From the 19th to the 21st June 2018, IDTechEx is pleased to invite you to our Business & Technology Insight Forums at the prestigious Wolfson College in Cambridge (UK), to learn more about energy storage and electric vehicles.
Our analysts from the Energy & Mobility Team will be conducting a total of 4 in-depth masterclasses on the following topics:
- Forum 1 - Li-ion Batteries: Raw Materials, Gigafactories, and Emerging Markets
- Forum 2 - Batteries Beyond Li-ion & Supercapacitors: New Materials, New Applications
- Forum 3 - Electric Vehicles: Markets, Trends, and Opportunities in Land, Sea, & Air
- Forum 4 - Electric Vehicles: New Materials & Component Opportunities
In Forum 1, attendees will be able to learn more about the complete Li-ion battery value chain, starting from geopolitical constraints in the supply of raw materials like graphite, cobalt, and nickel; and then moving on to the battery manufacturing landscape worldwide, answering questions like
- How long will China's dominance last? Where does the European industry stand in terms of added value?
- What is happening in the cobalt ore supply, and what are the ethical aspects that need to be addressed?
The second part of Forum 1 will then look at battery materials, identifying opportunities in the market for those businesses that want to jump on a bandwagon that will churn out 1700 GWh/year by 2028. All addressable markets for the Li-ion chemistry will also be addressed, starting from automotive and moving on to other profitable niche applications like specialty vehicles, marine vessels, drones, and wearables.
Forum 2's primary focus will be on everything else than Li-ion battery technology. Even though Li-ion batteries are set to become the world's primary energy storage technology choice, there are countless other chemistries that will capture smaller markets than the automotive. Among these, it is worth noting supercapacitors, which have witnessed a renaissance in recent years, as well as redox flow batteries, which might seize a significant portion of the stationary storage market. In addition, we will also provide attendees with market intelligence on lithium sulphur, lithium air, sodium ion, magnesium ion, and aqueous batteries.
Attendees will be able to find answers to the following questions:
- Which batteries are better for short-term and long-term energy storage?
- How many types of supercapacitors exist, and which applications are emerging?
- Are hybrid storage systems a viable solution?
- Are lithium air batteries holding up to their promises?
All of the chemistries mentioned here will also benchmarked from a theoretical and a practical point of view. Key performance indicators such as energy density, cycle life, and max operating temperature will be presented, together with existing challenges that may bar some technologies from commercialisation.
In Forum 3, our IDTechEx analysts will give an overview of the basics of electric vehicle propulsion systems, the different levels of powertrain hybridisation, as well as a bird's eye view on 46 different electric vehicle categories, spanning from passenger cars, to trucks, industrial vehicles, forklifts, boats, ships, drones, and airplanes.
People attending the masterclass will find answers to the following questions:
- What is the difference from a 48V mild hybrid and a BEV?
- How is China's EV policy shaping EV developments in other countries?
- How is the electric bus market doing worldwide?
- What opportunities exist in the EV value chain for newcomers?
With a clear distinction into four sessions (cars and buses; water vehicles; off-road vehicles; and air vehicles), we will provide a granular view of the xEV market to all those companies willing to learn more about the EV market and to benefit from the ongoing industrial transition away from combustion engines.
Finally, Forum 4 will delve deeper into the lessons learnt from Forum 3, and look at powertrain trajectories, together with what this implies for companies developing automotive components.
Answers to the following questions will be shared with the audience:
- Is there any convergence to a specific powertrain?
- Fuel cell technology developments: what EV markets will benefit the most?
- What is the current state of range extenders?
- How is Europe doing with fast charging infrastructure?
Attendees will learn about the requirement from vehicle makers based on their vehicle development roadmaps, current state of the technology, suppliers, development trends and areas of focus and undersupplied development areas. In addition, ten year forecasts will be provided for some of the key sectors, allowing you to quantify your opportunity. Register by 27 April for a 30% attendee discount. Click here for further information.
