ITONICS - The Innovation OS’ Post

🌟 ITONICS Weak-ly Signals: Your Weekly Dose of Insight and Inspiration 🌟 Weak signals are the early indicators of change—often the first signs of emerging trends or shifts in technology. Each week, we dive deep into a theme and related tech trends, providing you with actionable insights automatically detected by our horizon-scanning tool, ITONICS Insights. 📈 Recent Energy Trends: • Hydrogen Storage: For the last half year, interest surged by +191.23%. Notably, we see increasing commercial use of hydrogen. For instance, Toyoda Gosei's high-pressure hydrogen tanks are now being employed on passenger ships. • Redox Flow Batteries: Over the last few months, we have seen increasing interest in redox flow batteries, increasing by 205,29%. We found a revolutionary grid-scale saltwater battery application, utilizing a unique, non-toxic natural saltwater electrolyte and making it safer and more eco-friendly. • We also see an increase in interest in Aquifer Thermal Storage (ATES). ATES stores heat or cold in underground aquifers for seasonal energy needs. The increasing interest is driven, for instance, by innovation in thermophotovoltaic cells, recovering 44% of electricity from heat storage. Second, in Finland, a groundbreaking sand battery, capable of storing 100 MWh of thermal energy, is set to revolutionize district heating and reduce emissions by nearly 70%. • Solid Oxide Electrolyzers (SOE): In contrast to the other trends, we see a significant decline in interest in SOE. Peaking at the beginning of 2024, the topic has lost interest in the last few months. However, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Columbia University have developed an efficient catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction. The real-world test showed the catalyst to be about four times better than the state-of-the-art, pathing the further way of green hydrogen. What trends should we monitor next? Comment below with your suggestions! 👉 Don’t miss out on what’s new and next. Contact us for a demo and start receiving real-time alerts on the trends that matter to you: https://hubs.ly/Q02N7s9b0 #Innovation #HorizonScanning #energy #greenhydrogen #batteries

Anjali K.

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