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Technologies pv magazine

Energy storage systems come in many forms, leveraging different technology types. A class of electrochemical storage, lithium-ion batteries have established themselves as the industry standard.

But there are many new technologies vying for their market share.

Sodium-ion batteries are widely considered a sustainable and resource-saving answer to future energy storage, while flow batteries offer a viable alternative in long-duration storage applications.
However, the path to commercialization is not a straightforward one.

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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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Biwatt launches commercial sodium-ion energy storage product The manufacturer has unveiled a 155 kWh sodium-ion battery energy storage system for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers.
Marian Willuhn
May 15, 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.
Phoebe Skok
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.
Tristan Rayner
May 14, 2025
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Battery and battery tech developments in brief from the floor of Intersolar 2025 Europe’s largest solar power event filled 18 very large halls in Munich, and new launches ranged from balcony solar to cow poop innovations.
Tristan Rayner, John Fitzgerald Weaver
May 12, 2025
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Munich research team improves lithium-ion conductors for solid-state batteries A new material made of lithium, antimony, and scandium is said to conduct lithium ions over 30 percent faster than any previously known material. According to the scientists, it also offers thermal stability.
Petra Hannen
May 09, 2025
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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.
Max Hall
May 07, 2025

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Inlyte reports zero loss over 700 cycles for its iron-sodium battery tech The startup is targeting commercial demonstration projects in 2025 and large-scale U.S. manufacturing by early 2027.
Marija Maisch
Dec 10, 2024
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New milestone for Australia’s 100 MW vanadium flow battery Project Lumina Vanadium producer Australian Vanadium’s subsidiary VSUN Energy’s vanadium flow battery Project Lumina has progressed with the appointment of service providers GenusPlus Group, Sedgman, and Austrian company CellCube.
Ev Foley
Dec 10, 2024
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World’s largest vanadium redox flow project completed Dalian-headquartered Rongke Power has completed the construction of the 175 MW/700 MWh vanadium flow battery project in China, growing its global fleet of utility-scale projects to more than 2 GWh.
Marija Maisch
Dec 09, 2024
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Basque body CIC energiGUNE to develop fluorine-free lithium-metal electrolytes The NoF-LIME project will be led by the Basque center, with the collaboration of Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Dec 05, 2024
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Invinity secures orders for new Endurium vanadium flow battery The UK-based vanadium flow battery (VFB) maker says it has secured orders for its new product, including 84 MWh worth for projects backed by the US Department of Energy (DoE).
Max Hall
Dec 05, 2024
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Air Energy launches to bring solid-state lithium-air batteries closer to commercialization While some may call it a fairytale chemistry, solid-state lithium-air battery (SS-LAB) technology is now a step closer to commercial reality with the foundation of Air Energy. The startup has set out to scale the application of this promising technology over the next five years.
Marija Maisch
Nov 29, 2024
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TU Munich, Max Planck Society establish German solar battery research center The facility, in Garching, near Munich, will research technology that combines solar cells and batteries in a single component and can chemically store solar energy directly. Researchers expect high efficiency and fast charging and discharging processes to result. The solar batteries examined can also be used off grid.
Ralph Diermann
Nov 29, 2024
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Horizon Power starts vanadium battery trial in Australia Western Australia’s state-owned regional energy provider, Horizon Power, has officially launched the trial of a vanadium flow battery (VFB) in the northern part of the state as it investigates how to integrate long-duration energy storage into its network, microgrids, and other off-grid power systems.
David Carroll
Nov 29, 2024
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New sodium-ion developments from CATL, BYD, Huawei Sodium-ion batteries are undergoing a critical period of commercialization with Chinese cleantech juggernauts actively working on their products.
Marija Maisch
Nov 28, 2024

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