Energy & Decarbonization

High-performance rare earth magnets are set to remain critical materials in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and robotics applications, despite a climate of intensifying supply risks, price pressures and export restrictions. As new rare earth supply chains emerge across the USA, Europe and Asia, IDTechEx characterizes growth opportunities presented for rare earth magnet technologies - from separation and refining to magnet production and recycling.

As the global push for decarbonization accelerates, wind power has become a cornerstone for the renewable energy transition. But behind its clean energy image lies a growing environmental challenge: a rising tide of end-of-life (EoL) wind turbine blades.

The demand for scalable and efficient storage is at an all-time high, with the strain on data centers becoming increasingly apparent. This article explores sustainable innovations for data centers, alongside cooling technologies.

Webinar: Electrolyzer Component Advancements for Green Hydrogen Production Presenter: Chingis Idrissov, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx Date: Thursday 7 August 2025 Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.

By 2035, the second-life electric vehicle (EV) battery market is projected to reach a value of US$4.2 billion, according to IDTechEx. But what's driving this growth, and what hurdles still lie ahead? IDTechEx explains in this video.

The transition to green steel is being critically accelerated by offtakers, primarily from the automotive and construction sectors, whose demand is making the industry's capital-intensive decarbonization financially viable. Driven by tightening regulations and corporate net-zero commitments, these major consumers are signing binding offtake agreements that de-risk multi-billion-dollar investments for producers, effectively creating the bankability for new low-carbon facilities. According to insights from the "Green Steel 2025-2035: Technologies, Players, Markets, Forecasts" report, this demand-side revolution is creating a crucial tipping point for the market's growth, driving significant production forecasts despite persistent challenges such as supply chain fragility and the need for standardized definitions of "green steel".

The future of energy could be increasingly streamlined, sustainable, and efficient, with battery developments and the integration of machine learning. This article explores the future of energy, from Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles and AI machine learning for their repurposing, to hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles and energy storage.

The brand-new report provides comprehensive analysis and benchmarking of rare earth magnet technologies, including neodymium magnets and samarium-cobalt magnets. Manufacturing innovations and trends in design and integration of rare earth magnets into electric motor, energy generator, and actuator applications are discussed, along with global rare earth magnet supply chain capacity, expansion plans and the emerging magnet recycling market.

As metal-organic framework (MOF)-based technologies advance toward commercialization, decarbonization emerges as a key driver of market success. This article by IDTechEx explores how carbon capture, chemical separations, and air cooling and water harvesting are shaping the future of MOFs, fueling a projected 50-fold increase in demand by 2030.

This IDTechEx article covers biomethane production, which can offer energy security and decarbonized power. It is typically produced via biogas upgrading using gas separation membranes.