Energy storage forms to watch
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2020/12/16 10:13:29
During 2020, IDTechEx has analyzed and reported on a range of technologies within the energy storage sector and their associated markets. For example:
Solid state - the move from sulphide to inorganic solid-state electrolyte; value propositions and limitations; the state of the market and key players.
Lithium-ion - market demands; anode/cathode materials and capabilities; sources of improvement (e.g. energy density/life-cycle/charge-rate/cost); patents.
Supercapacitors - development goals; questions to be answered (life cycle, safety, temperature stability, voltage/discharge profiles; cost); the pursuit of 100 Wh/kg supercapacitors and the issues involved; new markets generated by technology.
Redox flow batteries - technical and market aspects; advantages vs. disadvantages of various chemistry options; market forecasts, challenges and opportunities; Vanadium technology vs. emerging alternatives (e.g. Zinc/Bromine, Fe-RFB, Zinc/Air, Hydrogen/Bromine).
Other key concerns reported on include:
The hydrogen economy - the multiple types of fuel cell; regional analyses; hydrogen production methods; types of electrolyzer; key market players.
Recycling - particularly around Lithium-ion batteries, looming increase in end-of-life batteries; regulatory control; supply chain issues; recycling processes; cathode recycling values.
Potential/emerging energy storage technologies - compressed air energy storage (CAES); liquified air energy storage (LAES); gravitational energy storage (GES); thermal energy storage; technical aspects; key market players.
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