Energy Storage

This premium article compares parameters for different stationary energy storage technologies.

First Graphene is a graphene manufacturer using an electrochemical exfoliation production method. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Andy Goodwin (Senior Scientific Advisor, Non-Executive Director).

JEIO is a Korean company that manufacture CNTs. IDTechEx invited the company to tell us more about their products and developments.

NAWA Technologies produce vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs). IDTechEx spoke with Dr Pascal Boulanger (CTO and Founder).

Two major drivers of the Li-ion battery recycling market include the increasing demand for battery metals and the motivation to reduce the reliance on unsustainable and unethical mining practices. Recycling batteries alleviates both factors - but to what extent?

Marking its transition to a global green renewables and resources company, Fortescue has completed the acquisition of UK-based Williams Advanced Engineering. To mark the purchase at the Oxfordshire site, WAE and Fortescue announced the world first, zero emission "Infinity Train". The regenerating battery electric iron ore train project will use gravitational energy to recharge its battery electric systems without any additional charging requirements for the return trip to reload.

ZEON is a large chemical company with a division for SWCNTs. IDTechEx spoke with several members of their team including Mitsugu Uejima and Taichi Yatsuzuka.

It is likely that, for all their many faults, lithium-based batteries will see market growth for at least 15 years.

Thursday 10 March 2022 - Saving the planet and reducing local pollution and costs means mainly solar and wind power for the next 20 years with its sudden shut-downs, extended weaknesses and inability to follow demand even when it is working. Major stationary storage will be demanded in three waves.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Carbon Nanotubes 2022-2032: Market, Technology, Players'.

Isuzu Motors Limited, Hino Motors Ltd and Toyota Motor Corporation plan to strengthen their efforts to electrify buses toward the achievement of carbon neutrality by 2050. Isuzu and Hino to begin production of BEV flat-floor route buses in FY2024.

New technology that could store heat for days or even months, helping the shift towards net zero, is the focus of a new project involving the Active Building Centre Research Programme. Thermal energy storage means excess energy generated at times when renewables are in abundance can be stored and released to make up future shortfalls.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Carbon Nanotubes 2022-2032: Market, Technology, Players'.

Raymor Industries is a small but longstanding company that specialises in the plasma torch process for the production of various nanomaterials. IDTechEx caught up with Dr Norma Mendoza and Jefford Humes.

Micro supercapacitors could revolutionise the way we use batteries by increasing their lifespan and enabling extremely fast charging. Manufacturers of everything from smartphones to electric cars are therefore investing heavily into research and development of these electronic components. Now, researchers have developed a method that represents a breakthrough for how such supercapacitors can be produced.

This premium article summarizes progress to endurability for stationary energy storage in 2022, 2032, and 2042, along with market forecasts and a market and technology roadmap.

Urban Mobility Systems are a clean-tech engineering company, who design and build electrification kits for construction equipment, enabling zero-emission operation. IDTechEx spoke with them in February 2022 to discuss their business and their outlook for off-road machine electrification.

The high-power fuel cell unit is a flexible solution that will support the energy needs of multi-megawatt scale vessels with diverse use cases. For example, a cruise vessel operating in coastal areas could either run entirely on zero-emission fuel cell power or switch to it when operating in environmentally sensitive areas or emission control zones, while a ferry with a regular schedule and frequent bunkering opportunities could operate solely on fuel cell power.

Eurocell batteries last over 10 times longer than conventional lithium-ion technologies, reducing virtually all 'end of life' issues. A wide range of operating temperatures also makes them ideally suited to areas with extreme weather and for off-grid solutions.

2021 saw tremendous interest in Long Duration Energy Storage variously defined as more that 4, 6 or 8 hours storage because this is what you need for solar dead at night and weak in winter and wind not blowing.