Energy Storage

Titan Advanced Energy Solutions are a US start-up company who have developed an ultrasound based technology to improve the state-of-charge and state-of-health measurement of Li-ion.

Advano are a US-based start-up developing silicon anodes for Li-ion batteries.

Britishvolt has announced the appointment of Ray Macera as Project Director for the construction and implementation of Britain's first battery gigaplant.

The University of Surrey is to begin work on a new lithium-ion battery technology that is capable of capturing CO2 emissions, following an award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

IDTechEx predicted ten years ago that fuel cell cars would be a failure and, on any criterion, that is true today following lacklustre sales due to no meaningful consumer proposition and consequently numerous supplier exits.

Forge Nano are developing atomic layer deposition techniques and tools for coatings various materials, including catalysts and powders for additive manufacturing but with a particular focus on Li-ion electrodes.

EcoPro are a South Korean company who have expanded into the Li-ion industry and are positioning themselves as a key supplier of cathode materials.

Cumulus Energy are a UK start-up who have developed a copper-zinc battery aimed at low cost, long-duration storage markets.

The new IDTechEx report, "Sensors 2021-2041" uniquely analyses the whole subject in the light of such seismic changes as the COVID-19 virus. The sensor business is in turmoil. The industries that spend most on sensors are changing as are the sensors.

E-magy BV are commercialising their technology for synthesising silicon anode powders. IDTechEx spoke with E-magy CEO Casper Peeters and CTO Axel Schoneker.

IDTechEx spoke with 6K Energy, part of 6K Inc., including with Bruce Bradshaw, Chief Marketing Officer, and Dr Richard Holman, VP Battery Products. 6K have developed plasma technology for synthesising various powders.

Nano One Materials Corp. are a publicly listed Canadian company looking to commercialise their cathode manufacturing and synthesis technology.

Novonix Battery Testing Services (BTS) are a Canadian start-up, founded in 2013, who offer battery cell test and development services as well as equipment for battery testing.

Red bricks — some of the world's cheapest and most familiar building materials — can be converted into energy storage units that can be charged to hold electricity, like a battery, according to new research.

In the past two decades, the car market has declined twice: first due to the 2008 economic crisis, and then due to falling sales in China. Most recently, the lockdowns implemented to combat the coronavirus pandemic, causing auto-production plants to close globally and a loss of consumer spending will lead to an unprecedented 23% decline in 2020 (IDTechEx prediction).

Murata Electronics announced its collaboration with Yotta Energy to enable the development of a modular, solar energy storage solution that utilizes Murata's FORTELION battery cells. The Murata Electronics and Yotta Energy collaboration brings Yotta's panel-level energy storage one step closer to commercialization.

The battery factories being built today have a weakness - their battery cell production lines only produce one battery cell form factor. These assembly systems are very special and expensive. The manufacturing process of the electrodes is energy-intensive and dangerous solvents are used.

Nearly every sector is proposing the use of artificial intelligence. Materials science R&D is relatively late to this trend, and there are many industry-specific hurdles, but the opportunities are beginning to be realized and the potential impact is significant.

Tuesday 11 August - The electric car market is facing fresh, unforeseen challenges in 2020, and in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, electric vehicles with a higher upfront price are a hard sell. How is the industry, and how are governments, responding? Are electric cars de-railed from their pre-coronavirus trajectory?

IDTechEx Analyst Khasha Ghaffarzadeh interviews Thomas Swan Business Director Michael Edwards