Energy Storage

Cambridge Nanosystems is a UK-based start-up born out of Cambridge University that specialises in advanced materials. In this profile update, Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh covers their latest developments.

Researchers have successfully combined two nanomaterials to create a new energy storage medium that combines the best qualities of batteries and supercapacitors.

Researchers have made what they believe is the first metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst that performs as well or better than most metal and metal oxide electrodes in zinc-air batteries.

A team of researchers have created glass that tints by harvesting energy from wind and rain.

Energy harvesting is the creation of electricity from ambient energy. IDTechEx Show! covers it all in one place.

To properly evaluate the prospects for commercially competitive battery electric vehicles one must have accurate information on current and predicted cost of battery packs.

The graphene technology and industry is too nascent to stand on its own legs as a stand-alone conference unless the focus is purely academic. The industry is at a stage where it needs to aggressively building up its application pipeline.

Researchers conclude that the bounces increase because the zinc oxide forms tiny bridges within the zinc material, which decreases the mechanical damping of the battery.

Researchers at the University of Houston have reported developing an efficient conductive electron-transporting polymer, a long-missing puzzle piece that will allow ultrafast battery applications.

Stanford University scientists have invented the first high-performance aluminum battery that's fast-charging, long-lasting and inexpensive. Researchers say the new technology offers a safe alternative to many commercial batteries in wide use today.

Researchers have shown how to convert waste packing peanuts into high-performance carbon electrodes for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that outperform conventional graphite electrodes, representing an environmentally friendly approach to reuse the waste.

New research shows bacteria can use tiny magnetic particles to effectively create a 'natural battery.'

The first day at the AABC Conference 2015 in Mainz Germany brought interesting insights on the future of the energy storage industry in Europe. The keynote session highlighted the role, structure and organisation of some of the main battery RD centers in Germany.

A team of researchers has studied one member of a class of materials, called transition metal fluorides, that are potential cathodes for future lithium ion batteries.

Researchers have discovered that if the graphene naturally has a few tiny holes in it, you have a proton-selective membrane that could lead to improved fuel cells.

Paper Battery Company has announced immediate availability of the Fast Charge Developers Kit for its PowerResponder™ product line

After years of slow progress from small companies, flexible batteries now have the attention of big brands such as Apple, Samsung, LG Chemical, Nokia and STMicroelectronics, who are set to drive the flexible battery market from US$ 6.9 million in 2015 to over US$ 400 million in 2025 according to IDTechEx Research.

A new electrolyte for lithium batteries eliminates dendrites while also enabling batteries to be highly efficient and carry a large amount of electric current.

The IDTechEx conference Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing tears up the rule book on the electric vehicles market, which will be worth $500 million by 2025 (IDTechEx Research figures 2015).

Researchers have discovered a high performance cathode material with great promise for use in next generation lithium-sulfur batteries that would last far longer than what is used today.