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The future of e-mobility to be revealed in Munich

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Forum 2014, taking place on September 17 - 18 at Angelo Hotel Munich Westpark will be hosting the top speakers from leading car, bus and truck manufacturing companies, the electric power industry, regional authorities, as well as research technological institutes and universities, to answer critical questions, such as battery development, EV infrastructure development or incentives, policies and strategies.

Huge new influx of partners to the Graphene Flagship project

To coincide with Graphene Week 2014, the European Commission is proud to announce that the Graphene Flagship, one of the largest-ever European research initiatives, is doubling in size.

From waste heat to useable energy

Thermoelectric devices play an important role in energy management and the recovery of wasted heat. The NexTec project aims to create better thermoelectric modules for the automotive, refrigeration and IT industries.

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.

DELIVER - the next generation of electric delivery vehicles

Liberty Electric Cars, has successfully completed the build of the first fully functioning example of "DELIVER" - an electric delivery vehicle funded by the European Commissions' 7th Framework Programme which brings together ten partner companies from across Europe.

Highlights from a printed electronics conference

IDTechEx recently attended a Printed Electronics conference in Germany. IDTechEx analysts attended talks from a wide variety of companies. Here we include very brief highlights/summaries of the important points.

Power suits: wearable fabric generates electricity from the sun

Imagine wearing clothes that can generate electricity from the sun's rays. What is more, imagine this electricity could power medical, athletic and other personal electronic devices.

DSM vs 3D Systems ruling: Judge rules all 3D printers are the same

On the 18th April, Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled in favour of 3D Systems regarding the antitrust case brought against it by chemical giant DSM Desotech.

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.

Electric E-Fan aircraft demonstrates airborne e-mobility

The successful first public flight of the electric E-Fan experimental aircraft was the highlight of Airbus Group's E-Aircraft Day in Bordeaux, France.

Environmentally compatible organic solar cells

Environmentally compatible production methods for organic solar cells from novel materials are in the focus of "MatHero".

Crystalsol GmbH welcomes prof H W Schock and T Schiotz

crystalsol GmbH has announced that Prof. Hans Werner Schock and Tore Schiøtz will join its international Advisory Board.

Supercapacitors Europe 2014 is next week!

IDTechEx's Supercapacitors Europe 2014 conference External Link is bringing the best of supercapacitor developments in the region and internationally - 1-2 April, Berlin.

Tesla's Battery Coup - Winners and Losers

Ground breaking news were announced by Tesla at the end of February 2014. This is their intention to build a lithium battery manufacturing plant with a capacity of 35 GWh/year by 2020, this is the so called "Gigafactory". Read this article in order to understand what is the impact of these plans to the whole industry.

Part 2 - What you will learn at Supercapacitors Europe 2014

IDTechEx's Supercapacitor Europe 2014 conference on 1-2 April in Berlin, Germany, is bringing the best of supercapacitor developments in the region and internationally.

Solvay undertakes major sustainability project

Solvay Specialty Polymers has announced the launch of the LIFE+ GLEE project, a highly focused sustainability program that aims to use water instead of organic solvents in the rechargeable lithium ion (Li-ion) battery manufacturing process.

Workshop helps SMEs enter electric vehicles supply chain

At the EU funded INTRASME SME Opportunity Workshop in Berlin on 3 April 2014 External Link, SMEs will have the opportunity to understand the electric vehicle supply chain and how it can differ from the more traditional internal combustion engine vehicle supply chain process.

Production environment becomes european pioneer

Despite heavy competition from major companies and other operators in Europe, PEA (Printed Electronics Arena) Manufacturing, the test environment for the production of Printed electronics in Norrköping, has been designated European "pilot line demonstrator" and will serve as a model for future development.

Graphene for printed electronics

Graphene, the ultrathin, ultraconductive, flexible material that everyone is talking about, is maturing just in time for its use in the printed electronics industry.

Electric Aircraft Launches 2014-2024

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