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Electricity utilities reinvented and bypassed

"Death by a Thousand Cuts" was the brutal appraisal of the power generation goliaths by Jeffrey Eckel of Hannon Armstrong, the leading energy investment house, at the Barclays Future Energy Conference December 2016 in London.

PLD based lithium ion battery technology

Picodeon announced its programme to develop superior Lithium Ion Battery performance based on its Patented PLD Technology.

New wind turbines bring power boost to Shetland Islands

After 14 years in development, the Garth Wind Limited community renewable energy company is about to switch on their wind turbine blades following support from Triodos Bank and REIF Scotland.

Lightweight flexible solar modules, conversion efficiency 14 percent

Midsummer, a leading supplier of production lines for cost effective manufacturing of lightweight flexible CIGS solar cells, has announced that its Asian client now manufactures lightweight flexible solar modules with conversion efficiency of 14 per cent.

GlySens

David Pugh interview Mr Tony Butler, Principal Product Manager at GlySens. They are developing a long-term glucose monitoring system for the management and treatment of diabetes.

Scientists lay foundations for new type of solar cell

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has laid the foundations for an entirely new type of photovoltaic cell. In this new method, infrared radiation is converted into electrical energy using a different mechanism from that found in conventional solar cells.

IDTechEx Research new report on Energy Independent Electric Vehicles

IDTechEx Research, a leading provider of independent market research, business intelligence and events on emerging technology, announces the availability of a new report, Energy Independent Electric Vehicles Land, Water, Air 2017-2037.

Can we put the Z in EVs? Royal Institution London 24 January 2017

his useful half day conference revealed the views of motor company and academic experts and a user/ reviewer of electric cars.

Self-sustaining, interactive, solar-powered street furniture concept

Equipped photovoltaic film in order to be energy self-sustaining, the furniture will include a very-low-energy, interactive screen with a range of possibilities for disseminating information, including a calendar of city events, for polling residents about a given topic, for example. Residents will be able to interact with the screen using their mobile phones.

Aerogel products are answering industries toughest questions

Silica aerogels and their use in fibrous composite panels and blankets remain the most prevalent form. Key market players and applications have driven this growth; however, this landscape could be about to shift.

Swarm of underwater robots mimics ocean life

Swarms of these underwater robots helped answer some basic questions about the most abundant life forms in the ocean—plankton.

Syndiant Inc

IDTechEx interviewed David Chang, Director of System Software Development at Syndiant's booth at CES 2017. They are a provider of LCoS digital light modulators, mostly for pico projectors today, but also for use in AR.

Osterhout Design Group

ODG is a smart eyewear company based in San Francisco, CA. IDTechEx toured their booth at CES, and interviewed Patrick Johnson, ODG's Director of Business Development.

BioSolar reports progress on its high-energy anode material

BioSolar, Inc a developer of breakthrough energy storage technology and materials, has provided a progress report on the development of its high-energy anode material for next generation lithium batteries.

Could new metamaterial allow a car to be its own airbag?

When a material is made, you typically cannot change whether that material is hard or soft. But a group of researchers have developed a new way to design a "metamaterial" that allows the material to switch between being hard and soft without damaging or altering the material itself.

Metabolic energy savings from wearable gait-improving robot

By removing the actuation, electronics and battery units, leaving only the exosuit's light wearable textiles and pulling cables, the researchers were able to calculate the impact on the wearers' joints.

hap2U

IDTechEx met hap2U in the Eureka park exhibition at CES. They produce a haptic touch screen using piezoelectric actuators to provide tactile response to certain actions. This profile discussed their technology and progress.

Gaugewear

IDTechEx met with Jeff Wallingford, Founder & CEO of Gaugewear whilst a CES 2017 in Las Vegas. Based in Boulder, Colorado, they are a start-up commercialising wearable sensors measuring core body temperature using surface RF antennas.

Syntouch

Syntouch produce specialist industrial equipment for characterizing the 'feel' of a material using a custom sensor originally developed from work in advanced prosthetics at USC. James Hayward spoke with their President, David Groves.

Welbean

James Hayward interviewed Welbean in CES's Eureka Park. They have developed a wearable sensing device used for acoustic sensing of the heart for characterisation and diagnostics.