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Anode-less Lithium Metal: A Gateway to Maximizing Energy Density

Lithium metal batteries will form a significant portion of next-generation electric vehicle batteries. However, increasingly, lithium metal battery developers are taking the anode-less approach, constructing cells without lithium metal foils at the anode to reduce costs. Anode-less designs are poised to become a primary focus of commercialization for lithium metal battery developers.

Toyota

Toyota is an important player in the area of solid-state batteries and this profile provides the latest updates on its work in this space.

The Mosaic Company: Mosaic Biosciences

Mosaic Biosciences is the biologicals division of The Mosaic Company, a leading producer of phosphate and potash fertilizers. This profile highlights the company's agricultural biologicals.

Syklo

Syklo is a Finnish circular economy company specializing in innovative waste management solutions and the production of high-quality biocomposites and recycled plastics. Its services include waste reception, processing, and the development of sustainable materials. It plans to build Finland's largest plastic recycling plant in Hyvinkää by autumn 2025, aiming to increase the nation's plastic recycling capacity by up to 50%.

Arkema: Elium Resin

Arkema is a multinational materials company, specialising in the supply of a range of materials for multiple industries, including energy, automotive, sports and health, etc. IDTechEx attended Arkema's stand at JEC World 2025 to find out more about its sustainable materials for the wind energy industry.

Webinar: Understanding the Critical Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Thursday 3 April 2025 - Understanding the Critical Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries: Trends in Demand, Supply, and Sustainability; An overview of materials in lithium-ion batteries; Critical battery materials demand trends; Trends in battery mineral mining and extraction; Carbon emission profiles of battery raw materials; Global raw materials supply outlooks; The prospects of deep-sea mining

Sodium-ion Market Updates From China

China is at the forefront of sodium-ion battery (Na-ion) development, with strong government support, industry investment, and technological innovation driving its growth. Home to the majority of Na-ion companies, China leads in patents (84% of global filings) and is accelerating commercialization through capital alliances and large-scale production plans. The 14th Five-Year Plan prioritizes Na-ion research, with a 100 MWh-class energy storage system targeted by 2025. Key players like CATL, BYD, and HiNa are scaling production, but actual output remains low—0.9 GWh in 2023 to 2.4 GWh in 2024, well below the 50-100 GWh targets for 2025. Scaling challenges include cell quality, energy density, and cycle life improvements, while falling LFP battery costs and supply chain uncertainties add further hurdles. Despite these obstacles, China's Na-ion industry is rapidly evolving, positioning the technology as a viable low-cost, sustainable alternative to lithium-ion.

HyIron

HyIron is a German startup that has developed a unique process for hydrogen-based direct reduction of iron ore, which is used to produce green iron. HyIron is building its first commercial project in Namibia.

Lixea

Lixea is a company based in Sweden which is producing biochemicals and materials from next-generation feedstocks such as agricultural and wood waste.

United Launch Alliance: SMART

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a major provider of rocket launch services. This profile focuses on SMART (Sensible Modular Autonomous Return Technology), which is currently in development and aims to enable the reusability of the Vulcan Centaur's two BE-4 booster engines.

Small Sensors Make Big Waves - IDTechEx Explores Quantum Sensors

Quantum sensors get their name from their ability to measure on a quantum scale the smallest known parts of the universe, including atoms and other tiny particles, some of which were unknown before the introduction of this technology. IDTechEx's report, "Quantum Sensors Market 2025-2045: Technology, Trends, Players, Forecasts" provides an in-depth analysis of the technology by type and application, forecasting the quantum sensor market to reach US$2.2 billion in 2045, with a compound annual growth rate of 11.4%.

Will Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Boom or Bust in the Next 20 years?

While battery electric vehicles (BEVs) continue to grow in model availability, sales numbers, and available charging infrastructure, the same cannot be said about fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). IDTechEx reviews the on-road fuel cell electric vehicle market and assesses whether passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, buses, and medium and heavy-duty trucks will use fuel cell technology in 20 years.

Syngenta

Syngenta is a global agricultural technology company with headquarters in Switzerland. This profile focuses on its agricultural biologicals.

MIPS Tech LLC

MIPS Tech LLC, headquartered in San Jose, California, specializes in scalable RISC processor IP. MIPS is currently targeting integration at the edge, with physical AI, with RISC-V IP for processors handling sensor input, processors for delivering mixture-of-expert AI model acceleration, and high-performance compute for electrification, industrial automation, and autonomous platforms.

Green Computing Ecosystems: IDTechEx Explores Sustainable Data Centers

Data centers can be likened to an ecosystem of computing facilities that contain many facets required to store and handle data. IDTechEx's latest report, "Sustainability for Data Centers 2025-2035: Green Technologies, Market Forecasts, and Players", unpacks efforts being made in the data center sector towards increased sustainability in response to the rising CO2 emissions from the development of AI.

Cylib

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

How The Aerogels Market Will Evolve Over The Next Decade

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 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.

Evonik

Evonik is a specialty chemicals and polymer company headquartered in Germany. Evonik is a leading supplier of membrane separation technologies in biogas, nitrogen, helium, hydrogen and natural gas markets. Evonik produces anion exchange membranes under its DURAION product line, targeting water electrolyzer applications in green hydrogen production.