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Work begins on 2 GWh lithium ion-redox flow battery hub in China A state-backed consortium has broken ground on a 1 GW/2 GWh energy storage system in Yantai, Shandong, advancing the province’s renewable integration and grid flexibility goals.

Mar 10, 2025

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Vanadium flow battery maker preps for UK long-duration storage tender Investor and renewables developer Frontier Power Ltd has said it is planning to lodge 'multiple' vanadium flow battery (VFB)-related bids in a long-duration energy storage (LDES) tender expected before July.

Mar 07, 2025

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Sumitomo Electric launches vanadium redox flow battery with 30-year lifespan The new system comes in three versions, providing up to 10 hours of storage. It achieves improvements in output and energy density, through component enhancements, thereby reducing cost and physical footprint.

Mar 03, 2025

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Record 13.6 GWh of battery energy storage capacity added in January Rho Motion noted big projects in Saudi Arabia and Hubei, China, and reported the only non-lithium-ion sites were three Chinese vanadium flow batteries.

Feb 17, 2025

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Australian redox flow battery maker Allegro secures fresh cash to scale to mass production The New South Wales (NSW)-based startup wants to enter mass production with products featuring a microemulsion electrolyte made of cheap, easily available and recyclable, non-toxic, and non-flammable materials.

Feb 14, 2025

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Go with the flow (batteries) There is a gap in the market for long-duration energy storage (LDES), according to US-based manufacturer ESS Inc. – one which can’t be plugged with lithium-ion chemistry. Hugh McDermott, of ESS Inc. tells pv magazine how he thinks iron flow batteries fit into the energy system of the future, as the company pursues global expansion.

Feb 14, 2025

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Redox recap: New flow battery JV in US, Japanese utility adds 12.5MWh flow battery A new joint venture (JV) aims to establish domestic vanadium electrolyte production for flow batteries, while a new Japanese redox flow project has been announced in a remote location.

Feb 05, 2025

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China to host 1.6 GW vanadium flow battery manufacturing complex The all-vanadium liquid flow industrial park project is taking shape in the Baotou city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region of China, backed by a CNY 11.5 billion ($1.63 billion) investment. Meanwhile, China's largest vanadium flow electrolyte base is planned in the city of Panzhihua, in the Sichuan province.

Sep 23, 2024

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Flexbase plans 500 MW redox flow storage project in Switzerland The world's largest redox flow storage facility is to be built at Europe's oldest grid node.

Sep 23, 2024

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Australian startup Allegro to ramp flow battery capacity after AUD 17.5m funding round The redox flow battery developer aims to “rapidly accelerate” its manufacturing capacity after closing a funding round that attracted major domestic and international investors.

Sep 10, 2024

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Australian battery manufacturer Redflow enters voluntary administration The Brisbane-headquartered company made the move after failing to secure the capital needed to upscale its X10 battery, intended for large-scale projects.

Aug 23, 2024

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VoltStorage advances its iron-salt battery technology German flow battery firm VoltStorage says its next stage of technology development will deliver 20-fold increase in performance.

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Jul 24, 2024

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What to expect at India Energy Storage Week India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) is set to host its annual international conference and exhibition event, India Energy Storage Week (IESW), from July 1 to July 5, 2024, in New Delhi. The event is expected to witness the participation of 150+ key partners and exhibitors and 1000+ companies, many of which will be unveiling major battery storage plans.

Jun 27, 2024

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Long-duration storage key for Australia’s energy security, report finds Australia's Clean Energy Council has launched a new report, exploring emerging long duration energy storage technologies capable of firming renewables in the wake of coal-fired power generation closures.

Jun 05, 2024

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LDES poised to outcompete lithium-ion batteries While most long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies are still early-stage and costly compared to lithium-ion batteries, some have already or are set to achieve lower costs for longer durations, finds BloombergNEF.

May 31, 2024

Long-duration storage

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Long-duration storage market to hit $223 billion in 20 years, says IDTechEx Alternatives to lithium-ion batteries will likely emerge in the years to come, according to a new report by IDTechEx.

Feb 06, 2024

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