24 Feb 2022

EV Charging Investments, Interoperability, and Innovations
There has been a ramp-up of charging infrastructure to make EV charging more widespread and publicly accessible. A holistic approach is being taken where fast chargers, destination chargers, and home chargers all play an important role in supporting the different electric segments. The industry is seeing increased investments, collaboration, and innovation that will hopefully help today's parking lots become tomorrow's charging stations.
24 Feb 2022

Brodosplit to Build Zero-Emission Passenger Sailing Ship
The project aims to research, develop and build an eco-innovation in the form of a sailing vessel for optimal 24 passengers, for which alternative propulsion technologies and energy sources have been developed based on an environmentally friendly design that aims to achieve sustainable mobility with zero emissions, supporting environmental sustainability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air and noise pollution.
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24 Feb 2022

GHD Secures UK Government Funding to Trial Hydrogen Energy Storage
GHD has secured funding from the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy for a project aiming to demonstrate the use of an innovative hydrogen storage system. The project is in partnership with LAVO Hydrogen Storage Technology Pty Ltd, with the provision of a demonstrator location supported by the University of Chester, Thornton Science Park.
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23 Feb 2022

Introduction to Battery Swapping for Electric Cars
As the EV population is booming, quicker recharging needs have been the need of the hour. Battery swapping (which has taken off in China for the car segment) allows an EV user to drive into a battery swapping station (BSS) and replace a depleted battery for a fully charged one in under 5 minutes. While conventional cable based charging has had years of development, battery swapping is in its nascent stages and has major hurdles to cross before being offered as a widespread complementary solution to conductive charging. This article provides an overview into the market, the enabling technology and players.
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23 Feb 2022

Nio (2022)
Nio Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells smart electric vehicles in China and Europe. The company offers five, six, and seven-seater electric SUVs, as well as smart electric sedans. It is also involved in a battery swapping service called Power Swap. Nio Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
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22 Feb 2022

Hydrogel Membranes
Work on hydrogel membranes, like work on hydrogels generally, is mainly medically oriented. In this premium article, we mainly concentrate on hydrogel membranes beyond medical ones, as this is the later-emerging market opportunity.
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21 Feb 2022

Wrapping Droplets in Graphene for Printed Microchips, Wearable Sensors
New research from physicists will 'significantly advance' the new technology area of liquid electronics, enhancing the functionality and sustainability of potential applications in printed electronics, wearable health monitors and even batteries.
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21 Feb 2022

CSM: Battery Temperature Sensing
CSM provides testing equipment for automotive tier 1s and OEMs. IDTechEx interviewed them to discuss their high voltage, temperature sensing portfolio for EV battery development.
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18 Feb 2022

Hydrogen Thermonuclear Energy
In the universe two violent reactions are commonplace - fission and fusion. Fission breaks down large atoms, releasing energy. Fusion joins small ones together, releasing energy.
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18 Feb 2022

Developments and News in Advanced Battery Technology 2021
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18 Feb 2022

A New Technique for Making Wearable Sensors
Engineers have developed a new technique for making wearable sensors that enables medical researchers to prototype test new designs much faster and at a far lower cost than existing methods.
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18 Feb 2022

Eurocell to build a Gigafactory in Western Europe
Eurocell is set to build its first European Gigafactory, producing proven 'production ready' technologies in just 12 months, far faster than other Gigafactories. This is possible as Eurocell has a proven battery product which is ready for scaled-up manufacturing.
17 Feb 2022

BYD-ADL Supply 29 Double Decker E-Buses for London
Alexander Dennis Limited and BYD UK jointly supplied 29 BYD ADL Enviro400EV to Abellio London for use on Transport for London route 63 between King's Cross and Honor Oak. The zero emission double deckers have innovative features, aimed at making them an even more attractive, green alternative to the car as London recovers from the pandemic.
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17 Feb 2022

5G Beamforming ICs Players and Examples
IDTechEx analyst James Edmondson overviews 5G Beamforming ICs Players and Examples
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17 Feb 2022

Yielding 99.9% Pure Graphite from Used Lithium-ion Batteries
With consistent yields of over 99.9% pure graphite and energy capacity and cycle life on par with virgin battery-grade graphite anode material, Ascend Elements' Hydro-to-Anode process technology has the additional benefit of extending recycling and manufacturing throughput beyond cathode active materials to anode materials as well. This innovation dramatically increases the value of every lithium-ion battery recycled.
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17 Feb 2022

Energy Security is Dangerously Neglected
To provide decision makers with calculations on which to base energy decisions, accountants typically use discounted cash flow and levelized cost of electricity calculations.
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16 Feb 2022

Fluoropolymer applications emerging in 2022
Fluoropolymers increasingly address many of the technological trends emerging, examples being:
-Membranes
-Energy storage
-Hydrogen economy
-Emissions reduction
-Making electricity where you need it
-Bionic man and woman and advanced medical care
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16 Feb 2022

Stationary Energy Storage Misunderstood
In our surreal world, we continue to subsidize fossil fuels. We rarely subsidize the huge missing link on the way to 100% renewables, which is providing massive amounts of delayed electricity. People misunderstand. They think we do. Uniquely, the IDTechEx report "Future Stationary Energy Storage: Hydrogen, Batteries, Gravity, Gas, Other 2022-2042" looks at all the proliferating needs and technologies on the essential 20-year timescale ahead. It finds that the problems are largely solved of very brief fluctuations previously avoided by the momentum of rotating machines used in fossil fuel plants.
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15 Feb 2022

Metal Sintering Paste Suppliers
IDTechEx analyst James Edmondson overviews metal sintering and paste suppliers
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15 Feb 2022

Breakthrough Clears Path for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Growing demand for electric vehicles has shed light on the significant challenge of sustainably sourcing the battery technology necessary for the broad shift to renewable electric and away from fossil fuels. In hopes of making batteries that not only perform better than those currently used in EVs, but also are made from readily available materials, a group of chemical engineers have found a way to introduce sulfur into lithium-ion batteries - with astounding results.