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Drones - A unique report by IDTechEx

The unique market research report "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Electric UAVs 2014-2024" examines what will be achieved and the enabling technologies that will make it possible.

Focus on hybrid applications and offshore

Solutions primarily geared towards customer demands for more environmentally friendly propulsion systems, not to mention compact, powerful and maintenance-friendly solutions for the open sea.

GMZ Energy announces Scott Rackey as Vice President

GMZ Energy has announced the appointment of Scott Rackey as Vice President of Business Development.

Testing of 200 watt high temperature thermoelectric generator

GMZ Energy has announced the successful demonstration of a TEG designed for automotive waste heat recapture.

GMZ Energy appoints Cheryl Diuguid as CEO

GMZ Energy has announced the appointment of Cheryl Diuguid as CEO.

Manchester to host £64m BP research centre

BP is to establish a £64 million international research centre, known as the BP International Centre for Advanced Materials, or BP-ICAM at The University of Manchester.

Fuel cell electric vehicles make rapid progress in range, durability

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently completed a seven-year project to demonstrate and evaluate hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and hydrogen fueling infrastructure in real-world settings.

Ocean robots embark on final stage of Pacific crossing

Continuing their record-breaking journey across the high seas with approximately 5000 nautical miles until their final destinations of Australia and Japan, the Wave Gliders have collectively already travelled more than 13,000 nautical miles.

Materials solutions for alternative energy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently held this year's Making and Designing Materials Engineering Competition (MADMEC). The contest's theme is "materials solutions for alternative energy."

New self-assembling photovoltaic technology can keep repairing itself

New self-assembling photovoltaic technology can keep repairing itself to avoid any loss in performance

ECOtality to create a pilot network of DC fast charging stations

Blink Network DC fast charging stations to be located at 45 BP and ARCO locations as part of The EV Project

Standards will speed energy harvesting adoption

At the recent IDTechEx conference Energy Harvesting and Storage Europe in Munich, Roy Freeland, of the ISA100.18 Power Sources Working Group, spoke on how standards with hasten the adoption of energy harvesting, not least in Wireless Sensor Networks WSN.

THINK applauds introduction of bipartisan EV bills

Electric car maker THINK hailed the introduction of two bills in the U.S. House and the Senate on Thursday designed to help spur the deployment of electric vehicles and related charging infrastructure.

Flexible solar cells with silicon wire arrays

Caltech researchers create highly absorbing, flexible solar cells with silicon wire arrays

Energy Harvesting & Storage and RTLS & WSN conference summary

The first day of the conference (attended by more than 290 attendees) was focused on presentations from end users of energy harvesting and wireless sensor networks technologies, with the first presentation given by IDTechEx CEO Raghu Das, giving an overview of needs for energy harvesting as well as the three generations of technologies (active RFID, RTLS and mesh & WSN) that have evolved into the current market for Wireless Sensor Networks, a market due to reach US$1.75 Billion by 2019.

End User Requirements Aired at Inaugural Energy Harvesting Event

Next week more than 300 attendees will converge in Denver at two co-located events: Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS. These events bring together the whole ecosystem from adopters of the technology to those making wireless sensors, ultra low power electronics, energy harvesting and energy storage devices.

Wireless Sensor Networks and RTLS: The Growth Areas

Active RFID will rise from 10% of the total RFID market this year to 24% in 2019, meaning a huge $6.74 billion market.

Energy harvesting industry in conflict

The ZigBee Alliance announced in July 2009 that it will draft a standard for energy harvesting devices.

Energy Harvesting & Storage Conference Covers End User Requirements

IDTechEx is hosting the world's largest event on Energy Harvesting & Storage on November 3-4 in Denver, CO, USA. Uniquely, the focus of the event is to address requirements from end users from a range of different vertical industries.