Energy Storage

Škoda Auto introduces a smart energy storage system: a second life cycle for batteries from electric vehicles that effectively reduces their CO2 footprint. In partnership with the Czech technology company IBG Česko, the system is now being deployed at Škoda dealerships.

Eguana (TSX: EGT.V) designs and manufactures grid interactive energy storage systems based on its proprietary power control technology. Fully integrated energy storage systems ("ESS") consist of three major components, the software controller (the energy management system or "EMS"), the battery, and the advanced power controls.

There are plenty of ways of making surplus electricity into stored heat that is then used as heat for district heating and so on.

Fortress Power is a world-leading battery manufacturer that can intergrate with commercial and residential solar systems.

Founded in 2012, Hanwha Q Cells Co., Ltd., and "Hanwha Q Cells & Advanced Materials Corp.", commonly known as Q Cells or Hanwha Q Cells, are manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells.

PEUGEOT has become one of the first manufacturers to offer in series production, from 2021 onwards, in the compact utility van segment, in addition to its combustion and battery electric models, an electric version powered by a hydrogen fuel cell.

Carbon capture technology may be essential in helping the world in the fight against climate change, however, capturing CO2 from point sources not be enough to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. A potential solution is direct air capture (DAC) technology. Does DAC justify the excitement or is it doomed to fail?

Founded in 1996, ZPower develops and commercializes silver-zinc batteries. In 2013, ZPower introduced silver-zinc rechargeable batteries for the hearing industry.

Viridi Parente Inc has shipped its initial batch of lithium-ion batteries to Li-Cycle Corp. By recycling 100% of its end-of-life cells, Viridi Parente is expanding the company's commitment to energy sustainability and the circular energy economy by enabling the wider adoption of safe lithium-ion batteries for industrial, commercial, municipal, medical, and residential use.

A leading Asian battery company has selected adphos proprietary aNIR -drying solution for its new processing lines. This time the drying of barrier coatings for battery separators on temperature sensitive polymer films will be realized in the new production lines with aNIR-driers. The aNIR-driers enable here drying processes in a fraction of a second, compared of today required 5 to even 10 s with convection dryer-based solutions.

Nano One Materials are a Canadian company who have developed a new process to manufacture coated, single-crystal Li-ion cathode active material. IDTechEx spoke with Nano One Materials' CEO, Dan Blondal.

Qnovo are a small, US-based company developing and commercialising software for Li-ion battery management systems that can help to improve overall battery performance and safety. IDTechEx caught up with CEO, Nadim Maluf.

Starved of lithium-ion batteries and pumped storage sites, the stationary energy storage business is urgently looking for alternatives. See them in the new IDTechEx report, "Stationary Energy Storage Without Batteries: Grid, Microgrid, UPS, Trackside 2021-2041".

PowerCell Sweden AB is now presenting PowerCellution Marine System 200, an industrialized high-power fuel cell module with low weight and a compact format, especially developed for the electrification of marine applications.

Introduction to Oxis Energy's technology and IDTechEx commentary of their recently reported financial troubles.

The prototype will feature a world-first in electric powertrains: a 'hybrid' battery which combines Nawa Technologies' own ultracapacitors, NAWACap, with conventional lithium-ion cells.

Symbio, headquartered in Fontaine, France, design and manufacture fuel cell systems for transport applications. They are jointly owned by French automotive supplier Faurecia and the tire manufacturer Michelin. In May 2021 IDTechEx Technology Analyst David Wyatt spoke with Symbio's VP of Products, Marketing and Strategy, Christophe Schramm

Imagine an entire twenty storey concrete building which can store energy like a giant battery. Thanks to unique research such a vision could someday be a reality. Researchers recently published an article outlining a new concept for rechargeable batteries - made of cement.

Thursday 3 June 2021 - This webinar uniquely gives an appraisal of stationary storage for electricity supply beyond batteries and pumped hydro. See some of the results of IDTechEx prioritising all the options within gravity storage of many types, air, hydrogen, thermal and supercapacitors and their variants for example.

IDTechEx spoke with e-waste recycler TES-AMM who recently expanded their capability in Li-ion recycling.