6 Mar 2025

IDTechEx Explores Big Tech's Impact on the Quantum Computing Market
In the last few months, three of the world's largest tech giants made waves with their announcements in quantum computing. But what will the impact of Microsoft's Majorana 1, Google's Willow, and Amazon's Ocelot be once the dust has settled, and is it just big tech making strides in developing quantum computers?
Background
6 Mar 2025

Merdeka Battery Materials
PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk (MBMA) is a player in Indonesia's strategic materials and electric vehicle (EV) battery materials value chain focused on integrated operations.
6 Mar 2025

Micro EVs Will be a US$90 Billion Opportunity by 2045
Demand for micro EVs will grow substantially, with the market set to reach US$90 billion by 2045. This article highlights the role of micro EVs in the evolution of the mobility industry and discusses the technical and market factors that will drive their growth over the next 20 years.
Background
6 Mar 2025

First Solar
First Solar is a US-based CdTe solar panel developer. The company is the largest manufacturer of CdTe solar modules, targeting the solar farm market.
Update interview
6 Mar 2025

Yama
Yama is a French direct air capture (DAC) company, developing a hybrid thermal and electrochemical carbon capture process.
5 Mar 2025

Electric Light Commercial Vehicles: Emission-Free Zones Transportation
By 2035, the EU plans to impose a ban on all cars and vans that produce emissions, with the UK potentially bringing this date forward to 2030. There are nearly 30 low or emission-free zones across 18 European countries, meaning there is lots of incentive for electrification. In some cities, such as London, there is a charge for driving through emission-free zones, meaning eLCVs may become increasingly necessary.
Event summary
5 Mar 2025

Battery Japan & Smart Grid Expo, Smart Energy Week 2025: Part 1
This premium article provides key insights into battery energy storage system (BESS) players and technologies from 'Battery Japan/Smart Grid Expo 2025' at the Smart Energy Week event held in Tokyo, Japan.
5 Mar 2025

Webinar: Will Solid-State Batteries Revolutionize Energy Storage?
Wednesday 19 March 2025 - Will Solid-State Batteries Revolutionize Energy Storage or Fall Short of the Hype? Insights into SSB technology benchmarking and market forecasts from IDTechEx's report; An analysis of shifting technological and business focuses post-2025; Updates on scaling-up efforts for commercialization and manufacturing; Exploration of supply chain disruptions driven by new materials and geographic strategies; A critical discussion on safety as a decisive factor in SSB adoption
Update
5 Mar 2025

NewLeaf Symbiotics
NewLeaf Symbiotics is an agricultural biologicals company focused on developing pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFMs) for sustainable agriculture as biostimulants, bioinsecticides, and biofungicides.
4 Mar 2025

Webinar: Commercializing Lithium Metal Anode Technologies
Wednesday 26 March 2025 - Benchmarking lithium metal technologies; Discussion of lithium dendrite solutions; Lithium metal player and region market analysis; Application market analysis for lithium metal batteries
Background
4 Mar 2025

Chaincraft
Chaincraft produces biochemicals from next generation feedstocks, such as food and agricultural waste.
Full profile interview
4 Mar 2025

Hyproof Tech.
Hyproof focuses on the research, development, and production of novel fluorinated materials, reinforced nano-microporous membranes, and composite products. Key target application markets include hydrogen fuel cells, water electrolyzers, redox flow batteries, and carbon capture technology. Hyproof was founded in 2016 and is based in Shanghai, China. IDTechEx spoke with Tim Wu (Deputy General Manager) and Sara Song (Marketing Manager) at Hyproof Tech.
Background
3 Mar 2025

Qingling Motors
This company profile covers Qingling Motors, a commercial vehicle manufacturer based in China, with a focus on its fuel cell vehicles.
Full profile interview
3 Mar 2025

Ampcera
Ampcera Inc. is a US-based material company in the development, commercialisation and manufacturing of solid-state electrolyte materials for high performance lithium batteries and their upstream & downstream industries.
Update interview
3 Mar 2025

UniSieve
UniSieve is a Switzerland-based provider of advanced membrane materials utilizing molecular sieves for chemical and energy industries.
3 Mar 2025

Exploring New Materials for Photonic Integrated Circuits
It should come as no surprise that PIC transceivers are fast becoming essential tools in the AI revolution, where they speed up connections between nodes in data centers whilst reducing power consumption, allowing larger AI models to be trained and executed. IDTechEx's recent report on the topic, "Silicon Photonics and Photonic Integrated Circuits 2025-2035: Technologies, Market, Forecasts", predicts this application to be the major contributor to its US$54 billion forecast for the PIC market in 2035.
Background
3 Mar 2025

Canada Nickel Company
Canada Nickel Company, a Canadian-based mining company, is advancing its flagship Crawford Nickel Sulfide Project in Canada for the delivery of nickel to the electric vehicle (EV) and stainless steel markets. The company has developed an In-Process Tailings (IPT) Carbonation technology to sequester CO₂ during mineral processing activities, thereby reducing carbon footprint arising from metal production.
Update interview
3 Mar 2025

Climeworks
Climeworks is a Swiss company developing a modular direct air capture (DAC) technology based on a solid adsorbent system.
28 Feb 2025

Webinar on EV Thermal Runaway Regulations & Material Choices
Thursday 27 March 2025 - Meeting Emerging EV Thermal Runaway Regulations Through Material Choices; An overview of the thermal runaway regulations; Options and examples for fire protection materials in EV batteries; Fire protection material benchmarking; How material choice can aid battery designers; Market share predictions
Innovation Map
28 Feb 2025

Comparison of In-Cabin Radars
Innovation map comparison of in-cabin radars.