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Marian Willuhn
Covering online news on the German market and editing the German print issue since 2021, Marian has been writing about power electronics for pv magazine’s global website and monthly print magazine since 2018.
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Articles written by Marian Willuhn
‘Without energy storage, renewables are not serious power plants’
Chinese inverter and energy storage maker Sungrow invited 300 guests from 20 European countries to its ESS [energy storage system] Experience Day event in Munich, Germany. Discussions focused on energy storage, projects, market figures, and the energy transition. The conclusion: More storage and grid expansion are needed.
Mar 21, 2025
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Researchers in Switzerland develop biodegradable fungi battery
A team from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) has developed a 3D-printed battery. Fungi are used as anode and cathode with one releasing electrons during metabolism and the other able to absorb them.
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Standard Energy unveils vanadium-ion battery with 1% degradation
Vanadium offers unique characteristics as a battery material, as it can shed electrons without shifting from its ionic state, ensuring high cycling stability. South Korea’s Standard Energy has developed a battery with just 1% degradation after 20,000 cycles. The company has already completed 10 MWh of projects in its home market and now aims to expand internationally.
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