Energy Storage

Renault Trucks and the French Post Office are introducing, on an experimental basis and as a first in Europe, an electric truck equipped with a hydrogen-powered range extender.

Scientists report the development of a new, "green" way to boost the performance of batteries — with a material derived from silk.

Researchers have developed a novel supercapacitor electrode based on a hybrid nanostructure made from a hybrid nickel oxide-iron oxide exterior shell and a conductive iron-nickel core.

A major automotive part suppliers discusses various technologies such as OLED lighting, autonomous vehicles and molded/thermoformed electronics.

Hybrid vehicles are already big business from hybrid cars, buses and trucks to outdoor forklifts, even hybrid tugboats.

Scientists report the first durable, flexible cloth that harnesses human motion to generate energy.

Recent IDTechEx conference presentations and webinars on the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, Electric Buses 2015-2025 attracted many questions.

About $160 million has been invested in graphene companies, excluding government and IPO financing. Companies continue to move up the value chain, from selling graphene to selling graphene based intermediary products such as inks - a welcome development from end users as it lifts their burden of fine tuning and experimentation.

Electric vehicle events concentrate too much on three Cs - commercials, cars, copying each other. Cars will be only 34% of the electric vehicle value market in 2025. We must understand the totally different future, including for cars.

At the start, there was no generic name. The simple glass of the car windshield started to incorporate printed antennas and heaters. It was what we now know as "structural electronics" - one structure performing mechanical, electrical and other functions.

Researchers have identified electrical charge-induced changes in the structure and bonding of graphitic carbon electrodes that may one day affect the way energy is stored.

Lithium-sulfur batteries have been a hot topic in battery research because of their ability to produce up to 10 times more energy than conventional batteries.

At the start, there was no generic name. The simple glass of the car windshield started to incorporate printed antennas and heaters. It was what we now know as "structural electronics" - one structure performing mechanical, electrical and other functions.

Researchers have successfully created electricity-generating solar-cells with chemicals found in the shells of shrimps and other crustaceans for the first time.

This low cost event attracted about 360 delegates and about 21 exhibitors and the speakers were global and of high calibre.

A challenge that comes with the increased use of renewable energy is how to store electric energy.

Researchers have developed a novel paper-like material for lithium-ion batteries. It has the potential to boost by several times the specific energy, or amount of energy that can be delivered per unit weight of the battery.

Launches of fuel cell cars are reportedly planned by up to six carmakers from 2015 including Tata Motors of India, owners of Jaguar Land Rover.

IDTechEx analyst Franco Gonzalez discusses some of the industry dynamics and latest trends of supercapacitors.

Scientists have worked for many years trying to find a way to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries.