Energy & Decarbonization

The global green hydrogen sector is expanding rapidly, with China emerging as the leading country of project deployment and electrolyzer manufacturing. This article explores China's hydrogen strategy and its impact on global green hydrogen market dynamics.

Spanning across a number of well-known, high-value applications in some of the largest sectors, the advanced materials market is wide and includes various up-and-coming technologies with unique qualities. Rare earth magnets are demanded for their high resilience and strength, while conductive inks are sought after for their versatility and streamlined nature.

While traditional four-wheel passenger cars may come to mind when envisioning electric vehicles, the market is far more diverse than that. Electric vehicles come in all shapes and sizes, with mining vehicles working out of sight underground and two-wheelers able to nimbly weave in and out of traffic jams.

AI workloads require substantial amounts of power. Resultingly, AI chips are becoming more powerful and packed together more tightly. In data centers, growing demand for HPC (high performance computing) and AI workload will push rack densities well beyond the 15-25 kW seen today. According to IDTechEx's "Sustainability for Data Centers 2027-2037: Green Technologies, Market Forecasts, and Players" report, semiconductor manufacturers and data center cooling solution providers are predicting AI GPU peak rack power densities could skyrocket to 1 MW by 2030. This is triggering fundamental shifts in data center design - such as transitions to liquid cooling (direct-to-chip or immersion) and 800VDC architecture - to deliver improved performance and higher energy efficiency.

Join IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Matthew Haynes on Thursday October 22 for the expert-led webinar, "From Mine to Magnet: Can the USA Take on China's Rare Earth Dominance?". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times in one day.

For decades, the expansion of solar energy has been constrained by the physical limitations of its core technology. Traditional silicon solar panels are remarkably effective, but they are also heavy, rigid, and opaque. As the world pushes to decarbonize urban environments and industrial operations, we are rapidly running out of standard, structural rooftops capable of bearing the heavy load of silicon modules. The next massive wave of solar deployment requires a fundamental shift in form factor. Perovskite photovoltaics are stepping in to unlock millions of square feet of previously unusable real estate.

The use of fuel cells for stationary power applications is attracting growing interest as global electricity demand rises, increasing energy security concerns, and growing focus on decarbonization. IDTechEx forecasts that stationary fuel cell market is expected to reach US$11 billion by 2037, representing a CAGR of 21%.

Living in a home that harnesses the power of nature is becoming increasingly possible. Sourcing power from solar energy and using bioplastics and chemicals made from bio-sources are just some examples of how sustainable switches in everyday life could contribute to a healthier environment.

There are a diverse range of business models available for carbon dioxide utilization products. In this article, IDTechEx explores the CO2U policy landscape and explores its impact on the CCUS business case.