Energy Storage

2ndLife Batteries is run solely by CEO John Kincaide, who repurposes second life lead acid batteries for stationary storage (plus solar) applications. Also, the company saves customers from paying high power bills, through its Jeeves™ Demand Charge Optimizer. The company is based in Alden, NY, USA.

Ion Storage Systems LLC, a US-based battery manufacturer, has developed a super-thin solid-state electrolyte.

IDTechEx forecast the Li-ion market to grow to over US$430 billion by 2033, driven by demand for electric vehicles. Electric vehicles (EVs) remain the key driver behind the Li-ion market, and electric cars will be the largest market for Li-ion batteries over the next ten years.

Hydro-Québec is working on joint development projects on a number of chemistries.

Norwegian company Nel ASA are a leading manufacturer of alkaline water electrolysers.

Coal gasification is a mature technology that accounts for around 20% of global hydrogen production. It is likely that this technology will continue being used for blue hydrogen production, particularly in countries which have a heavy reliance on coal as well as large and accessible coal reserves. This premium article introduces the key technologies used in coal gasification and discusses its potential for blue hydrogen production in the future.

Hitachi Zosen has worked on an LPS-based solid electrolyte.

Thermal management continues to be a key topic for electric vehicle (EV) battery design. Early trends in the market largely revolved around the adoption of active cooling for the battery pack, and now this is the industry standard.

Graphitic Energy (Formerly C-Zero) is a US-based start-up that is developing a methane pyrolysis process utilizing molten salts.

Infinite Power Solutions (IPS) have stopped trading, but the company used to have THINERGY and LITE*STAR series solid-state battery products.

RePurpose Energy was founded in 2019 to commercialize almost a decade of research at the University of California, Davis, on used battery testing, reassembly, and controls.

Upstart Power is a company based in the US, providing solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) generators.

Excellatron Solid State, LLC focuses on energy storage technology.

Ionic Materials (IM) is a US start-up working on a solid state battery with a solid polymer electrolyte.

Front Edge Technology Inc. (FET) manufactures and markets next-generation, ultra-thin rechargeable batteries for card-type applications.

Graforce GmbH is a start-up based in Germany that has developed methane and wastewater pyrolysis technologies utilizing plasma to produce hydrogen.

The Californian EV company is working on commercialising a solid-state battery-powered version of their luxury car.

A few stand-out players in the second life electric vehicle (EV) battery market are pushing full-service business models, which encapsulate full battery lifecycle management practices.

This profile explores Fraunhofer's LLZO and EMBATT technology.

HyAxiom are a company based in the US, providing hydrogen fuel cells, primarily phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFC).