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Rapid social development and economic growth have been achieved by utilizing fossil fuel-based energy sources. However, fossil fuels are not sustainable, causing numerous environmental problems. Many researchers have put a lot of effort into realizing new ideas on how to develop renewable energy resources, such as wind, water, or sun, in the most efficient way, without incurrence of further ecological catastrophes. Nevertheless, since most renewable energy sources are intermittent, an Energy Sto

2018.10.05

As Germany, Britain, and France recently announced the policies banning the sales of internal combustion engine-equipped vehicles, following Norway and the Netherlands, policies against the sales of internal combustion engines are spreading across the Europe. As a result, environmentally friendly vehicles are expected to completely replace the predecessor in Europe by 2030 ~2040.  Also, China, which has been leading the electric vehicle market with the policy guaranteein

2018.09.03

The global lithium ion secondary battery market has achieved a big growth after Sony has first developed the lithium ion battery in 1991, with the lead of Japanese firms such as Panasonic (Sanyo) and Hitachi in the IT equipment market. In the 2000s, Korean and Chinese firms have joined the market and even just the lithium ion battery market on its own has grown to worth 20 trillion won. In the future, big growths are expected in the electric vehicle and ESS markets. Along with their growths, the

2018.06.15

The secondary battery market has recently been expanding from the application market for small IT to the ESS and EV markets, and the anode market is also expected to increase accordingly. Since the first release of LIB by Sony in 1991, commercialized carbon and graphite materials have kept their place as the anode materials for lithium secondary batteries. At present, most battery makers are using composite materials made from natural and synthetic graphite. Recent research on anode materia

2018.04.13

Overview Recent secondary battery market has seen a gradual expansion of new applications and LIB replacements as small- and medium-sized battery market become matured. For medium- and large-sized batteries, the performance in ESS and xEV will be the key to success.  This report reviews the current status of the lithium-ion secondary battery market and provides an outlook of possible mid- and long-term changes in market and leadership structure among LIB&n

2018.03.06

Fuel cell market for power generation worth $21.3 billion by 2020 Fuel cells are referred to an environmentally friendly next-generation power generating device, in which chemical energy of a substance is converted to electric energy through electrochemical reactions. While the conventional thermal engine depending on the Carnot cycle has an upper limit of 30% in energy efficiency, fuel cells are free from any efficiency limit and environmental concerns (e.g.,

2018.03.06

As IT mobile devices become ubiquitous, consumer demand for a longer use continues to rise. Currently, lithium-ion secondary batteries are widely used in various mobile IT devices and electric vehicles, and fast charging technology for lithium-ion batteries is essential to meet the ever-increasing consumer demand.  Increasing power consumption and capacity of electronic devices have stimulated the development of fast charging technologies, mostly for smartphones. In

2018.03.06

Samsung SDI ranked first with 1,277.6 million cells, followed by Panasonic with 1,272.1 million cells, followed by LG Chem with 1,011.4 million cells, which is the third place.  Looking at quarterly supplier shipments, overall, SDI and Panasonic have been accumulating in the first and second place in 2017, and the growth of LGC and ATL in the second half of the year is steep. Panasonic chased down SDI, No. 1, and LGC is steadily pushing Panasonic as it continues to rise.  &nb

2018.01.26