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Matthew Lynas
Matthew Lynas joined pv magazine as features editor in 2023. An experienced business-to-business journalist, Matthew is responsible for features in our monthly global print title. Previously, he served as editor of a leading UK retail magazine, covering a broad range of issues including sustainability projects in the grocery and FMCG sectors.
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Cambridge startup claims its electrolytes can triple flow battery energy density
A startup led by Cambridge University scientists and the former chair of Oxford PV is attempting to commercialize flow battery electrolytes with greater energy density than vanadium-based batteries. Kodiaq Technologies claims its electrolytes can be deployed as a drop-in solution for redox flow batteries.
Jan 07, 2026
Battery storage drives record year for UK renewables planning approvals
Cornwall Insight analysis reveals planning permission granted to more battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in first nine months of 2025 than in all of 2024. Approvals granted in year when planning consent became key to securing grid connections.
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China connects world’s largest vanadium flow battery project
Gigawatt-hour scale long-duration energy storage (LDES) project is expected to reduce curtailment in Xinjiang, a region of China with high solar and wind generation, and transmission bottlenecks. The flow battery installation is co-located with a PV plant.
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How to build the UK’s biggest BESS project
Sungrow will supply 3.3 GWh of storage capacity to the largest UK BESS project to date. Head of UK Energy Storage Henry Xu talks big projects, narrow roads and local connections with ESS News, as the company prepares to ship containers for the Thorpe Marsh BESS buildout.
EticaAG and Shell sign immersion-cooled BESS deal
Companies get strategic collaboration deal over the line at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Shell to provide technical and standards support as EticaAG pursues growth for its immersion-cooled battery energy storage system (BESS) products in commercial and industrial (C&I) and utility-scale segments.
Dec 11, 2025
Great Britain axes 153 GW of zombie projects to clear the queue for shovel-ready BESS
Grid connection overhaul removes 153 GW of battery energy storage projects from connection queue as National Energy System Operator (NESO) implements new process prioritizing ready-to-build projects. NESO’s reform followed a tenfold increase in the connections queue over a five-year period.
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