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IHI Corporation: Methanation System

IHI Corporation is a heavy-industry manufacturer headquartered in Japan. In October 2024, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Eve Pope learnt about IHI Corporation's methanation and CO₂ utilization technology at Smart Energy Week.

ExxonMobil: Methanol-to-Gasoline (MTG)

ExxonMobil has developed a proprietary methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) technology for the production of synthetic fossil gasoline and sustainable gasoline.

Sekisui Chemical: Chemical Looping for CO₂ Utilization

Sekisui Chemical is developing chemical looping technology to convert CO₂ to CO at a higher yield than current reverse water gas shift technologies. In October 2024, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Eve Pope spoke with Dr Haruka Nishiyama at CCUS World (Smart Energy Week).

The Two Long-Wave Infrared Innovations Required for a US$500M Market

Although over 1.2 million on-road vehicles have thermal LWIR camera technology installed, this is 0.08% of the estimated total of 1.5 billion vehicles on roads worldwide. For LWIR cameras to fill their potential in the automotive market, drivers in regulation and innovation are a requirement.

Toyota Motor Corporation

Toyota was the largest car manufacturer by sales in 2023, with over 10 million vehicles sold. It was an early leader in hybrid technology, however it has been more cautious in its adoption of fully electric technologies. This IDTechEx profile focuses on Toyota's latest plans to decarbonize its vehicles.

Wayve

Wayve is a UK-based autonomous driving software developer working on end-to-end AI for level 2+, 3 and 4 applications. It has recently announced a US$1.05 billion investment round, one of the largest that IDTechEx has seen, and especially noteworthy for a company based outside of the US or China.

ECO STOR AS

ECO STOR AS is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and is one of two divisions of ECO STOR. ECO STOR AS is a developer of second-life battery energy storage systems (BESS). These are for residential, commercial & industrial, and grid-scale applications.

Introduction to Advanced Biofuels

This premium article covers motivation for sustainable fuels and biofuels; introduction to advanced biofuels including renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and renewable methanol; and key production pathways for these fuels.

The Global Race for Autonomous Trucks

The global commercialization of autonomous trucks in 2024 is being shaped significantly by regional regulations and government policies. To enable the growth of autonomous trucking, the U.S., Europe and China have adopted different approaches, primarily influenced by their respective regulatory environments, infrastructure development, and governmental support.

Infinium

Infinium is an e-fuels technology and project development company based in California. Infinium focuses on e-diesel, e-naphtha, and sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF).

IDTechEx Explores Antimicrobial Technologies

Antimicrobial and antiviral materials can be used to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses on surfaces where they are most likely to be passed on. IDTechEx looks at over 100 companies that have developed their own antimicrobial technologies in their market research report.

Parker: Electric Vehicle Battery Materials

Parker has a wide portfolio of materials for EV battery applications including gap fillers, adhesives, encapsulants, coatings, and more.

Hydrogen Vehicles - Consumption and Range

Innovation map for the consumption and range of hydrogen vehicles.

Webinar - Good Vibrations: The Future of the Haptics Market

Thursday 17 October - Overview of the major haptic actuator technology choices; Exploration of haptics technology innovations and developments; Highlighting expected stories in the haptics market for the next ten years; Adoption roadmaps for haptics technology

Connected Energy

Connected Energy is a key second-life battery storage developer, based in the UK. The company has multiple second-life projects across Europe. This profile discusses developments made by Connected Energy since IDTechEx's last interview with the company in November 2022.

The Rise of AI Drives 9 Fold Surge in Liquid Cooling Technology

The rapid rise of AI and HPC (high performing computing) applications is driving a fundamental shift in data center cooling strategies. As chips like Nvidia's B200 and Intel's Falcon Shores GPU push the limits of thermal design power, direct-to-chip and immersion cooling solutions are becoming critical to managing the heat loads in modern data centers.

H55

Swiss-based H55 is a start-up, founded in 2017, working on the commercialization and certification of electric propulsion systems for electric planes.

Allye Energy

Allye Energy is a developer of distributed energy storage systems, using second-life batteries. IDTechEx spoke with the company at The Battery Show Europe 2024.

CO₂ Utilization in Concrete Curing or Mixing

Innovation map of CO₂ utilization in concrete curing or mixing.

Carbon Dioxide Utilization: Chemicals

Innovation map of chemicals in carbon dioxide utilization.