Research Overview

This edition of the Energy & Power Systems TOE features information on floating offshore wind farms for the production of cost competitive renewable energy, advanced nuclear reactors integrated with thermal energy storage systems to enable high penetration of renewable energy into the central grid, and production of sodium-ion batteries with Prussian blue-based electrode materials that offers ultra-fast charge discharge cycles and are completely non-toxic. The TOE also provides information on intelligent battery management systems that can be used for commercial vehicle applications, and ultra-fast carbon batteries having higher electrical conductivity than as Li-ion batteries. The TOE features insights on the use of compressed air energy storage systems that enables continuous energy supply into the central grid during periods of renewable energy fluctuations, and the use of innovative dye sensitized solar cells in building integrated photovoltaic and renewable energy storage systems. The TOE also focuses on innovations associated with the design and development of anode materials for enhancing performance of Li-ion batteries. The TOE additionally provides insights and the latest developments on portable lightweight wind turbines for power generation in remote areas.

The Energy and Power Systems TOE provides insights on the latest advances in the broad range of technology related to the energy industry. The topics regularly presented range from energy storage technologies (solid state batteries, solar chemical storage and other advanced energy storage devices) to non-renewable energy such as oil and gas. Special emphasis is given to emerging areas in the renewable sector such as photovoltaics, wind energy, and geothermal energy, and emerging alternative fuels such as hydrogen, syngas, ethanol and biofuels. The EPS TOE keeps clients abreast of the latest R&D developments at major corporate and academic research centers, provides competitor intelligence and helps create strategic alliances.

The Energy and Environment cluster provides global insights and intelligence on a wide variety of disruptive emerging technologies and platforms ranging from energy storage, advanced batteries, solar and wind energy, to unconventional oil, bioenergy, geothermal energy, and energy transmission.