Energy Storage

Solid-state batteries keep attracting tremendous attention and investment with the maturing technologies and closeness to mass production. Even with the influence of COVID-19, the potential market size is expected to grow to over $6 billion by 2030 according to IDTechEx.

For decades, researchers have looked for ways to eliminate cobalt from the high-energy batteries that power electronic devices, due to its high cost and the human rights ramifications of its mining. But past attempts haven't lived up to the performance standards of batteries with cobalt.

Chemists have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery, a way to generate, store and redeliver renewable electricity from the sun in one device.

The new coating, called PEDOT, marks a breakthrough in lithium-ion battery technology since it fully and completely protects each particle of the cathode — inside and out — from reactivity with the electrolyte.

Nidec ASI is growing in Northern Europe and is supplying battery energy storage solutions for three major projects in Finland and Sweden.

Graphene is now in a suitably mature position to add value to multiple sectors. The rate and amount of adoption will vary depending on the application. This will be delayed by the pandemic, but with suitable capacity production coming on line and players having time to see the value of graphene the success is starting to be seen. IDTechEx has covered the field for a very long period. In this article we provide the an overview of the patent landscape.

28th July - From this webinar, you will learn: An introduction of thin, flexible and printed batteries; Common technologies applied in these batteries; Potential applications and special focus; and Current status and future opportunities

Energy Vault is a start-up developing a gravitational energy storage (GES) devices, based on on cranes and cement bricks. The great innovations of the company are based on the cranes properties and the bricks material.

A short (8min) presentation on how "New Materials Make Supercapacitors Better than Batteries", sharing some of the research from the new IDTechEx report, "Supercapacitor Materials and Formats 2020-2040".

Battery technology is experiencing enormous investment as organizations race to meet the demand of over 1,500 GWh needed in 2030 for electric vehicles, residential and grid applications.

Robotics, automotive, energy and healthcare. Interview with Dr Peter Harrop on his new report: Sensors 2021-2041

Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD, to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be urgently addressed.

This webinar from IDTechEx will provide - A technical introduction to the field, A discussion as to why now?, An overview of key players and developments, Key commercial outlooks, Critical appraisal of strategic direction available to industrial users, and Success stories.

In this premium article, IDTechEx reveals battery prices for front-of-meter stationary energy storage systems. The results are based on first-hand interviews with industry leaders.

This webinar provides insight into the industry's evolution, and will cover: Drivers for the transition to electric buses, Challenges to bus electrification, The history and future of bus electrification in key regions, The outlook for battery electric buses, plug-in hybrid buses and fuel cell electric buses, and The background to IDTechEx's new granular forecasts for the electric city bus market.

Arenko Group announces the successful completion of the initial stage of its first-of-its-kind battery reserve trial with National Grid ESO.

AVL is the largest independent company for the development, simulation and testing of powertrain systems. At a recent webinar, AVL showcased their ThermoLab solutions for development and testing of vehicle thermal management.

Learn about electronics as smart materials bypassing the traditional industry.

InoBat Auto has secured additional EUR 10m investment to fund the development of a first- of-its kind 100 MWh R&D centre and production line in Slovakia.

The rapid development of renewable energy resources has triggered tremendous demands in large-scale, cost-efficient and high-energy-density stationary energy storage systems.