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Hybrid airships

A new European partnership will ensure that graphene ultracapacitor technology powers the next generation of large, heavy-lift airships for industrial applications in China and France.

Residential batteries: the story did not start with Tesla

Tesla is an eye-catching company active in clean energy applications - not only pure electric cars, but also home battery systems. With its launch of Tesla's Powerwall on April 30, 2015 and every progress update on its Gigafactory's building, Tesla has continue to fuel interest in home battery systems.

Webinar Tuesday 23 August -Industrial and commercial electric vehicles

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 23 August 2016 titled Industrial and Commercial Electric Vehicles: Biggest Market.

Consistent colour, long lifetime and high reliability for LEDs

Managing temperatures using appropriate electronics packaging materials is essential to ensure the reliability of high-power LED applications.

Forefront Filament

Forefront Filament are a UK-based company with a commercial pilot selling polypropylene filament for 3D printing.

New Opportunities in Residential, Com/Ind and Utility Batteries

Technology Analyst Xiaoxi He discusses the developing ecosystem for batteries in residential, commercial & industrial and utility markets. This is the first of a five part series covering some brand new IDTechEx research on this topic.

Delphi sees end of 12V

In August 2016, Delphi pronounced the end of 12V. It has reached the end of the road, according to Mary Gustanski, Delphi Automotive's vice president of engineering and program management.

Bus that travels above traffic

In August 2016, China Xinhua News reported that the Transit Elevated Bus has had its first road test in Qinhuangdao City. It consisted of a brake and power consumption test of this electric vehicle that runs on tracks.

Where is my 3D printed polypropylene?

The new IDTechEx Research report 3D Printing Materials 2016-2016 has highlighted the growing market for professionals using desktop thermoplastic extrusion 3D printers.

Webinar Tuesday 16 August - Energy Harvesting MicroW to MW

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 16 August 2016 titled Energy Harvesting MicroW to MW - Resurgent, Reinvented.

Precision Hawk

Precision Hawk was established in 2010 in Toronto, Canada. The original focus of the company was to do precise remote sensing of data followed by data processing/analysis to provide actionable recommendations to farmers

Tesla moves towards compatible green technology

It is no surprise that the Tesla - Solar City merger has been approved by investors. Elon Musk will combine his two co-founded companies after paying $2.6bn dollars for SolarCity in an all-stock transaction. The merger will be completed before the end of the year, and save the companies $150 million in costs in the first full year after closing.

Panasonic view of the Tesla Gigafactory

Panasonic is a $70 billion giant with strongly rising profitability and a place in the first division of battery manufacturers greatly boosted by its acquisition of Sanyo. It has shipped over 180 billion batteries since 1931.

Universal Robots

Universal Robots was founded in 2005, with the aim to make robot technology accessible to small and medium size enterprises by developing smaller, more agile, and less expensive robots. They were acquired by Teradyne for $285m in 2015.

The maturing e-textiles value chain

Following the announcement of a formal partnership between Flex and MAS Holdings, IDTechEx Analyst James Hayward looks at the big picture of the developing e-textiles value chain. This article describes the differing strategies from various key players, examples of success from smaller innovators, and key pressure points which cause problems to this day.

Short radius trucks go pure electric

Pure electric short range trucks are rapidly becoming viable as they face much tougher local and global emissions regulations.

Tesla gigafactory in context

Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of analysts IDTechEx, was interviewed 27 July by BBC Television World News in a live program transmitted worldwide. The subject was the opening of the Tesla battery gigafactory billed as the world's largest factory building.

Magment

Magment is a German start-up that produces magnetisable concrete and asphalt that can be used to enable low-cost wireless charging of electric buses and autonomous vehicles.

Autonomous electric buses reinvented

There is a frenzy of investment by in fully autonomous cars, some without even a steering wheel, but it is almost entirely supplier push. Virtually no private individual is interested in buying one. It is very different with fleets such as taxis where potential corporate purchasers such as Uber see many benefits including cost and space saving

New autonomous unmanned surface vessels

To its manufacturer MOST (Autonomous Vessels) Ltd in the UK, USV means controlled by satellite from anywhere on the planet. AutoNaut is the answer to the age-old challenge of affordable oceanic data gathering for science, commerce and military purposes. It creates new opportunities to meet unique mission requirements in a changing world.