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Off Grid Energy Independence
Jul 12, 2012
Wireless sensors and energy harvesters in harsh environments

Wireless sensors and energy harvesters in harsh environments

Energy harvesters and wireless sensors are not always deployed under "a walk in the park" operating environments. If anything, the most interesting applications for these technologies tend to be in sectors where conditions are harsh or devices are inaccessible once deployed.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Jul 11, 2012
ITO alternatives to gain speed in the $2 billion TCF market

ITO alternatives to gain speed in the $2 billion TCF market

Today, only one type of film - Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) - is used for almost all transparent conductive films with a market size of over $2 billion this year.
Off Grid Energy Independence
May 17, 2012
Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS awards

Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS awards

On Tuesday the 15th of May in Berlin, Germany, IDTechEx recognised innovation once more with the Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS awards, in a ceremony that took place on the first day of the IDTechEx conference on the topic.
Off Grid Energy Independence
May 14, 2012
Report on EVS26

Report on EVS26

EVS26 in Los Angeles this month reminded one of the children's chant, "When she was good she was very, very good but when she was bad she was awful". The networking opportunities were superb, the welcoming reception and the Gala Dinner being truly memorable.
Off Grid Energy Independence
May 4, 2012
Supercapacitors replace batteries

Supercapacitors replace batteries

This article shares some of the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors 2013-2023.
Off Grid Energy Independence
May 3, 2012
Single Crystals are in at Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe

Single Crystals are in at Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe

These naturally occurring, but mostly manufactured, piezoelectric materials are fast becoming a hot topic for exploration in energy harvesting, exhibiting 10 times as much voltage output compared with polycrystalline PZT(1) are utilized in applications where the emphasis is on high output and sensitivity.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Apr 19, 2012
Wireless Sensor Networks: What's next for WSN at WSN & RTLS Europe

Wireless Sensor Networks: What's next for WSN at WSN & RTLS Europe

Starting with more humble killer applications such as meter reading in buildings, WSN will grow rapidly from $0.58 billion in 2012 to $2.4 billion in 2022 according to IDTechEx research.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Mar 28, 2012
Printed Electronics Europe: Learn from those with E700Billion/yr sales

Printed Electronics Europe: Learn from those with E700Billion/yr sales

The gross sales of presenting companies at Printed Electronics Europe next week - including end users, integrators and providers, is more than €700 Billion annually. Attend the event in Berlin, on April 3-4 to learn how these organisations are progressing printed electronics.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Mar 22, 2012
Positive Adoption Trends Expected to Double the Market Within 5 Years

Positive Adoption Trends Expected to Double the Market Within 5 Years

The 4th IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Storage event will be taking place on the 15th and 16th of May in Berlin, Germany and will cover recent progress and developments in energy harvesting, wireless sensors and related technologies.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Feb 24, 2012
Slaying the myths at Electric Vehicles Land Sea Air

Slaying the myths at Electric Vehicles Land Sea Air

Opening speaker at Electric Vehicles Land Sea Air USA 2012 in San Jose California March 27-28, Raghu Das of leading analysts IDTechEx says: "Unlike other events, we delight in slaying the myth that most of the market value is in cars.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Feb 23, 2012
Energy harvesting - wireless sensors integration: A systemic approach

Energy harvesting - wireless sensors integration: A systemic approach

The toolkit of technologies that energy harvesting and wireless sensors are making available, are enabling system integrators to come up with solutions in a variety of vertical markets.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Feb 7, 2012
Tokyo and San Jose: bellwethers of EV success & failure

Tokyo and San Jose: bellwethers of EV success & failure

IDTechEx is currently in Silicon Valley having spent over a week in Tokyo at EV clients and events. Both are a bellwether of what is really happening on the ground with EVs because they have a relatively large number of early adopters.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Jan 27, 2012
New 2012 forecasts for Electric Vehicles

New 2012 forecasts for Electric Vehicles

Old electric vehicle reports are useless: the subject is moving too fast. IDTechEx is the only analyst with 18 current reports forecasting sales of electric vehicles and their key components and they are kept up to date. Information is fed into these documents continuously as the PhD level IDTechEx analysts tour the world's companies, research institutes and conferences to spot the many changes in technology and business success and interpret them.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Jan 25, 2012
Solar energy harvesting:           Is scaling up the only way forward?

Solar energy harvesting: Is scaling up the only way forward?

IDTechEx's Energy Harvesting & WSN conference in Berlin, on May 15 and 16 this year (www.IDTechEx.com/EH ) will focus both on wireless sensors as well as the photovoltaic and other harvesting technologies that are being integrated and are creating exciting new market segments for solar cells.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Jan 20, 2012
EV event uniquely reflecting the new realities

EV event uniquely reflecting the new realities

We have entered 2012 with an electric vehicle scene that is very different from that which was envisaged not long ago. There are now six key enabling technologies not three and vehicle makers increasingly make some of them, so suppliers increasingly have to compete with their largest potential customers. Precious metals in EV components are being removed remarkably rapidly.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Jan 12, 2012
2012: Pushing forward with innovation in energy harvesting

2012: Pushing forward with innovation in energy harvesting

2011 turned out to be a very interesting year for energy harvesting, full of scientific advances, technology breakthroughs and new product developments. IDTechEx predicts that the trend is set to continue, with further developments expected in 2012, along with expansion of commercialization efforts which will push energy harvesting adoption forward.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Dec 1, 2011
Energy harvesting case studies analyzed

Energy harvesting case studies analyzed

Energy harvesting is the use of ambient energy to provide electricity for small and or mobile equipment, whether electrical or electronic. In 2011, $700 million is spent on the energy harvesting component itself, rising to just under $5 billion in 2021.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Nov 8, 2011
Rush to energy harvesting for electric vehicles

Rush to energy harvesting for electric vehicles

Those designing electric vehicles have much in common, whether they are hybrid or pure electric, on-road, off-road, on-water, underwater or in the sky.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Nov 3, 2011
Energy harvesting in action

Energy harvesting in action

Less than two weeks remain until the IDTechEx Energy Harvesting & Storage conference and exhibition and already exhibitors are prepared to demonstrate their capabilities and technology advances, and not just on paper.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Oct 27, 2011
Wireless sensor networks and energy harvesting coming together

Wireless sensor networks and energy harvesting coming together

Zero power wireless sensors are now available, which bring together new low power wireless ICs with energy harvesters (which harvest energy from heat, light or motion, for example) and the appropriate form of energy storage and conditioning.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Jul 12, 2012
Wireless sensors and energy harvesters in harsh environments

Wireless sensors and energy harvesters in harsh environments

Energy harvesters and wireless sensors are not always deployed under "a walk in the park" operating environments. If anything, the most interesting applications for these technologies tend to be in sectors where conditions are harsh or devices are inaccessible once deployed.
Off Grid Energy Independence
May 17, 2012
Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS awards

Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS awards

On Tuesday the 15th of May in Berlin, Germany, IDTechEx recognised innovation once more with the Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS awards, in a ceremony that took place on the first day of the IDTechEx conference on the topic.
Off Grid Energy Independence
May 4, 2012
Supercapacitors replace batteries

Supercapacitors replace batteries

This article shares some of the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors 2013-2023.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Apr 19, 2012
Wireless Sensor Networks: What's next for WSN at WSN & RTLS Europe

Wireless Sensor Networks: What's next for WSN at WSN & RTLS Europe

Starting with more humble killer applications such as meter reading in buildings, WSN will grow rapidly from $0.58 billion in 2012 to $2.4 billion in 2022 according to IDTechEx research.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Mar 22, 2012
Positive Adoption Trends Expected to Double the Market Within 5 Years

Positive Adoption Trends Expected to Double the Market Within 5 Years

The 4th IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Storage event will be taking place on the 15th and 16th of May in Berlin, Germany and will cover recent progress and developments in energy harvesting, wireless sensors and related technologies.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Feb 23, 2012
Energy harvesting - wireless sensors integration: A systemic approach

Energy harvesting - wireless sensors integration: A systemic approach

The toolkit of technologies that energy harvesting and wireless sensors are making available, are enabling system integrators to come up with solutions in a variety of vertical markets.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Jan 27, 2012
New 2012 forecasts for Electric Vehicles

New 2012 forecasts for Electric Vehicles

Old electric vehicle reports are useless: the subject is moving too fast. IDTechEx is the only analyst with 18 current reports forecasting sales of electric vehicles and their key components and they are kept up to date. Information is fed into these documents continuously as the PhD level IDTechEx analysts tour the world's companies, research institutes and conferences to spot the many changes in technology and business success and interpret them.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Jan 20, 2012
EV event uniquely reflecting the new realities

EV event uniquely reflecting the new realities

We have entered 2012 with an electric vehicle scene that is very different from that which was envisaged not long ago. There are now six key enabling technologies not three and vehicle makers increasingly make some of them, so suppliers increasingly have to compete with their largest potential customers. Precious metals in EV components are being removed remarkably rapidly.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Dec 1, 2011
Energy harvesting case studies analyzed

Energy harvesting case studies analyzed

Energy harvesting is the use of ambient energy to provide electricity for small and or mobile equipment, whether electrical or electronic. In 2011, $700 million is spent on the energy harvesting component itself, rising to just under $5 billion in 2021.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Nov 3, 2011
Energy harvesting in action

Energy harvesting in action

Less than two weeks remain until the IDTechEx Energy Harvesting & Storage conference and exhibition and already exhibitors are prepared to demonstrate their capabilities and technology advances, and not just on paper.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Jul 11, 2012
ITO alternatives to gain speed in the $2 billion TCF market

ITO alternatives to gain speed in the $2 billion TCF market

Today, only one type of film - Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) - is used for almost all transparent conductive films with a market size of over $2 billion this year.
Off Grid Energy Independence
May 14, 2012
Report on EVS26

Report on EVS26

EVS26 in Los Angeles this month reminded one of the children's chant, "When she was good she was very, very good but when she was bad she was awful". The networking opportunities were superb, the welcoming reception and the Gala Dinner being truly memorable.
Off Grid Energy Independence
May 3, 2012
Single Crystals are in at Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe

Single Crystals are in at Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe

These naturally occurring, but mostly manufactured, piezoelectric materials are fast becoming a hot topic for exploration in energy harvesting, exhibiting 10 times as much voltage output compared with polycrystalline PZT(1) are utilized in applications where the emphasis is on high output and sensitivity.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Mar 28, 2012
Printed Electronics Europe: Learn from those with E700Billion/yr sales

Printed Electronics Europe: Learn from those with E700Billion/yr sales

The gross sales of presenting companies at Printed Electronics Europe next week - including end users, integrators and providers, is more than €700 Billion annually. Attend the event in Berlin, on April 3-4 to learn how these organisations are progressing printed electronics.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Feb 24, 2012
Slaying the myths at Electric Vehicles Land Sea Air

Slaying the myths at Electric Vehicles Land Sea Air

Opening speaker at Electric Vehicles Land Sea Air USA 2012 in San Jose California March 27-28, Raghu Das of leading analysts IDTechEx says: "Unlike other events, we delight in slaying the myth that most of the market value is in cars.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Feb 7, 2012
Tokyo and San Jose: bellwethers of EV success & failure

Tokyo and San Jose: bellwethers of EV success & failure

IDTechEx is currently in Silicon Valley having spent over a week in Tokyo at EV clients and events. Both are a bellwether of what is really happening on the ground with EVs because they have a relatively large number of early adopters.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Jan 25, 2012
Solar energy harvesting:           Is scaling up the only way forward?

Solar energy harvesting: Is scaling up the only way forward?

IDTechEx's Energy Harvesting & WSN conference in Berlin, on May 15 and 16 this year (www.IDTechEx.com/EH ) will focus both on wireless sensors as well as the photovoltaic and other harvesting technologies that are being integrated and are creating exciting new market segments for solar cells.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Jan 12, 2012
2012: Pushing forward with innovation in energy harvesting

2012: Pushing forward with innovation in energy harvesting

2011 turned out to be a very interesting year for energy harvesting, full of scientific advances, technology breakthroughs and new product developments. IDTechEx predicts that the trend is set to continue, with further developments expected in 2012, along with expansion of commercialization efforts which will push energy harvesting adoption forward.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Nov 8, 2011
Rush to energy harvesting for electric vehicles

Rush to energy harvesting for electric vehicles

Those designing electric vehicles have much in common, whether they are hybrid or pure electric, on-road, off-road, on-water, underwater or in the sky.
Off Grid Energy Independence
Oct 27, 2011
Wireless sensor networks and energy harvesting coming together

Wireless sensor networks and energy harvesting coming together

Zero power wireless sensors are now available, which bring together new low power wireless ICs with energy harvesters (which harvest energy from heat, light or motion, for example) and the appropriate form of energy storage and conditioning.
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