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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.

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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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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

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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.

Jan 07, 2026

Supply chain

What’s next for battery technology in 2026 Longer-duration storage, safety-driven procurement and Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) compliance in the United States compliance are starting to push alternative chemistries closer to scale.

Jan 02, 2026

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All Flow batteries news

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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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US flow battery makers discuss life under Trump ESS News spoke to Matt Harper, from vanadium flow battery (VFB) maker Invinity, and Eugene Beh, CEO of Quino Energy, which uses a water-based electrolyte in its aqeous organic quinone redox flow batteries.

Jan 27, 2025

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FlexGen secures $75m credit facility, partners with zinc battery maker Eos North Carolina-based FlexGen, which is joining forces with aqueous zinc battery maker Eos Energy Enterprises, secured the credit line from four banks, led by JP Morgan.

Jan 23, 2025

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