Category: Tech

Regulations for decarbonization are one of the main drivers of vehicle electrification worldwide. IDTechEx's master electric vehicles report, “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea, and Air 2025-2045“, focuses on the eleven main transportation sectors including passenger cars, commercial vehicles, micromobility, construction and mining, marine, trains, conventional aircrafts, and eVTOL, providing key drivers and forecasts for the individual sectors.Lithium-ion battery demand for electric vehiclesIDTechEx estimates that in 2024, 44.3 million electric vehicles were sold globally, with cars and three-wheelers making up the two largest segments, followed by two-wheelers.Global lithium-ion battery demand has more…

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Author: Noah El Alami, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx Quantum sensors offer dramatically increased sensitivity compared to their classical incumbents or even enable new sensing capabilities altogether. Multiple industries are expected to benefit from quantum sensing innovations, including atomic clocks, quantum magnetometers, quantum gyroscopes, and more. However, bringing quantum sensors from a lab prototype to a commercial product requires optimization in their size, weight, power, and cost (or SWaP-C for short). As explored in IDTechEx's recent report, “Quantum Sensors Market 2025-2045: Technology, Trends, Players, Forecasts“, the most successful approach to achieving this…

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MAXXDRIVE® INDUSTRIAL GEAR UNITS FROM NORD DRIVESYSTEMS  Reliable agitating and mixing under difficult conditions  NORD-MAXXDRIVE.jpg: A total of 16 MAXXDRIVE® industrial gear units from NORD ensure the biogas production in the Smits Groep plant Image: NORD DRIVESYSTEMSAlthough relatively new, the MAXXDRIVE® industrial gear units from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS are among the established drive solutions for heavy-duty applications. Apart from conveying, lifting and driving, mixing and agitating are among the most important application areas. For the agitators in a non-standard biogas plant in the Netherlands, the powerful industrial gear units significantly contribute to the implementation of…

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Author: Maia Benstead, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx Commercial silicon solar panels typically have lifetimes between 20 and 25 years, setting a benchmark for competing photovoltaic (PV) technologies. To compete to the same degree, alternative PV solutions must demonstrate comparable longevity. Among these, perovskite PV has garnered significant industry interest due to its high efficiency, scalable manufacturing, and relatively low material costs. However, durability challenges have long stalled its commercialization. Now, several pilot and small commercial scale perovskite solar projects are underway, with many companies achieving panel lifetimes over 10 years and…

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Kollmorgen servo motors are now available with our fourth-generation SFD-M smart feedback device. Offered at no additional cost over Kollmorgen’s earlier SFD models, this encoder offers four times greater positioning accuracy and uses energy-harvesting technology to track absolute multi-turn positioning even when the system is powered off.  RADFORD, VA., March 25, 2025— Kollmorgen, a global leader in motion control and automation systems, today introduced the new SFD-M (Smart Feedback Device, Multi-Turn). It allows machine builders to achieve high-resolution multi-turn feedback with absolute positioning information available at system startup.Designed to work…

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Miniaturization and increased capability are two of the main current trends within 3D electronics, which creates an opportunity for in-mold electronics (IME) to prove its capabilities as a new way to streamline products and create new aesthetics. IDTechEx's report, “In-Mold Electronics 2025-2035: Forecasts, Technologies, Markets“, explores the primary applications and some notable players operating within the sector. IDTechEx predicts the in-mold electronics market to reach US$974 million in 2035.A push for IME innovationHigher performance capabilities and reducing volume have been two of the driving forces behind IME innovations. Up until…

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The popularity of developing battery technologies can be largely attributed to their significance within many other technology sectors, such as energy storage. IDTechEx's report, “Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2025-2035: Technology, Forecasts, Players“, draws attention to the fields benefitting from battery technologies, alongside the key drivers for their development, changes over the past decade and players operating within the industry.Solid-state batteries for advanced energy storageSolid-state batteries are emerging as a promising solution for advanced energy storage, offering a unique balance of performance characteristics that make them suitable for a wide range…

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Author: Maia Benstead, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx The renewable energy landscape is evolving rapidly, with solar power leading the way. In 2023, global investments in solar energy reportedly surpassed all other power generation sources—including oil—for the first time. While silicon photovoltaics (PV) continue to dominate the market, a variety of emerging and established technologies also contribute to the sector's evolution. Amongst these, thin film PV had previously accounted for less than 5% of all global solar installations. However, with increasing energy demand, ambitious decarbonization goals, and advancing technological innovations, thin film…

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  Next Milestone Achieved for the Eplan Data Portal |  Data isn’t just the driver for project planning and design. The Eplan Data Portal offers users access to high-quality product catalogues from a continually growing pool of renowned component manufacturers. The portal has now passed the mark of more than two-million sets of static device data from around five hundred manufacturers! By using integrated configurators, users have far more than four million data sets at their fingertips. It’s a nearly limitless and ever-increasing variety of components that can quickly and…

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Author: Shihao Fu, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx Privately owned Level 3 autonomous vehicles encountered significant regulatory setbacks in 2017 when Audi attempted to pioneer the market with the L3-ready A8. Regulatory uncertainty quickly stalled these ambitions, delaying the introduction of true L3 autonomy. By 2021, a clearer regulatory framework emerged under UNECE guidelines, affecting Europe and select global markets. However, national-level adoption has remained cautious, with only Germany and Japan actively deploying limited numbers of certified vehicles. Germany currently leads with Mercedes-Benz and BMW models, and Mercedes-Benz expanded certification to Nevada…

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