Energy Storage

Enovix Corporation has demonstrated the ability of its 0.27 Ah Electric Vehicle test cells to charge from 0-80% state-of-charge in as little as 5.2 minutes and achieve a greater than 98% charge capacity in under 10 minutes.

Autoneum recently (09/06/22) presented a webinar discussing their composite under battery protection plate.

Energy Dome announced the successful launch of its first CO2 Battery facility in Sardinia, Italy. This milestone marks the final de-risking of the CO2 Battery technology as Energy Dome enters the commercial scaling phase, becoming the first commercial long-duration energy storage technology on the market offering a reliable alternative to fossil fuels for dispatchable baseload power globally.

Thursday 16 June 2022 - This webinar presented by Shazan Siddiqi, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, will address the benefits and scepticism brought about by battery swapping. Webinar attendees can expect to learn about the window of opportunity for swapping.

When temperatures fall below freezing, cellphones need to be recharged frequently, and electric cars have shorter driving ranges. This is because their lithium-ion batteries' anodes get sluggish, holding less charge and draining energy quickly. To improve electrical performance in the extreme cold, researchers have replaced the traditional graphite anode in a lithium-ion battery with a bumpy carbon-based material, which maintains its rechargeable storage capacity down to -31 F.

StoreDot are an Israel-based company developing ultra-fast charging battery technology, in particular lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

Levidian specialize in the production of graphene and hydrogen using microwave technology. IDTechEx spoke with Rebecca Zeitlin (Marketing Director) and Guy Downie (Director of Sales and Business Development).

Swap2drivE is an electric mobility concept based on the battery swapping technology created by Jacques De Kegel. IDTechEx spoke to Jacques and discussed the concept, along with general opportunities and challenges brought forth by swapping.

Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a home storage battery system. The O-Uchi Kyuden System uses electrified vehicle battery technology such as Toyota's battery control to provide a rated capacity of 8.7 kWh and a rated output of 5.5 kWh. This ensures safety and provides a supply of electricity to the entire home not just in normal situations, but even during power outages caused by natural disasters.

Echandia has received an initial order for battery systems in the highly specialized naval segment. The order, which comes from major system supplier in the maritime sector, amounts to EUR 5 million and is Echandia's first foray into military applications.

Toyota Motor Corporation and its subsidiary, Woven Planet Holdings Inc, have developed a working prototype of its portable hydrogen cartridge. This cartridge design will facilitate the everyday transport and supply of hydrogen energy to power a broad range of daily life applications in and outside of the home. Toyota and Woven Planet will conduct Proof of Concept trials in various places, including Woven City, a human-centered smart city of the future currently being constructed in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture.

Commercializing a new material is not easy. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are the higher-performance variants of the carbon nanotube family, but unlike their multi-walled counterpart, they are still hunting for their killer application.

China's first salt cavern compressed air energy storage started operations in Changzhou city, East China's Jiangsu province, marking significant progress in the research and application of China's new energy storage technology.

This premium article provides an update on the global Li-ion cathode market, presenting figures on company market shares, global production capacity, and an outlook of future production.

A joint team from Arkenlight and Axorus have built the first artificial neuron powered by a Tritium Radiovoltaic micro-power generator. This proof of concept paves the way for long lasting autonomous implanted medical devices.

PhosphonicS, based in the UK, are precious metal recovery specialists, using patented functionalised silica technology.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Carbon Dioxide Utilization 2022-2042: Technologies, Market Forecasts, and Players'.

Thursday 9 June 2022 - What is CO2 utilization and how is CO2 converted into useful products? What is the current state of the CO2U market? What are the key drivers and hurdles for CO2U market growth? What is the CO2U market outlook for the next 20 years?

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Battery Swapping for Electric Vehicles 2022-2032: Technology, Players and Forecasts'.

HydroGraph is a Kansas, US, start-up producing graphene via detonation chambers. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Ranjith Divigalpitiya, Chief Scientific Officer at HydroGraph.