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Robust.AI

Robust.AI is an American company developing mobile robotics used in warehouses. It recently (February 2024) signed a supply chain partnership deal with DHL. IDTechEx interviewed its CEO Anthony Jules.

Enapter

Enapter is a company headquartered in Italy and Germany, manufacturing anion exchange membrane electrolyzer (AEMEL) stacks. IDTechEx caught up with Enapter at the H2 & FC Expo, Smart Energy Week 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.

PureCycle Technologies

PureCycle Technologies is a company that focuses on recycling polypropylene plastic into Ultra-Pure Recycled (UPR) resin with virgin-like properties. Its patented process, developed by Procter & Gamble, removes color, odor, and contaminants from plastic waste. The company is using solvent extraction to achieve this.

Event Summary: Electric Aircraft 2024

Air travel and wider aviation contributes in the region of 1-2% of global emissions and it is an industry looking to decarbonize. Smaller aircraft with light duty cycles have the option of pure battery powered electrification, but large aircraft with lots of passengers and very long routes will need higher energy density solutions. This conference played host to a wide spectrum of players in the aviation industry, from Airbus who is looking to hydrogen solutions, to Ionblox with advanced lithium-ion battery technologies aimed at pure electric aircrafts. This premium article goes through some of the most interesting presentations from the conference, offering IDTechEx's expert opinion as well as some insights gained through direct conversation with the speakers.

Upcoming Webinar on Hydrogen and Solar Charged Electric Vehicles

Thursday 25 April 2024 - Hydrogen and Solar Charged Electric Vehicles: Navigating the EV Transition with Constrained Electrical Grids - Introduction to the need for off-grid charging; Overview of the main charging options; Relative advantages for each solution, and likely end-use sectors; Market outlook

Planet Electric: eLCVs

Planet Electric is a startup which is manufacturing four-wheeled cargo electric vehicles (EVs), with a solution relying on light-weighting technology with composite materials for its chassis, body, and the cargo box.

The Role of Printed Sensors in Mass-Digitization

Integrated sensors digitizing physical interactions are vital in everyday life. From personalized user experiences to warehouse inventory management, data-driven insights are driving demand for smarter sensors — and lots of them.

Can Greener CO2-derived Chemicals Accelerate CCUS Uptake?

The chemical sector alone is responsible for 2% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions, and the industry depends heavily on finite fossil fuel feedstocks. The new IDTechEx report, "Carbon Dioxide Utilization 2024-2044: Technologies, Market Forecasts, and Players", explores how captured CO2 could be utilized as a feedstock for hundreds of different chemicals instead.

Hummink

Hummink has developed a prototyping machine that can print extremely fine traces using capillary forces. IDTechEx caught up with the company at LOPEC 2024 to find out more.

3D Printing: Hobbyist Pastime or Industrial Evolution?

After years of hype, the 3D printing industry has moved onto a more critical examination of the value-add that effective additive manufacturing adoption brings to businesses and supply chains. In a recent episode on 3D printing, the technology innovation podcast 'Tomorrow's Tech by IDTechEx' explored the history and benefits of this versatile technology, which has existed for over 30 years yet is still finding new applications and end-users in many major sectors.

Safety in Electric Vehicles - Exploring Fire Protection Materials

When it comes to transport, safety is of the utmost importance, and due to the exponentially increasing demand in the electric vehicle market, the awareness of thermal runaway and potential fires from batteries is increasing simultaneously. IDTechEx's report "Fire Protection Materials for EV Batteries 2024-2034: Markets, Trends, and Forecasts" explores different battery technologies and fire-resistant materials as emerging options for dealing with the risks.

Overview of Solid Oxide Electrolyzers (SOECs)

This premium article provides an overview of the operating principles, key players, system examples and business models of solid oxide electrolyzers (SOECs) used in green hydrogen production.

Will QRNG Disrupt the Connected Devices Market?

The ability to generate random numbers is essential to encrypting data. However, any classical method of producing randomness will fundamentally be deterministic - and theoretically predictable. This creates an opportunity for non-deterministic, high entropy quantum random number generators (QRNGs). In this article, IDTechEx explores the opportunities and challenges for QRNG in the growing connected devices and quantum communications markets.

New Episode of 'Tomorrow's Tech by IDTechEx' Podcast: Batteries

IDTechEx have released a brand new episode of the 'Tomorrow's Tech by IDTechEx' podcast, 'Battery Technology: What's The Next Big Breakthrough?'. Host Dr Tess Skyrme and industry expert Dr Alex Holland will be discussing the up-and-coming trends in the upcoming battery landscape.

Coherent: Photonic Integrated Circuit-Based Transceivers

IDTechEx Technology Analyst James Falkiner recently attended SPIE Photonics West, where photonics company, Coherent, heavily sponsored the event. Coherent (formerly II-VI) acquired one of the world's largest pluggable transceiver firms Finisar, and continues to have a strong market share to this day.

Upcoming Webinar on eVTOLs and Urban Air Mobility

Wednesday 1 May 2024 - Unlocking the Skies: The Promise of eVTOLs and Urban Air Mobility - Introduction to urban air mobility and air taxi services; The different eVTOL aircraft design architectures; Key enabling technologies: batteries / motors / charging infra / composite materials; Market landscape and ongoing projects; Overview of IDTechEx's 20-year outlook for the eVTOL market

The Emerging Industrial Thermal Energy Storage Market

With ~90% of industrial heating processes using fossil fuels, this has led to approximately 25% of global energy pollution coming from heat produced for industrial processes. As such, demand for technologies to decarbonize industrial heating is expected to increase. One such technology that is able to store and supply heat to industrial processes is thermal energy storage (TES). TES for industrial applications currently only forms a minor percentage of global TES capacity, given that TES systems have been widely deployed in applications such as pairing with concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, district heating, cold chain, and space heating for buildings.

Hitachi Zosen Corporation: PEMEL & Methanation Technologies

Hitachi Zosen Corporation (HITZ) is a major Japanese industrial and engineering corporation. HITZ has developed a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer (PEMEL) technology called HydroSpring. This profile covers HITZ's hydrogen and methanation technologies as well as the alkaline water electrolyzer (AWE) and methanation technologies of its Swiss subsidiary, Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI).

CHASM

CHASM are an advanced materials company who produce carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use in concrete, batteries, heaters and antennae. They are based in the US, with a head office in Boston and R&D/production facilities in Norman, Oklahoma.

WasteX

WasteX is a Singapore-based biochar company, focusing on small-scale decentralized biochar production in Southeast Asia.