Energy Storage

Taiyo Yuden's all-solid-state battery is a LATP (NASICON) based MLCC type.

Founded in 2010, QuantumScape (QS) is headquartered in San José, California and holds approximately 200 patents and patent applications for solid-state battery technology.

CeraCharge is a rechargeable battery developed by TDK's subsidiary Epcos, based on a solid state oxide electrolyte.

Spiers New Technologies (SNT) is based in Oklahoma, US. The company is a full-service provider of "4R" services for advanced battery packs used in hybrid and electric vehicles. This entails remanufacturing/refurbishment, repair, reuse, and recycling.

STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications.

Imec is an R&D innovation hub in Belgium. Headquartered in Leuven, about 3500 researchers work there for a total turnover of over €500M.

Copernic Catalysts use a simulation first approach in the design of new catalysts for low-carbon chemicals and e-fuels. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Jacob Grose (CEO and Co-Founder).

In September 2022, Solvay opened a new pilot research unit at its plant in La Rochelle, France, which enabled Solvay to scale up development of advanced inorganic materials for solid electrolytes.

Carrar is an Israeli company founded in 2019 with the aim of bringing two-phase immersion cooling to the electric vehicle market. IDTechEx hosted a discussion with Carrar's CEO Avinoam Robinstain as part of The Thermal Management Expo's online series.

Smartville Inc. are based in California, US and was founded in 2019. The company repurposes domestic electric vehicle (EV) batteries for second life applications in stationary storage.

Bosch has acquired the Californian company SEEO, which is developing a copolymer electrolyte for lithium-polymer batteries.

Mote is a California-based start-up developing a biomass gasification process that uses wood waste to produce hydrogen. The company's process is classified as a bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) process.

Jiawei is focused in the energy sector, with business also in PV and graphene. It works on batteries, with efforts in solid-state batteries.

ECO STOR AS is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and designs, manufactures, and sells battery energy storage systems (BESS). These are for residential, commercial & industrial, and grid-scale applications. This also includes second life batteries from retired electric vehicles (EVs). The company has two divisions, ECO STOR AS and ECOR STOR GmbH.

BeePlanet Factory (BPF) manufactures and supplies battery energy storage systems (BESS) by reusing Li-ion batteries from retired electric vehicles (EVs). The company also carries out technological projects that can contribute to the implementation of renewable energy, sustainable storage, and smart charging alongside consultation for clients in the mobility sector.

Brill Power is an Oxford University spinout/startup that develops and supplies battery management systems (BMS) for stationary storage, electric vehicles, and second life batteries.

Schott is a German company specialised in making glass and looking into solid-state electrolytes for Li-ion batteries.

Ohara Corporation, a Japanese company, has developed lithium ion conducting glass-ceramics.

Founded in 2008, Ilika is a UK public company focusing on solid state battery technology, enabling solutions for applications such as industrial IoT, medtech, EV, and consumer electronics.

Next Hydrogen Solutions are a Canadian company developing alkaline water electrolysers.