29 Jul 2010

Zinc air batteries
Many companies are now developing zinc air batteries and fuel cells and some actually have them in production. Most hope to make traction batteries this way sooner or later.
28 Jul 2010

Solar powered unmanned aircraft sets new flight records
QinetiQ's Zephyr, a solar powered high-altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft, has completed two weeks of non-stop flight above a US Army range in Arizona.
27 Jul 2010

C&D Technologies awarded $5 million contract for energy storage system
C&D Technologies, Inc has announced that the company has been awarded a contract by the US Army for the development of an advanced energy storage system for renewable energy applications incorporating advanced lead carbon batteries.
16 Jul 2010

Electric Vehicles but not as we know them
The increasing variety of applications of electric vehicle technology.
16 Jul 2010

Military Electric Vehicles -part four - pure electric
The US Military is in the market for regular electric vehicles both as air base ground Support Equipment GSE that tows aircraft and fetches and carries to them and for general runabouts at military bases.
14 Jul 2010

Military electric vehicles: US hybrids - part two
Hybrid electric drive systems employ energy storage through high energy and power density batteries to supply vehicle systems and support the main engine at peak operation.
13 Jul 2010

Military Electric Vehicles: An introduction - part one
The effects of climate policies will require new fuels and energy systems. Ignoring these trends will make us less secure; leading the way can make us more secure. The challenges inherent in this suite of issues may be daunting, particularly at a time of economic crisis. Still, our experience informs us there is good reason for viewing this moment in history as an opportunity.
9 Jul 2010

Huge sales opportunities for EVs and their components into East Asia
Those seeking to create multibillion dollar businesses in electric vehicles, their components, intellectual property and services should look at the world's largest market - East Asia.
8 Jul 2010

Washington State University create super battery
Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, Washington State University researchers have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy.
External press release
6 Jul 2010

Ascent Solar's multi-million dollar contract for portable PV
DARPA awards Ascent Solar team multi-million dollar contract for high-efficiency low-cost portable photovoltaics (PoP) program.
2 Jul 2010

Funding for direct-drive wave energy conversion devices
Electro Standards Laboratories in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island Department of Ocean Engineering, under the Center of Excellence in Undersea Technology, has been awarded a $200K Rhode Island Collaborative Research Grant from the Rhode Island Science and Technology Council to further the development of renewable energy direct-drive wave energy conversion devices to power autonomous coastal buoys.
25 Jun 2010

Nanotech speakers hold promise for sonar uses
Submarines could use new technology to scan the depths and elude detection.
External press release
24 Jun 2010

Ascent Solar team gets DARPA award
Has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for an award.
16 Jun 2010

US truck, bus, military EV producers get active
manufacturing plant will produce 2,500 electric buses a year, and employ around 1,300 workers over the next five years
10 Jun 2010

Electric Vehicles in the UK - Part four
The component industry serving the electric vehicle industry is very extensive though it mainly consists of small companies
3 Jun 2010

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles - Part one
The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) market is estimated by IET to be worth $2.3bn over the next decade with 1,400 new AUVs built. Over 630 AUVs have already been made for military, scientific and oil and gas sectors in particular.
27 May 2010

Energy Harvesting Europe and WSN/RTLS Award Winners
This week more than 250 people attended the second annual IDTechEx event on Energy Harvesting and Wireless Sensor Networks & Real Time Locating Systems. These two events are co-located given the overlap in topic and attendees were delighted with the breadth of subjects that were covered. The exhibition had trebled from last year to 20 exhibitors.
21 May 2010

Cubic Corporation buys Impeva Wireless Sensor assets
Cubic Corporation has bolstered its strategic presence in the defense, maritime and homeland security sectors by acquiring the assets of Impeva Labs, Inc., an international provider of global asset management, tracking, monitoring and security solutions.
20 May 2010

Laminar batteries are better
Laminar batteries are increasingly adopted in electronics because they have better cooling, damage tolerance and performance in respect of charge and discharge speed when optimally designed for this shape. Companies such as Cymbet and Infinite Power Solutions already supply small laminar lithium batteries for such applications as backup power for electronics and some even continue to operate if a nail is driven through them.
19 May 2010

Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks, RTLS Preview
Only the IDTechEx "Energy Harvesting and Storage" events are paired with "Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS", covering the systems most in need of energy harvesting.