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3 weeks ago | 
miningmetalnews.com | Chingis Idrissov |Simon Matthis
Author: Chingis Idrissov, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechExSteel is vital to modern society, with diverse alloys serving critical applications. Buildings, infrastructure, machinery, and vehicles constitute 75% of global steel usage, with global demand projected to increase. However, the industry generates 7-9% of global CO2 emissions, making it a challenging but essential sector for decarbonization efforts.
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1 month ago | 
idtechex.com | John LI |Chingis Idrissov |Conor O'Brien |Pranav Jaswani
IDTechEx's report "Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles 2025-2045: Markets, Technologies, Forecasts" explores the market for on-road fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), including cars, light commercial vehicles, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and buses. The report covers the market drivers, barriers, players, technology, models, benchmarking, and forecasts adoption for the next 20 years for unit sales, fuel cell demand, battery demand, and market value.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
idtechex.com | Chingis Idrissov
Aviation contributes 2.5% of global CO2 emissions and 12% of transport emissions, generating over 1 billion tonnes in 2019. While relatively small compared to road transport, aviation is one of the fastest-growing transport sectors, with ICAO forecasting a tripling of international aviation emissions by 2050 from 2015 levels without intervention. In addition, electric and hydrogen propulsion are challenging for long-range flights.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
idtechex.com | Chingis Idrissov |James Jeffs |Maia Benstead
The hydrogen value chain, often referred to as the hydrogen economy, has experienced significant momentum in recent years, driven by various factors on both the demand and supply sides. On the demand side, there is a strong push from industries to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, particularly in areas such as refining and ammonia/fertilizer production, driven by regulatory pressures like carbon taxes.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
idtechex.com | Chingis Idrissov
Electrification is widely regarded as a leading solution for decarbonizing the on-road transport sector. However, for certain industries, electrification may not be the most viable option, leading to the growing interest in alternative low-carbon fuels like hydrogen, ammonia, biofuels, and e-fuels.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
idtechex.com | Chingis Idrissov
The transportation sector, responsible for about 25% of energy-related CO2 emissions, faces a critical decarbonization challenge. While EVs and low-carbon fuels like hydrogen and ammonia are part of the solution, advanced biofuels and e-fuels are emerging as crucial alternatives, especially for hard-to-electrify sectors such as aviation, shipping, and heavy-duty road transport.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
idtechex.com | James Jeffs |Chingis Idrissov |Sample pages
The electric airplane market is in its infancy. To the best of IDTechEx's knowledge, there is only one example of an electric airplane for sale today: the Pipistrel Velis Electro. From IDTechEx's perspective, it has had a stellar start, with a surprising number of deliveries since its first in 2020. Electric powertrains fit small general aviation planes well, helping to drive a predicted 35.7% CAGR in electric general aviation airplanes between 2025 and 2035.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
idtechex.com | Jack Howley |Conor O'Brien |Conrad Nichols |Chingis Idrissov
IDTechEx forecasts that by 2045, approximately 3.3 million tonnes of critical materials will be recovered from secondary sources, equivalent to over US$110B in valuable materials. Secondary raw materials, including end-of-life equipment, automotive vehicles, electric vehicles, e-waste and waste scrap, represent a rapidly emerging source of valuable critical materials. This report characterizes the secondary source critical material recovery markets, key technologies, and players.
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May 17, 2024 | 
idtechex.com | Chingis Idrissov
Green hydrogen production utilizes four main electrolyzer technologies: alkaline water electrolysis (AWE), proton exchange membrane (PEM), anion exchange membrane (AEM), and solid oxide electrolyzers (SOEC). Each technology has its own operational principles, performance characteristics, and commercial maturity. These systems integrate with the balance of plant (BOP) components, including transformers, rectifiers, and purification systems, to produce hydrogen at the right pressure and purity.
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May 3, 2024 | 
plantengineering.com | Shirly Zhu |Alain Hermans |Chingis Idrissov |Chris Vavra
Hydrogen production insights Traditional petrochemical giants like Shell and TotalEnergies are aggressively investing billions in green energy solutions, including hydrogen, to meet net-zero emissions goals. Despite claims of transitioning to green energy, petrochemical giants face scrutiny for potentially “greenwashing” their image while still heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Governments are becoming increasingly concerned with the transition to greener forms of energy.
