Energy Storage

Plenty of kilowatts from no fuel. This dream ticket is a reality today from the rapid adoption of high power energy harvesting. Energy harvesting converts ambient energy into electricity where it is needed, off-grid.

A team of researchers have discovered a new class of printable solid-state Lithium-ion batteries that can exist on almost any surface.

Researchers have created an electrode made of nanoparticles with a solid shell, and a "yolk" inside that can change size again and again without affecting the shell.

Analysts IDTechEx almost completely rewrote their report Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles 2015-2025 this year and frequent updates take place, such is the pace of change.

Longer-lasting batteries could be 3D printed from graphene ink to tackle rising demand for energy storage products in household devices or renewable energy systems.

Video interview with RMT Ltd at Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe.

After debuting the world's first solar air battery last fall, researchers at The Ohio State University have now reached a new milestone.

Using a hybrid silica sol-gel material and self-assembled monolayers of a common fatty acid, researchers have developed a new capacitor dielectric material that provides an electrical energy storage capacity rivaling certain batteries, with both a high energy density and high power density.

Proterra is a US-based company developing some of the most innovative fully electric buses. They and test their own battery packs.

Researchers have successfully pioneered a way to construct a flexible, foldable and lightweight energy storage device that provides the building blocks for next-generation batteries needed to power wearable electronics and implantable medical devices.

A new fabrication technique that produces platinum hollow nanocages with ultra-thin walls could dramatically reduce the amount of the costly metal needed to provide catalytic activity in such applications as fuel cells.

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 18 August 2015.

Ongoing interviews by IDTechEx across the world reveal that new power electronic systems are being designed on the assumption that 48V systems will be adopted for conventional cars in the next five years.

Buses are now a crucible of change, often adopting new technology before cars.

Summary of the first day of the EV Roadmap 8 event taking place in Portland, Oregon

Totally different. Everything that constitutes a hybrid or pure electric vehicle will change beyond recognition, advises analyst group IDTechEx.

Scientists in China have developed a new method for connecting energy devices without using wires.

In this instalment of our graphene series we discuss commercialising flexible graphene supercapacitors.

Another instalment in our series on the graphene industry.

IDTechEx will be back in Tokyo, Japan for their highly regarded series of Business Insight Forums.