External press release
9 Feb 2021

Wärtsilä's Energy Storage System will Boost Mexico's Wind Power
The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide a project-critical energy storage system for the 50 MW Eolica Coromuel, S. de R. L Wind Farm in La Paz, Mexico. The Wärtsilä energy storage system is designed to deliver a power output of 10 MW for the operational life of the project.
Full profile interview
7 Feb 2021

H-TEC Systems GmbH
H-TEC Systems GmbH is a German company manufacturing Proton Exchange Membrane electrolyzers, focused in hydrogen refuelling station application.
External press release
2 Feb 2021

Black Dog Biogas to Provide Renewable Energy for Vestas Factory UK
Black Dog Biogas has completed commissioning of a private wire to supply renewable electricity to Vestas' neighbouring wind blade manufacturing facility.
14 Jan 2021

Kauai Renewable Power with Solar Plus Pumped Hydro Storage
WKEP is an integrated renewable energy and irrigation project with several key components: renewable energy production via hydropower and solar photovoltaic generation, coupled with pumped hydropower and battery energy storage to shift most of the project's output into the nighttime peak.
11 Jan 2021

Hungry Salmon Revealed with Sound Waves and AI
The feed cost represents about 50 percent of the costs of farming salmon. But how do we know if the salmon is hungry or still full? Researchers have rethought to find answers. The result is less wastage and pollution - and enough food for the salmon.
11 Jan 2021

World's Largest Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage System now Online
The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility has been connected to the power grid and began operation. At 300 megawatts/1,200 megawatt-hours, the lithium-ion battery storage system, located on-site at Vistra's Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, California, will be the largest of its kind in the world.
18 Dec 2020

Caribbean's Largest Solar Generation and Storage System
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, the state-owned St. Kitts Electric Company and Leclanché broke ground on a landmark solar generation and storage project that will provide between 30-35% of St. Kitts baseload energy needs for the next 20-25 years while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 740,000 metric tons.
Background
9 Dec 2020

Smooth and Sharp (S&S) Corporation
Smooth & Sharp (S&S) Corporation was founded in 1995, providing smart cards (typically contactless versions) and RFID products.
2 Dec 2020

Printed RFID Antennas to Locate People in Hospitals for COVID Tracing
Smooth & Sharp Corporation (S&S) has received funding from a national Taiwanese campaign targeted to invest in IoT technologies that can prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.
External press release
27 Nov 2020

Marelli to Open Production Facility for EV Drivetrains in Germany
Marelli, the leading global automotive supplier, headquartered in Saitama, Japan, will open a production facility for electric drivetrains in Cologne, Germany. Start of production is targeted for the first half of 2021.
12 Nov 2020

Volkswagen US Lab for Developing, Testing EV Batteries
Volkswagen of America has marked the start of construction of its Battery Engineering Lab at its Chattanooga Engineering and Planning Center. The approximately $22 million dollar facility will test and validate electric vehicle cells and battery packs for the North American region.
11 Nov 2020

LEVC VN5 Electric Van Starts Production
LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has announced the start of production for its new electric van, VN5. The new model is designed, engineered and manufactured at LEVC's award-winning production plant in Ansty, Coventry - the UK's only dedicated electric vehicle factory.
External press release
10 Nov 2020

Highview Power Breaks Ground on 250MWh CRYOBattery
Highview Power in partnership with Carlton Power announced that it is beginning the execution process on a 50 MW liquid air energy storage facility (with a minimum of 250MWh) in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The CRYOBattery will be one of Europe's largest energy storage systems.
Full profile interview
3 Nov 2020

Carbon Engineering
Carbon Engineering is a Canadian clean energy company working to commercialise Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology for capturing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere. In October 2020, IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Carbon Engineering CEO Steve Oldham.
External press release
6 Oct 2020

RWE U.S. Onshore Wind Farm Cranell Starts Commercial Operation
RWE continues to expand its renewables portfolio in North America, one of the company's strategy focus markets: Cranell wind farm, a 220-megawatt (MW) project, located in Refugio County, Texas, has achieved commercial operation.
3 Sep 2020

Innovative Companies Changing the Face of Vertical Farming
Vertical farming, the practice of growing crops indoors under tightly controlled conditions, is continuing to expand rapidly.
Background
14 Aug 2020

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.
Lamborghini has had great success in recent years with the Urus. Recently, they announced their first production hybrid and most powerful car.
Background
6 Aug 2020

CureMetrix
CureMetrix's product, cmAssist, is a computer-aided detection (CAD) software that utilises image recognition AI to help radiologists identify regions of interest on mammograms.
Full profile interview
6 Jul 2020

SOLIDpower
SOLIDpower is one of the main company producing solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC).
Full profile interview
30 Jun 2020

Arrival
Arrival is a promising UK-based startup with ambitious plans to be the first to produce electric commercial vehicles at a competitive upfront price-point.