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Fuel Flexibility of SOFC Paves Path to Hydrogen Economy

Fuel cells could play an important role in the future of power generation, enabling the transition from traditional hydrocarbon fuels to low or zero-emission fuels. The fuel flexibility of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) offers a competitive advantage over the currently dominant proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), which is limited to operating on hydrogen.

HYBRIT

Hybrit Development AB (HYBRIT) is a joint venture between Swedish companies SSAB, LKAB, and Vattenfall. The company was founded to develop the HYBRIT project to demonstrate the use of hydrogen in sustainable steel production.

Tritium: DC Fast Charging (2023)

Founded in 2001, Tritium designs and manufactures proprietary hardware and software to create modular and scalable DC fast chargers for electric vehicles.

Ultimate Transmissions: How Tesla Could Avoid Rare-Earth Magnets

Tesla recently announced the elimination of rare-earths in its next generation permanent magnet motors. This would normally require a large performance defecit or much larger motor. Ultimate Transmissions has designed a ferrite magnet motor that could solve these issues.

ATT (Advanced Thermal Technologies)

ATT is collaborating with Henkel to develop heating for automotive interiors based on positive temperature coefficient (PTC) ink and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) sensor cover heaters utilizing in-mold electronics (IME). IDTechEx caught up with Head of Printed Electronics Martin Hartinger at LOPEC 2023.

Advanced Recycling: The Answer to Sustainable Packaging?

The need for a circular economy has never been so urgent. Plastic consumption is expected to double globally by 2050, creating environmental and human health risks. Not only is plastic waste overflowing in landfills, but a significant portion is mismanaged and leaks into the environment: the OECD estimates that nearly 80 million tonnes of plastic waste was mismanaged globally in 2019.

Move.ai

Early-stage London-based company using AI to perform marker-less motion capture with as little as two iPhones or other cameras. Its tracking can compare favorably to optical tracking using multimillion dollar setups. IDTechEx met representatives from the company at Laval Virtual 2023.

AEye, Inc.

AEye is a technology company that provides advanced imaging and sensing solutions for various industries, including smart infrastructure and automotive. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Applied Brain Research

Applied Brain Research, or ABR for short, is an AI and neural network consultancy that assists customers with data-related tasks.

Upcoming Webinar - Smart Packaging: Emerging Drivers and Technologies

Wednesday 17 May 2023 - Multiple smart packaging technologies, including embedded lighting, wireless energy harvesting, flexible batteries, and low-cost sensing; Case studies showing the deployment and adoption of different types of smart packaging, such as electronic blister packs for pharmaceuticals; A roadmap for the adoption of different smart packaging technologies, and assessment of technology gaps and other adoption barriers

Pure Battery Technologies

Pure Battery Technologies (PBT) is an Australian company who produces precursor for active nickel-based cathode material (pCAM) from recycled battery material.

Considerations for Remanufacturing Second-Life EV Batteries

The Li-ion EV battery circular economy comprises multiple important steps, requiring decisions from key stakeholders at any one part. Second-life EV batteries can be useful after their first life in an EV.

Denkosha

Denkosha started exclusive domestic sales of ultra-thin/ultra-lightweight flexible solar panels manufactured by Sunport Power from November 2022, and became a sales agent and construction agent from December 2022. The construction license system started from January 2023. Denkosha not only undertakes procurement, design, construction, and maintenance as a package, but also has many achievements in applying for various subsidies and subsidies.

Wiliot

Wiliot offers battery-free smart tags and an associated software ecosystem for tracking objects both in supply chains and after purchase. IDTechEx caught up with Chief Marketing Officer Steve Statler to find out more about the latest developments.

Digitizing Agriculture — Agbots and Software

This premium article covers digitizing agriculture, with technology progression roadmaps, use case examples, business models, and SWOT analyses.

Webinar - Electric Trains: The Transition Towards Li-ion Batteries

Thursday 11 May 2023 - Battery electrification entry points in train markets: mainline/shunter locomotives and multiple units; Market drivers and barriers for electric trains; Battery chemistry options and their suitability for the rail market, comparing NMC, LFP, LTO, solid-state and lithium metal; Competitive landscape analysis with details from IDTechEx primary research interviews with multiple heavy-duty system suppliers; Insight into the IDTechEx global market outlook for electric trains

Lithium Australia

Lithium Australia is based in Australia and has two fully owned subsidiaries in battery recycling and cathode material production. This profile focuses on the company's involvement in the Li-ion battery recycling market.

Asahi Kasei: Fire Retardant Plastics

IDTechEx spoke to Asahi Kasei at the SPE Plastics for Electric and Autonomous Vehicles event in Detroit in April 2023. The focus of the conversation was around its flame retardant PA66 grade with potential for EV battery applications.

Cadent Gas: Hydrogen Pipeline & Blending Projects

Cadent Gas is a UK-based gas distribution company that owns, operates, and maintains the largest natural gas distribution network in the UK. This profile focuses on Cadent's activities in developing hydrogen pipelines and testing hydrogen gas blending.

Auto L: A New LiDAR Start-up

Auto L was founded in 2019 as a spin-out of Korean automotive OEM Hyundai. It has had some small-scale deployments and is currently looking to expand its business in the US.