Energy Storage

Among many lithium-metal anode technologies, lithium-air has been the slowest to develop. IDTechEx explores the potential of air cathodes to finally see commercialization.

Altilium is a Li-ion battery recycler based in the UK.

This premium article explores the electric vehicle fire protection material categories with benchmarking.

This premium article provides a chronological timeline of events in the lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling market in 2023 and 2024.

3M are an American multinational conglomerate operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, and consumer goods. 3M provide ionomer material solutions for ion exchange membrane applications in water treatment, chemical production, and emerging green hydrogen applications. This profile focuses on 3M's ionomer products.

This premium article explores aerogels as fire protection materials for electric vehicle batteries.

Key trends are emerging that suggest where the second-life battery market will develop and what applications these technologies will be used for. As written in their recently updated market report, "Second-life Electric Vehicle Batteries 2025-2035: Markets, Forecasts, Players, and Technologies", IDTechEx predicts that by 2035, the global second-life EV battery market will be valued at US$4.2 billion.

This premium article provides key insights into portable power stations and immersion cooled BESS from 'Battery Japan/Smart Grid Expo 2025' at the Smart Energy Week event held in Tokyo, Japan.

The rapid expansion of electrification, enabled by lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), demands urgent actions to secure a stable and responsible supply of critical minerals for LIBs. The growth in battery material demand varies across different materials, driven by several factors including the demand for LIBs of different chemistries, material intensity variations across battery chemistries, and ongoing developments in lithium-ion cell design.

This premium article discusses hydrogen refueling stations for vehicles in key regions.

PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk (MBMA) is a player in Indonesia's strategic materials and electric vehicle (EV) battery materials value chain focused on integrated operations.

This premium article provides key insights into battery energy storage system (BESS) players and technologies from 'Battery Japan/Smart Grid Expo 2025' at the Smart Energy Week event held in Tokyo, Japan.

Wednesday 19 March 2025 - Will Solid-State Batteries Revolutionize Energy Storage or Fall Short of the Hype? Insights into SSB technology benchmarking and market forecasts from IDTechEx's report; An analysis of shifting technological and business focuses post-2025; Updates on scaling-up efforts for commercialization and manufacturing; Exploration of supply chain disruptions driven by new materials and geographic strategies; A critical discussion on safety as a decisive factor in SSB adoption

Wednesday 26 March 2025 - Benchmarking lithium metal technologies; Discussion of lithium dendrite solutions; Lithium metal player and region market analysis; Application market analysis for lithium metal batteries

Hyproof focuses on the research, development, and production of novel fluorinated materials, reinforced nano-microporous membranes, and composite products. Key target application markets include hydrogen fuel cells, water electrolyzers, redox flow batteries, and carbon capture technology. Hyproof was founded in 2016 and is based in Shanghai, China. IDTechEx spoke with Tim Wu (Deputy General Manager) and Sara Song (Marketing Manager) at Hyproof Tech.

This company profile covers Qingling Motors, a commercial vehicle manufacturer based in China, with a focus on its fuel cell vehicles.

Germany has one of the strongest battery energy storage systems (BESS) potential worldwide, with an already large uptake of residential battery storage, meaning market growth is set to succeed within the next decade.

This premium article discusses electric vehicle battery fire protection, with a focus on automotive OEM use cases.

Lithium-ion batteries are close to their performance ceiling. Many chemistries have seen commercialization efforts to replace lithium-ion in certain applications. For use-cases requiring high gravimetric energy density, lithium-sulfur has proven especially interesting. IDTechEx explores the emerging lithium-sulfur landscape and solutions to polysulfide shuttle.

Ampcera Inc. is a US-based material company in the development, commercialisation and manufacturing of solid-state electrolyte materials for high performance lithium batteries and their upstream & downstream industries.