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With the growing scrutiny of Li-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) safety, demand for passive materials and active technologies is set to grow. BESS developers are all adopting different strategies to ensure that their systems can strike the right balance of safety against overall system cost.

As global demand for critical rare earths, battery materials, and semiconductors surges, end-of-life waste is quickly transforming into a strategic goldmine of critical materials. With IDTechEx forecasting that over US$66B of critical material value will be recovered from waste annually by 2046, IDTechEx evaluates hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and other emerging recycling technologies for critical material recovery.

Join Dr Conor O'Brien on Thursday 11th December for an insightful webinar on "Materials Trends for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells". The webinar will include an introduction to PEM fuel cells, an overview of the key applications driving market growth, a breakdown of the forecast market value in 2036 segmented by fuel cell component, and a detailed discussion of the major materials trends in the sector for the core components.

Join IDTechEx Research Analyst Dr Xiaoxi He on Tuesday 2nd December for an insightful webinar, "Solid-State Batteries: Decoding the Next Leap in Performance, Value, and Market Readiness". Attendees will gain an integrated understanding of where the sector stands in late 2025 and how priorities are shifting toward manufacturability, scalability, and sustainability.

The redox flow battery market has seen significant growth in the past two years, led predominantly by key player Rongke Power. However, several opportunities are also being grasped by other players, be this in the emerging applications for RFBs, commercialization of cheaper RFB technologies, and new programs to incentivize RFBs and LDES.

This webinar on Tuesday 25th November, presented by IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Conrad Nichols, will discuss thermal management and fire prevention trends for battery energy storage systems (BESS). Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.

As advanced electrification increases across many major sectors, including automotives and electronics, new trends and innovations are increasingly notable within the battery industry. This article covers multiple additives and advanced sensing technologies for batteries.

Ascend Elements, a major US-based Li-ion battery recycler and refiner, has announced a multi-year offtake agreement for lithium carbonate with Trafigura, a major global commodities supplier. This signals a significant development in lithium material supply chains - IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Conrad Nichols spoke exclusively to Ascend Elements CEO Linh Austin.

IDTechEx analyst Daniel Parr compares the energy and power density for supercapacitors to other energy storage devices; covers how supercapacitors work; and compares different types of supercapacitors.

In electric vehicle (EV) batteries, coatings play a critical role in enhancing performance, safety and longevity. This article highlights the latest technologies, developments, applications and outlook for advanced coatings in EV battery applications. Fire protection, dielectric insulation, corrosion protection and thermally conductive coatings are all covered.