Full profile interview
12 Jun 2014

Enfucell Oy
Enfucell was founded in June 2002 after a decade of research on power sources for low power applications at the Automation Laboratory of The Helsinki University of Technology. It is based in Finland. Their main product is a flexible and thin battery made of low-cost industrial environmentally-friendly materials that are disposable with other household waste. The main target t markets are in RFID/logistics, cosmetics, and medical industry.
Full profile interview
27 May 2014

CEDRAT Group
CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES SA is a high-tech French SME focused on mechatronics covering piezo and electromagnetic sensors and actuators, as well as a host of other technologies such as magnetoresistive, magnetorestrictive, etc. CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES was bought by ACTIVE STRUCTURE FINANCE in Jan 2012. CEDRAT is customer oriented and not a product focused company
11 May 2014

Major New EV Market?
Personal Helicopters, Volocopters and Fixed Wing Electric Aircraft is a field under continuous development. This article will present some of the latest developments, presenting which are the pioneer companies developing the technologies of future air electric personal mobility.
5 May 2014

Siemens and BAIC to produce electric powertrain systems for NEVs
Siemens AG and Chinese car maker Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd. (BAIC) signed a joint venture at the 2014 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition and outlined their plan to utilize Siemens' electric drive train components in a range of BAIC vehicles.
30 Apr 2014

Siemens drive technology for new Hyundai vessel
Siemens Drive Technologies has announced that it is supplying an integrated high-tech diesel-electric drive and power-generation propulsion solution for a multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV) that's being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for Toisa at the largest shipyard in the world in Ulsan, South Korea.
25 Apr 2014

Penetration of Second and Third Generation Range Extenders 2014-2024
Range extenders are those technologies in charge of supporting long distance travelling in electric vehicles. Through the transition from petrol cars to electric cars, there is a strong trend to reduce the internal combustion engine and increasingly delegate the traction to electric motors, however ICE will not become the only range extender technology. This article explores all range extender technologies.
Full profile interview
14 Dec 2013

Daimler AG
Daimler AG is a major automotive company with electric vehicle activities under Orion bus, Smart car, Mercedes car and commercial vehicle brands and other activities including an e-scooter. Its fuel cell development for EVs and roll out program is up with the global leaders.
19 Nov 2013

PolyIC attends research consortium on organic photovoltaics
PolyIC announces the start of the research project POPUP.
15 Nov 2013

IDTechEx find industrial and commercial EVs are the winners
As the electric vehicle EV industry grows more than five-fold to well over $300 billion in 2024, those e-vehicles not bought primarily on up-front price will continue to dominate.
15 Oct 2013

Report on PlugBoat, Nice France, Part One
PlugBoat, a first electric boat congress, took place in Nice in the South of France last week.
3 Oct 2013

Plan for the construction of a hydrogen refuelling network in Germany
The six partners in the "H2 Mobility" initiative - Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total - have set up upon a specific action plan for the construction of a nationwide hydrogen refuelling network for fuel cell powered electric vehicles.
Full profile interview: SWOT
30 Aug 2013

NikkoIA
5 Aug 2013

Stretchable gold conductor grows its own wires
Networks of spherical nanoparticles embedded in elastic materials may make the best stretchy conductors yet.
24 Jun 2013

EADS, Siemens enter long-term research partnership
EADS and Siemens are entering a long-term research partnership to introduce new electric propulsion systems that could help airlines lower their fuel bills and drive environmental performance.
12 Jun 2013

3D printing looks set to pack a $4B punch by 2025
3D printing has come of age, surpassing $1B in revenues during 2012 and with growth expected to continue across all target markets to 2025.
1 May 2013

7th Annual CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium: First day
This excellent event "7th Electric Aircraft Symposium" in Santa Rosa, USA was acclaimed as the best ever in the series. Over 150 people attended, an eclectic mix from NASA and Siemens to hobbyists, universities and technology startups were there.
24 Apr 2013

First car ferry powered by electric drive system
Together with the Norwegian shipyard Fjellstrand, Siemens has developed the world's first electrically powered car ferry. The 80-meter vessel can carry 120 cars and 360 passengers.
19 Mar 2013

Scania and Siemens to develop electrically powered vehicles
Scania and Siemens have entered into a partnership which involves the integration of Siemens technology to power vehicles with Scania's expertise in the electrification of powertrains in trucks and buses. The partnership means that Sweden may become the world's first country with electrically powered trucks and electrified roads for commercial use.
15 Mar 2013

Siemens broaden innovative e-car inverter technology range
Siemens has stepped up its involvement in electric vehicle (EV) technologies by buying Semikron International's VePoint subsidiary, which develops power electronic components and systems for the hybrid and electric vehicle market