energy harvesting

ReportsnReports.com has released a new market research report that forecasted the energy harvesting devices market to grow at 17% CAGR by 2018. The report divides the market into five segments: consumer electronics, military and aerospace, bicycle dynamo, wristwatches and others.

MIT engineers have created a new material that was inspired by natural materials that feature the advantages of live cells and their ability to respond to their environment. This new material was demonstrated using bacterial cells that were coaxed to produce biofilms that can combine with nonliving materials.

$1.4 million in funding has been awarded by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to six companies that are advancing battery and energy storage technology. The funding will help develop prototypes that prove the ability of advanced energy storage systems.

A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a new technology that generates power every time an electronic device is touched or rubbed. The team created a new material called triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) that harnesses static electricity.

A team of physicists at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) are proposing a device that would capture and harvest energy from the Earth’s infrared emissions to outer space. The device would be similar to a photovoltaic solar panel, but would generate electric power by releasing infrared light instead of capturing visible light.

A new battery material has been developed that can store ten times the amount of energy that lithium-ion batteries can store. The new material has the potential to increase the battery life of portable electronics and electronic vehicles.

A study conducted by the IEC and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI) has found that nanotechnology will change the future of energy storage and solar energy technology.

A team of engineers from several universities has developed a way to harvest energy from vibrations to charge self-powered electronic devices. The team has created a nanogenerator that utilizes polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), a sponge-like material, which is the key to harvesting vibration energy.

A report published by Navigant Research calculates the annual worldwide revenue from energy harvesting systems will grow to almost $375 million in 2020 from $283 million in 2014.

IDTechEx has published a new market research report that reviews forecasts, technologies and players for the energy harvesting and storage market.  The report states the total market will rise to over $2.6 billion in 2024.