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SoftBank to make next-gen zinc-halogen battery cells in Japan for AI data centers SoftBank's mobile arm is gearing up to scale the intriguing zinc-halogen battery cell chemistry to 1 GWh annual production.

May 11, 2026

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VRF long-duration batteries answer demands of electricifation: Eora Energy Sydney-headquartered vanadium redox flow battery company EORA Energy has launched in Australia with a pipeline of long-duration energy storage projects in mining, data centres and regional infrastructure.

Apr 09, 2026

R&D

Titanium emerges as a vanadium alternative for redox flow batteries A Japanese-Chinese team developed a titanium molten salt redox-flow battery using abundant titanium ions and molten salt electrolytes to enable high-voltage, fast, and stable grid-scale energy storage. The system demonstrates high efficiency of over 97%, strong cycling stability, and improved cost and scalability compared to vanadium-based batteries, with further optimization underway.

Emiliano Bellini

Apr 08, 2026

Grid-scale

Vanadium flow and lithium-ion combine in world’s largest grid-forming hybrid storage plant in China China brings online 300 MW/1,200 MWh grid-forming energy storage facility in Inner Mongolia, integrating lithium-ion and vanadium flow battery technologies.

Feb 27, 2026

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AVL partners with Sumitomo in bid for Western Australia’s 500 MWh vanadium battery project Perth-headquartered resources and technology company Australian Vanadium Limited’s subsidiary VSUN Energy will partner with Japanese manufacturer Sumitomo Electric Industries in its bid to develop Western Australia’s planned 500 MWh Kalgoorlie vanadium battery project.

Feb 23, 2026

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CMBlu Energy to supply Uniper with 5 GWh of SolidFlow battery storage technology The ten-year agreement sees CMBlu Energy supply its SolidFlow battery technology to the German energy company from 2027. Uniper intends to deploy the battery systems in tranches of at least 100 MWh.

Sandra Enkhardt

Feb 03, 2026

Technologies

Dutch long-duration energy storage project targets sub-€50/kWh costs with innovative technologies The SLDBatt project brings together TRL 7 battery technologies – including molten sodium‑salt, saltwater acid–base flow, and hydrogen–iron flow batteries – to deliver an innovative and cost-effective long-duration energy storage solution.

Jan 14, 2026

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Swiss developer breaks ground on 1.6 GWh redox flow storage project The redox flow project has enormous storage capacity, expected to be finished in mid-2028.

Sandra Enkhardt

May 23, 2025

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Organic flow batteries launch in US data center deployment Prometheus Hyperscale and XL Batteries partner to roll out long-duration, lithium-free energy storage for a Wyoming data center.

May 15, 2025

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Flow battery startup VFlowTEch banks $20.5M as ramp up continues The Singaporean company is working on long duration storage and received wide backing from a variety of investors.

May 14, 2025

Supply chain

Dutch manufacturer makes switch from bromine to iron flow batteries due to ‘geopolitical turbulence’ Netherlands-based Elestor has announced it will move from hydrogen-bromine to hydrogen-iron flow batteries because of the worsening geopolitical situation.

May 07, 2025

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Scientists in UK build solar redox flow battery with 9.54% solar-to-chemical efficiency The PV-driven redox flow battery can reportedly achieve a maximum solar-to-output electricity efficiency (SOEE) of 3.11% during a 36-hour period. The system incorporates a 25 sq cm heterojunction (HJT) photovoltaic device and is based on a neutral-pH aqueous iodine-bromine redox couple.

Emiliano Bellini

May 06, 2025

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XL Batteries launches grid-scale organic flow battery project With no rare metals or fire risk, the Massachusetts startup is pushing a new model for long-duration energy storage.

Apr 10, 2025

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Smoke and vanadium leak from Swiss home energy storage unit Vanadium redox flow energy storage manufacturer Prolux Solutions said 50 l of vanadium electrolyte leaked from a residential unit in Arbon but no fire occurred.

Sandra Enkhardt

Apr 09, 2025

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UK grant for English vanadium flow battery project Invinity, the part UK government-owned vanadium flow battery (VFB) company, has secured a $9 million grant from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) for a site in the South East of England.

Apr 04, 2025

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Japan’s first subsidized flow battery under construction Sumitomo Electric has operated a 2 MW/8 MWh pilot vanadium flow battery in San Diego since December 2018 and is constructing a similarly sized facility on the island of Kyushu.

Mar 31, 2025

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