primary research from the leading heavy-duty pack suppliers underpinning the sector.

Enapter are a company headquartered in Italy developing and manufacturing anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers.

Chiyoda Corporation is a Japanese multinational engineering company providing engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services as well as products for many sectors including oil and gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, metals, and renewable energy. This company profile focuses on Chiyoda's SPERA Hydrogen LOHC initiative.

Librec is an EV Li-ion battery recycling start-up, based in Switzerland.

This premium article will present analysis of the patent landscape regarding Na-ion battery development and highlight some recent patents to provide examples of Na-ion material and design developments.