22 Apr 2016

Europe's most important event on emerging technologies opens next week
To date, attendee registrations are up by 17% and exhibiting organizations are up by 27% on last year.
20 Apr 2016

Speech by Diarmuid O'Connell, VP, Tesla Motors
IDTechEx attended a presentation by Diarmuid O'Connell of Tesla Motors at the AVERE E-Mobility event in Amsterdam 13 April 2016, summarised here.
20 Apr 2016

Printed Electronics Europe: Registrations up 17%, Exhibitors up 27%
Don't miss Europe's largest event on the topic next week. See the full value chain in one place and gain vital insights from end users
20 Apr 2016

Invest in the right battery markets: New opportunities
This article will discuss the emerging technologies, new opportunities and potential markets in the battery industry.
15 Apr 2016

Future Electric Vehicle Technology Experts Gather
At the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin on 27-28 April, large numbers of experts are gathering. Most of them specialise in the next wave of technologies becoming key to the automotive, aerospace and electronics industries.
14 Apr 2016

BOC and ITM Power sign hydrogen refuelling & siting agreement
BOC has announced that it has signed an agreement with ITM Power to provide infrastructure for ITM Power's new electrolyser-based hydrogen refuelling stations for passenger cars.
8 Apr 2016

IDTechEx Berlin electric vehicle event excites
The forthcoming "IDTechEx Show!" in Berlin has a two day conference, "Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing" with an uncompromising focus on the future and the new - 27-28 April.
7 Apr 2016

20-kilowatt wireless charging for vehicles
A 20-kilowatt wireless charging system has achieved 90 percent efficiency at three times the rate of the plug-in systems commonly used for electric vehicles today.
Full profile interview
4 Apr 2016

Skeleton Technologies
Skeleton Technologies won the Ecosummit London Award for the best startup in 2015, as Europe's biggest developer and manufacturer of ultracapacitor cells. Customers include the European Space Agency, which uses the product to solve power delivery and energy storage issues by recapturing energy and providing peak and backup power.
30 Mar 2016

Solid electrolytes open doors to solid-state batteries
Japanese scientists have synthesized two crystal materials that show great promise as solid electrolytes.
25 Mar 2016

Smart Materials, Electric Vehicles: The Future Revealed
Uniquely the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin on 27-28 April (www.IDTechEx.com/Europe) reveals the future of electric vehicle technology and other green technologies.
25 Mar 2016

Fuel cell vehicles back in focus
Something is stirring in the field of fuel cell vehicles.
17 Mar 2016

New fuel cell design powered by graphene-wrapped nanocrystals
Hydrogen is the lightest and most plentiful element on Earth and in our universe. So it shouldn't be a big surprise that scientists are pursuing hydrogen as a clean, carbon-free, virtually limitless energy source for cars and for a range of other uses, from portable generators to telecommunications towers—with water as the only byproduct of combustion.
External press release
16 Mar 2016

Ilika plc to launch world-first in battery technology at IDTechEx 2016
ka plc is using the IDTechEx Conference in Berlin for the global launch of its ground-breaking micro battery technology on 27th April 2016. Its new family of batteries is set to revolutionise the design of sensors for the Internet of Things.
11 Mar 2016

Wearable device to help blind and visually impaired move more freely
The device will help fill the gaps left by canes, dogs and basic GPS devices by providing users with more information about their surroundings.
3 Mar 2016

IDTechEx announce the Electric Vehicles Europe Awards 2016
All companies operating within these technologies are welcome to apply. The winners will be announced during the drinks reception on 27 April at the annual IDTechEx Show! in Berlin.
[Closing date - 18 March 2016]
26 Feb 2016

Berlin leading in electric vehicles
It was in Berlin that the first solar charged electric boat appeared. The first hybrid electric aircraft with a rotary combustion engine flew from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport. In another first, this year Deutsche Bahn will offer a fleet of electric and hybrid cars for rent to its long-distance travelers, in order to make its transportation services door-to-door in Berlin.
24 Feb 2016

Unmatched Insights at IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe in Berlin
Europe's largest event on printed, flexible and organic electronics, Printed Electronics Europe 2016, hosted by IDTechEx in Berlin on April 27-28 features over 226 speakers from 30 countries. The speaker programme has been designed by IDTechEx analysts embedded in the industry cherry picking the biggest brands and most innovative technology developments from around the world.
22 Feb 2016

Are petrol prices affecting the electrification of industrial vehicles
Are petrol prices affecting the electrification of industrial electric vehicles? IDTechEx says the best is yet to come! This article aims to provide a guide on how the new dynamics of petrol prices is affecting electric vehicles in general and industrial electric vehicles specifically.