Energy Storage

Farad Power Inc took home the Best Technical Development within Energy Storage Award from the recent IDTechEx Show in Santa Clara. Their submission on 'Solid State Sodium Ion Batteries for Grid Energy Storage' caught the attention of the independent group of judges, which included Engie Storage, UL and Enevate.

GBatteries, a start-up based in Canada, presented on their Li-ion battery fast charging solution at the IDTechEx Show USA 2019.

i-DE, Iberdrola's electricity distribution arm, has inaugurated the first electrical energy storage system with lithium-ion batteries for distribution networks in Spain.

Thermal Interface Materials (TIM) are not glamourous but are often an essential component found in all manner of electronic and energy storage applications. Indeed, they are absolutely pervasive. They are truly a diverse technology in terms of suppliers, material options, deposition techniques, applications, market requirement and performance levels. This makes them difficult to analyse.

Scientists have created a new type of membrane that could improve water purification and battery energy storage efforts.

The technology group Wärtsilä will optimise the energy system of the Fekola Mine, located in a remote region in southwest Mali. This is needed to improve the mine's operations, reduce fuel consumption, and lessen the carbon emissions.

CAP-XX announced it will acquire CAP-XX licensee Murata's supercapacitor production lines, relocate them from Japan to a new factory in Sydney to arrive in stages between March and June 2020, and begin producing Murata's three supercapacitor product families in Q3 2020. Murata will also assist in introducing CAP-XX to its customers.

Highlights, discussion and analysis of battery technology innovation from the IDTechEx Show USA 2019

Saft has won an order for three Intensium Max 20 High Energy containers from TuuliWatti, the Finnish wind developer and operator.

Scientists have proven that liquid solvent-free solid state batteries can easily be made, paving the way for a future free from batteries catching fire or exploding if they get too hot.

Designing the best molecular building blocks for battery components is like trying to create a recipe for a new kind of cake, when you have billions of potential ingredients. The challenge involves determining which ingredients work best together — or, more simply, produce an edible (or, in the case of batteries, a safe) product.

Qnovo develops intelligent battery management software solutions that enable fast charging without damaging the cycle life of the batteries.

The plug-in electric vehicle market is set for significant growth over the next 10 years and beyond. This is not limited to just passenger cars, but extends to all transportation including two-wheelers, light commercial vehicles, agriculture equipment, and beyond. IDTechEx will be delivering a bespoke forum on these topics on the 3rd and 4th of December in Stuttgart, Germany.

Engineered Fluids are a Texas based company that sell single-phase immersion coolants, their AmpCool product range is specifically tailored for several components within electric vehicles including the batteries and motors.

XO-NANO Smartfoam produce several additives for foams which enable sensing technologies or enhanced thermal properties. XO-NANO are a small company but with some key partnerships and rapidly increasing sales are hoping to grow in the coming years.

Zimbabwe is currently experiencing up to 18 hours of load-shedding daily so Ngonyezi Projects pumped hydroelectric energy storage power plant at Osborne dam will contribute to the reduction of the hours of load-shedding.

Harmony Energy has secured planning permission for a second 49.5MW battery energy storage system at Creyke Beck substation in Cottingham, near Hull.

Ampcera research and manufacture various solid-state electrolytes. IDTechEx analyst, Dr Alex Holland, spoke with Ampcera CEO Sumin Zhu and CTO Hui Da, at the IDTechEx Show USA, 2019.

Nanoramic are a company specialising in nanocarbon materials and solutions for Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors. IDTechEx analyst, Dr Alex Holland, spoke with Nanoramic VP of Business Development, Mitch Koffel, at the IDTechEx Show USA, 2019.

Solvay Specialty Polymers produce over 1500 products across 35 brands of high-performance polymers. In addition to providing for a large range of applications, Solvay have products that have the potential to be used in electric vehicles, a market that they are very interested about getting involved with.