Energy Storage

IDTechEx have launched a new monthly podcast, 'Tomorrow's Tech by IDTechEx', bringing you up to date technology trends. In each episode our host will interview an industry expert from IDTechEx, offering insights into a range of emerging technologies.

Kitepower has recently released its airborne wind energy (AWE) generator, which offers an emissions free off-grid electricity generator combined with a battery. This has several promising uses, including off-grid electric vehicle (EV) charging. IDTechEx spoke to CEO Johannes Peschel to find out more and gain insight into their technologies.

Forecasts taken from IDTechEx report "Long Duration Energy Storage Market 2024-2044: Technologies, Players, Forecasts"

Green hydrogen is increasingly recognized as a clean industrial feedstock and the future's energy carrier. Central to green hydrogen production is the water electrolyzer. Historically, the alkaline water electrolyzer (AWE) has dominated the market due to its maturity and development

IDTechEx attended the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) from 11th to 14th December in San Diego, USA. This premium article covers the major highlights from some of the top OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers regarding their battery strategies.

Stratus Materials are an early-stage US company developing a next generation manganese-rich Li-ion cathode material, termed LXMO.

Data analysis and discussion on LDES technologies, commercialization, deployments, funding, and duration of storage of upcoming projects.

Decarbonization efforts have gained momentum globally in recent years. Renewable energy, electrification, and battery storage are primary solutions. However, some sectors remain difficult to decarbonize using such methods, including heavy industry, heating, and certain transport sectors, such as aviation and shipping.

Sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries are being developed due to their potential costs, safety, sustainability, and performance characteristics over traditional lithium-ion batteries. These batteries can be made with widely available and inexpensive materials, with sodium being significantly more abundant than lithium.

Zn2H2 are an early stage company developing a hybrid battery/electrolyzer system for hydrogen production.

Unigrid is a startup developing sodium-ion batteries for stationary energy storage and e-mobility applications. It is a spin-off from research done at the University of California, San Diego. IDTechEx spoke to its CEO to find out more about its cell chemistry and commercialisation plans.

This premium article provides an introduction to metal-organic frameworks (MOF) and their applications.

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have made monumental progress in the passenger car market, becoming a standard drivetrain option. The success in cars is also overflowing into other vehicle segments, such as vans, trucks, buses, 2-wheelers, and more. However, despite some key proponents, fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) have had a much tougher time getting to significant adoption.

1s1 Energy is a PEM electrolyzer start-up based in the US and Portugal. The company has developed a new proton exchange membrane technology using boron-based compounds.

Innovation roadmap for future automotive technologies: opportunities from components and services.

Thursday 18 January 2024 - This webinar will cover the market progress, opportunities, and future predictions for FCEVs across several vehicle segments, including: Cars; Light commercial vehicles; Trucks; and Buses

Electric Hydrogen is a new PEM electrolyzer company based in the Boston and California Bay areas in the US. The company has developed proprietary PEM electrolyzer technology with its first system delivery expected in 2024.

This premium article discusses fuel cell electric trucks, including model availability, benchmarking, and costs.

This premium article discusses fuel cell light commercial vehicles, including sales, players, and benchmarking.