Energy Storage

Fujifilm is a multinational technology provider, supplying products and services within healthcare (medical systems, biopharmaceuticals), electronics (semiconductor materials, display materials), and imaging (consumer imaging and professional imaging) sectors. Fujifilm has been developing ion exchange materials over the last decade, manufacturing anion and cation exchange membranes for drinking water production and waste water treatment. IDTechEx spoke with Mert Colakoglu, New Business Development Manager, regarding Fujifilm's recent decision to terminate membrane material activities at its site in Tilburg, Netherlands.

Traditionally, hard rock mining and evaporation ponds have been the primary methods for lithium extraction. This article offers an overview of established techniques for mining lithium from natural resources. It focuses particularly on a collection of technologies known as direct lithium extraction (DLE), which have the potential to unlock lithium from brine more efficiently, with improved recovery rates and additional environmental, social, and governance (ESG) benefits.

Tetronics is a UK-based company that has developed a plasma technology for industrial heating, critical material recovery, and green hydrogen production. IDTechEx attended Tetronics' presentation at the Hydrogen Technology Expo in Hamburg. This company profile will primarily focus on hydrogen production, but also highlight some other applications of its technology.

Tuesday 17 December 2024 - Introduction into the Li-ion market and silicon anode technology; Discussion of key silicon anode technologies and developments; Overview of the silicon anode market; Key conclusions and takeaways

Forecasts taken from IDTechEx report "Second-life Electric Vehicle Batteries 2025-2035: Markets, Forecasts, Players, and Technologies"

This premium article will explore EV battery design challenges for pack material suppliers.

This premium article explores fuel cell and plug-in hybrid light commercial vehicle models.

H2 Generators, a division of Hydrologiq Ltd., is a UK-based company focused on providing hydrogen-powered generators as clean, sustainable power solutions.

This premium article discusses the fuel cell truck market in 2024.

With growing interest into the integration of fuel cells for stationary power, many commercial players have chosen to adopt either proton exchange membrane (PEM) or solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). However, alternative fuel cell technologies like alkaline fuel cells (AFCs), molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs), phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFCs) and direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) still compete for market share.

As the electric vehicle (EV) and battery energy storage system (BESS) industries grow, requirements for the batteries that power them become more demanding. To achieve more energy-dense batteries that aren't unsustainably expensive, faster battery development is needed, as well as more efficient management, manufacturing, and recycling methods. Artificial intelligence (AI) will play an important role in achieving these goals.

As electrification increases across multiple industries worldwide, battery energy density and safety challenges have become a bottleneck. New materials are needed to power future battery deployments. Artificial intelligence has seen increasing use for materials discovery, in the form of materials informatics. In this premium article, IDTechEx explores the AI-assisted battery materials discovery market, including analysis of players, technology and business models.

This profile analyzes Hyundai's progress in electrification and automotive technologies in 2024.

ReElement Technologies are a critical metals recycler, founded in 2017 and based in Indiana, USA. ReElement recover rare earth elements and Li-ion battery technology metals from end-of-life waste using proprietary chromatographic separation technology.

The Li-ion industry continues to innovate to reach higher energy densities, faster charge and higher rate capabilities, longer lifetimes, lower costs, and lower environmental impact from their production to better meet the demands of the markets and applications reliant on battery and energy storage technology.

Shanshan Technology (Ningbo Shanshan Technology Co. Ltd) are a Chinese supplier of Li-ion graphite and silicon anode materials. They are also a producer of polarizers for displays.

This premium article discusses battery suppliers for electric light commercial vehicles (eLCV).

This premium article introduces copper in its natural forms and provides an overview of the common techniques to mine and process copper ores.