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The report provides a clear and objective picture about the hydrogen economy, giving the reader a perspective of the current status and future development of hydrogen as an energy carrier. A complete description of the different fuel cells and electrolysers, will allow the reader to understand the chemical principles, materials involved, technical limits and future opportunities of each technology, including the main players on the market.

Digital Water 2020-2030 covers the sensor market in water and wastewater treatment and pipe network markets. This comprehensive overview of the different sensor types, companies, strategies and use cases can provide insightful solutions to the digital water industry. This information is then used to forecast the market growth over the coming decade up to 2030, where it is expected to grow to over $2Bn.

Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) have developed in multiple ways. On one hand you have the low power, unlicensed communication technologies, some of which are highly proprietary and focussed on a particular application, versus large telecoms companies who have added low power versions as extensions of their cellular network. There are many types available with different governments and territories pushing different types.

Smart Glass is electrically active glass mainly for use in automotive, architectural and avionic windows, with demand growing to $1.1 billion in ten years. It is typically for electronic shading in place of physical blinds, or a semi-transparent PV window to generate electricity locally. As the only comprehensive report covering the technologies and markets, it will assist all in the value chain including building and vehicle designers, sellers and users.

IDTechEx has been studying 5G-related topics for many years and we have just released our latest version of the 5G market research report "5G Market 2023-2033: Technology, Trends, Forecasts, Players". This report is built on IDTechEx expertise, covering the latest 5G development trend, key player analysis, and market outlook. Key aspects in this report include mmWave technologies trend, open radio access network (Open RAN) development, power management of 5G base stations, heterogeneous smart electromagnetic (EM) environment, detailed regional analysis of 5G status and future roadmap in 5 key regions: U.S., China, Japan, South Korea, Europe, and 5G applications (Industry 4.0, C-V2X, AR/VR, FWA etc) development status.

Efficient, automatic wireless charging of electric vehicles aims to revolutionise the EV charging experience. This technology can be used in static and dynamic applications, across various vehicle segments offering an opportunity for various auto OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. A ground-based transmitting pad, a vehicle-based receiving pad, and power cabinets are the enabling system components. This report covers the componentry, player profiles, commercial deployments, global standards, and granular forecasts.

The future of solar technology extends far beyond silicon, with numerous alternative materials that belong to a certain class called 'thin film'. These can deliver several unique advantages such as higher efficiency indoor energy harvesting, simpler manufacturing, and potentially lower costs than conventional silicon PV. A particularly exciting opportunity is their role in powering Internet of Things devices - a rapidly growing market following the increasing smartification of home and retail electronics.

IDTechEx has found significant activity in the autonomous heavy-duty commercial vehicle space, with hundreds of vehicles in various stages of trialling globally, and some companies on the precipice of fully unmanned commercial deployment. Each industry has unique strengths and challenges, this report explains them and gives market forecasts accordingly.

The lidar market for automotive applications will grow to US$8.4 billion by 2033. The demand for lidars to be adopted in the automotive industry drives the huge investment and rapid progression of lidars, with the innovations in beam steering technologies, performance improvement, and cost reduction in lidar transceiver components. These efforts can enable lidars to be implemented in a wider application scenario beyond conventional usage and automobiles. IDTechEx leverages its experiences such as in laser physics, semiconductors, optics, sensors, optoelectronics, and transportation, to provide a comprehensive analysis on technologies and products. 10 year market forecasts on lidar units and market value with a focus on automotive have been provided. IDTechEx also tracks the development and activities of 95 global players, with unbiased research and appraisal.

The IDTechEx Electric and Fuel Cell Trucks 2023-2043 report explores the future of the rapidly developing zero-emission truck market, covering battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell trucks. Within the report we discuss the technical and economic aspects of zero-emission truck deployment and present IDTechEx's granular forecasts for medium and heavy-duty zero-emission truck deployment out to 2043, with focus on the key markets; Europe, the U.S., and China.

Battery swapping promotes the use of the battery as a service (BaaS) business model which aims to decouple the costs of the battery pack from the overall price of the EV. Pack swap and module swap technologies are being commercialised. This report addresses these technologies, players and trends within this market and also includes granular 10-year forecasts of battery swap station (BSS) deployments.

Gas sensors are simultaneously an established industry and well placed to benefit from the trend towards mass-digitization. Interest from consumers and policymakers in air quality has increased dramatically due to COVID-19, creating a growing market for distributed gas sensor networks. Through discussions with major and emerging sensor manufacturers, along with analysis of early-stage technologies, this report identifies opportunities and challenges across environmental, medical, automotive, and olfaction markets.

5G deployment is in full swing with continued deployment of infrastructure and 5G compatible devices. However, there are still many challenges to address with many material level challenges around thermal management. This report considers the evolution of 5G antenna design and components to analyse trends in semiconductor technology, the associated die attach materials, power supplies and thermal interface materials. Current and emerging technologies are described along with forecasts across these categories through to 2032.

Mobile robots can be an excellent solution to many issues in the logistics industry. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of major players, technologies, and markets, 20-year market forecasts, and abundant product examples of 14 different forms of mobile robots in logistics. It will help readers have a deeper understanding of the current market landscape, how the technologies are used, the technology trend, and the future market outlook.

Self-healing materials can save trillions of dollars wasted in premature repair and replacement of structures. Concrete, plastics and some other materials can already self-heal to some extent but huge payback comes from something better. What is the business potential, when? What technologies and applications are best and what does the research pipeline promise? Only this commercially-oriented report has the answers in clear new infograms, comparison tables and forecasts 2022-2042.

The rapidly growing electric vehicle market creates a huge demand for the supporting charging infrastructure across several global regions and different power classes. Within this market, we are seeing trends around high-power charging, battery swapping and smart charging. This report addresses these trends within the markets for battery-electric or hybrid cars, vans, trucks and buses with OEM hardware benchmarking, CPO comparisons and granular market forecasts.

Printed sensors are a rapidly growing technology that offer low-cost processing, flexible thin-film form factor and large area sensing, making them suitable for emerging applications such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, continuous health monitoring and more. This market research report covers the technology and applications of printed photodetectors, piezoresistive and piezoelectric pressure sensors, strain sensors, temperature sensors, printed electrodes, biosensors, and capacitive touch sensors.

The Redox Flow Battery market report includes a substantial change in RFB market size, based on scientific assumptions. IDTechEx calculated the Levelized Cost of Storage (LCOS) for Lithium-ion battery and redox flow battery systems, to prove the assumptions made in the report. Large adoption of variable renewable energies will push the energy sector for more energy storage capacity. IDTechEx forecasts a multibillion market for RFB in 2031