Energy Storage

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Fuel Cell Boats & Ships 2023-2033: PEMFC, SOFC, Hydrogen, Ammonia, LNG'.

This premium article explores various fire protection materials, including their compositions, applications, advantages and disadvantages, thermal conductivity, and more.

BTR New Material Group, formerly BTR New Energy, are a Chinese manufacturer of Li-ion electrode materials and a leading manufacturer of graphite anodes.

The battery management system or BMS is an integral part of any lithium-ion battery pack. Compared to lead acid and nickel metal hydride (NiMH) cells, lithium cells can be much more temperamental. Discharging a lithium cell too far can accelerate aging, as does overcharging. High temperatures and overcharging can also lead to the cell failing and causing fires. The BMS is in place to control these parameters and keep the battery pack safe. It monitors voltages, temperatures, and currents and can limit charge or discharge accordingly, as well as influencing the thermal management system to keep the pack in an optimal temperature window. This premium article covers the basic architecture of battery management systems, highlights key components, presents example products from leading suppliers, discusses innovation in the BMS, and gives an overview of the supply chain. This is all done with a focus on the underlying semiconductor technologies supporting BMSs.

Despite strong incumbent materials for certain components, the technology landscape for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells is set to change in many varied ways over the coming years. An increased materials demand in terms of both volume and units, reducing the cost of components, and the emergence of disruptive technologies are all expected, while supply chain agreements are being established and strengthened across the industry. Alongside the growth in demand, emerging trends, and player analysis, IDTechEx detail how the associated materials market for PEM fuel cells is expected to exceed a value of US$7bn by 2033.

Fire Protection Materials for Electric Vehicle Batteries 2023-2033 - Fire protection and thermal runaway propagation limiting materials for electric cars, buses, vans, trucks, scooters, and motorcycles. Ceramics, mica, aerogels, foams, encapsulants, coatings, and PCMs. Material benchmarking and market forecasts.

A major hydrogen storage infrastructure will be essential for the global hydrogen economy to run smoothly. This premium article reviews current commercial storage methods briefly before introducing some new material and chemical storage solutions. Specific case studies, global research efforts, and technology comparisons are provided at the end.

This premium article provides an update on the global Li-ion anode market, discussing the choice between natural and artificial graphite, 2021 sales volume, and introducing silicon as an anode material.

Sion Power are a US-based company developing Li-ion batteries using lithium metal anodes.

While electric cars will remain the largest electric vehicle market for the foreseeable future in terms of battery demand and market revenue generation, most transport sectors are facing a transition. In this article, IDTechEx summarizes key developments in non-automotive sectors, showing each sector's global battery demand (in 2021) for relative scale.

Li-Metal Corp are an early stage manufacturer of lithium foils and anodes for rechargeable lithium batteries.

This premium article explores electric vehicle (EV) fires, recalls, and regulations, including recalls and fires from key market players, a comparison of EV and internal combustion engine (ICE) fires, and various regional regulations.

Steam-methane reforming (SMR) is the most widely used technology for hydrogen production globally. This premium article explains the working principles of SMR, presents the options for CO{^2} capture to convert grey SMR into blue, and outlines some of the materials and catalysts used for the process.

ChargedEVs is an online series of presentations relating to the electric vehicle (EV) market. This premium article covers several presentations relating to materials and components for the EV battery pack, electric motors, and power electronics.

There has been considerable investment into cell production capacity over the past three to four years, as well as announcements of new gigafactories, especially in Europe and the US, but also in China. This premium article will present an outlook on global Li-ion cell manufacturing capacity.

A research team has succeeded in manufacturing potentially high efficiency, stable, and scalable perovskite solar cells via vacuum deposition apparatus, a method of fabricating organic light-emitting display devices. Such method is also advantageous for the mass production of batteries, which is expected to further accelerate the commercialization of the PSCs, according to the research team.

Alma Clean Power is building containerized SOFC modules for the marine, oil, and gas sectors. It is based out of Norway and is the first venture to be launched out of Clara Venture Labs.

The true description of graphene is that of a single atomic layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal array. However, the nanocarbon material landscape is much more complicated than this simple statement, with single-layer, few-layer, multi-layer, graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and both graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) all to be considered as types of graphene.

The Photon Energy Group, headquartered in Amsterdam, is developing technology for clean energy and water.

This premium article looks into fuel cell manufacturers in China, including installed capacity, fuel cell system manufacturers, bus sales, fuel cell trucks, and more.