17 Jan 2019

Saudi Arabia's first wind farm, most powerful in the Middle East
With an installed capacity of 400-megawatt (MW), it will be Saudi Arabia's first wind farm and the most powerful in the Middle East.
External press release
7 Aug 2018

Sharp SmartStorage Energy Storage System Plus Solar installed ILM Tool
Sharp Electronics Corporation's Energy Systems and Services Group announced today that its behind-the-meter SmartStorage energy storage solution was selected to be installed at ILM Tool's 25,000-square-foot machine shop to help offset its growing peak demand usage.
External press release
21 Jun 2018

Aquila Capital enters Finnish wind energy market with 14.4 MW project
The investment company Aquila Capital is acquiring the "Ykspihlaja" project, an onshore wind park close to the Finnish town of Kokkola. The wind farm has four Nordex N131 turbines with a capacity of 3.6 megawatts each.
External press release
16 May 2018

Solar-Plus-Sharp SmartStorage® Microgrids installed in Santa Rita
The solar PV plus SmartStorage energy storage systems have been installed at six sites within the Santa Rita Union School District in Salinas, California. The systems will provide up to seven hours of power at each school during a grid outage and will also offset the school's energy and demand usage resulting in substantial savings on its utility bills.
19 Sep 2017

Murata View of Supercapacitors
This article covers IDTechEx's annual visit to Murata in Kyoto.
13 Sep 2017

Investment sought for 3D printed hearts
A patient-specific, fully functioning heart will be created through 3D bioprinting using the patient's own cells - eliminating the well-known challenges of organ rejection and long donor waiting lists that plague existing organ transplant methods.
26 Aug 2014

Nevs' electric vehicle prototype series
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs) has presented the Saab 9-3 Electric Vehicle designed and produced as part of a prototype series in Trollhättan.
Full profile interview
15 Jan 2014

Encapsulix
Encapsulix was founded in 2011 to develop equipment and processes for low temperature encapsulation and barrier coatings. The company developed a novel Atomic layer deposition (ALD) approach based on IP from founder Jacques Kools. The company was in stealth mode until it emerged in 2013.
2 Aug 2013

Supercapacitors gain ascendancy
Life is good for supercapacitors manufacturers and developers.
24 Jul 2013

Ioxus receives $15 million in series C funding
Ioxus, a manufacturer of premium performance ultracapacitor technology for use in transportation, industrial and energy applications, received $15 million in Series C funding from investors.
External press release
19 Jul 2013

Ioxus receives $15 Million in series C funding
Ioxus, a manufacturer of premium performance ultracapacitor technology for use in transportation, industrial and energy applications, received $15 million in Series C funding from investors.
3 Jul 2013

FLUX POWER announces LoI to acquire KleenSpeed Technologies
Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (FLUX), a reporting company and an innovator in durable, scalable, and affordable advanced energy storage systems has announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to acquire KleenSpeed Technologies.
28 Jun 2012

Thomas Edison's battery given new life
Stanford University scientists have breathed new life into the nickel-iron battery, a rechargeable technology developed by Thomas Edison more than a century ago.
22 Nov 2011

On moving printed electronics from enabling technology to application
IDTechEx has already shared the sheer scope, profiles of key players, enabling devices, and commercial product possibilities presented by printed electronics. Just a couple years ago, we tracked 500 organizations (50% universities & research institutes, 50% corporations) developing printed or organic transistors, and found that the combined commercial revenue of products using these transistors was zero - in other words, the industry still needed time, money, and partnerships to scale.
15 Sep 2011

New partners, new projects
Konarka Technologies has formed strategic alliances with Lapp Kabel, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, Bischoff Glastechnik and the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy andEnergy System Technology.
24 May 2011

Coextrusion printing of battery and fuel cell electrodes
PARC has demonstrated a manufacturing technology—co-extrusion printing—for depositing thick films of densely interdigitated functional materials. This is a promising method for making advanced battery and fuel cell electrodes, particularly air cathodes.
1 Apr 2011

PARC Battery Electrode Breakthrough
Palo Alto Research Center PARC, developed laser printing, object-oriented programming, and personal workstations with graphical user interfaces. Now it is building a cleantech portfolio.
28 Mar 2011

PARC Improves Traction Batteries
Palo Alto Research Center PARC, developed laser printing, object-oriented programming, and personal workstations with graphical user interfaces. Now it is building a cleantech portfolio.
22 Mar 2011

PARC PV and battery electrode advance
Palo Alto Research Center PARC, developed laser printing, object-oriented programming, and personal workstations with graphical user interfaces. Now it is building a cleantech portfolio.
External press release
4 Feb 2011

Evergreen Solar To Close Devens manufacturing facility
Evergreen Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of String Ribbon® solar power products with its proprietary, low-cost silicon wafer technology, have announced its intent to shut down operations at its Devens manufacturing facility to better position the Company to pursue its industry standard size wafer strategy and preserve the Company's liquidity.