Energy Storage

Analyst Lorenzo Grande was at EVS30 in Stuttgart to learn about new developments and products, as well as to attend the co-located conference on batteries and fuel cells.

As a warming world moves from fossil fuels toward renewable solar and wind energy, industrial forecasts predict an insatiable need for battery farms to store power and provide electricity when the sky is dark and the air is still.

IDTechEx analyst Khasha Ghaffarzadeh attended the Graphene China event in Nanjing to learn more about graphene production which has been shifting towards China.

Now gone bust, Planar Energy was a company developing thio-LISICON electrolytes for solid-state batteries. The company claimed to have developed a high-speed deposition process that could significantly reduce the cost of solid-state electrolyte manufacturing.

This presentation shares some of the research for the IDTechEx report, "Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles 2017-2027"

If you're wondering when a hydrogen-powered car will become a viable option for you, take heart. A team may have overcome a significant hurdle to manufacturing hydrogen fuel cells by creating a way to check whether the expensive catalysts the cells need have been incorporated quickly and effectively.

Toshiba Corporation announced the development of its next-generation SCiBTM, which uses a new material to double the capacity of the battery anode.

IDTechEx analysts have long warned that the leading lithium-ion battery manufacturers have been taking risks in their headlong redesigns to obtain higher energy and power density, lower cost per kWh and ironically better safety, for example from less-flammable and non-flammable electrolytes.

Using a simple layer-by-layer coating technique, researchers have developed a paper-based flexible supercapacitor that could be used to help power wearable devices.

Interbattery 2017 took place from the 27th to the 29th September in Seoul, South Korea. IDTechEx analyst Lorenzo Grande attended the conference and has reported on his experience.

The conference saw attendees and presentations from automotive OEMs through to small innovative start-ups and research groups. Keynote speakers included Toyota, Sono Motors, Hanergy Europe and Project Loon.

A touch of asphalt may be the secret to high-capacity lithium metal batteries that charge 10 to 20 times faster than commercial lithium-ion batteries, according to scientists.

Fuel cells could someday generate electricity for nearly any device that's battery-powered, including automobiles, laptops and cellphones.

Lepidico has developed a new process to extract lithium carbonate from non-traditional hard rock lithium bearing minerals. They aim at suppying lithium at the lowest price to the battery industry.

A group of researchers have created a fabric-like material electrode that could help make energy storage devices — batteries and supercapacitors — faster and less susceptible to leaks or disastrous meltdowns.

Tests show a battery with the nickel sulfide-iron sulfide cathode could be depleted and recharged more than 5,000 times before degrading.

This year the Battery Show North America had a record 7500 visitors joined, and 500 exhibitors, including IDTechEx, were present on the exhibition floor. Lorenzo Grande reports on his experience at the show.

Battery elimination, indeed elimination of all energy storage, is moving to even higher power, from electronics to electrical engineering.

A step towards new "beyond lithium" rechargeable batteries with superior performance has been made by researchers.

Energy Storage Innovations (ESI) USA 2017 is the leading conference to learn about new developments in battery technology. Organised by the technology consulting firm IDTechEx, ESI's aim is to bring together different players in the value chain.