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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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Solidion Technology patents anode protection for space-based AI data centers Texas-based startup sees opportunity for lithium metal batteries in space industry, as well as terrestrial applications. More than 30 patents filed for lithium metal anode protection platform as startup secured $35M fund raising.
Matthew Lynas
22 hours ago
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Shannonbridge B: Re-building the inertia backbone for Ireland A 160 MWh battery and a 4,000 MWs flywheel-based synchronous condenser, on one site, under one controller. Why this configuration is the answer to a question every high-renewables grid will eventually face. 
Gaurav Visvanathan
Jun 08, 2026
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US national lab commissions first prismatic battery cell line in DoE complex A 1,400-square-foot dry room at the Grid Storage Launchpad in Richland, Washington, now gives battery researchers and industry partners a place to test sodium-ion and lithium iron phosphate chemistries at the scale where coin-cell results stop being reliable.
Brian Publicover
Jun 04, 2026
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MIT team develops room-temperature lithium process from spodumene A low-temperature process that dissolves spodumene ore with a common industrial reagent and recovers lithium, aluminum, and silica streams in a closed loop could cut hard-rock lithium extraction costs by roughly half, say MIT researchers.
Brian Publicover
Jun 01, 2026
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CATL opens large-scale energy storage validation platform in Xiamen The facility will test grid integration, safety, reliability, combustion and EMC performance for storage systems.
Vincent Shaw
May 29, 2026
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Nextpower gets into energy storage: $365M for Prevalon Energy, with 6 GWh installed and AI data center deals Nextpower joins the BESS market with an eye on the enormous opportunity as the AI data center build-out continues to rely on power.
Tristan Rayner
May 29, 2026
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Inlyte Energy plans pilot projects to prove its iron-sodium battery technology for AIDC and ESS applications The California-based company says its technology is the perfect match for data centers, providing low-degradation long-duration energy storage while serving as a middle layer between the grid and highly volatile power needs of data centers. Now it’s set to prove it.
Ben Zientara
May 26, 2026

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Freen launches scalable sodium-ion battery storage The Estonian home and commercial storage systems come in low- and high-voltage models. The high-voltage option can scale to ten modules, for 100.8 kWh, and a six-module, low-voltage version to 45 kWh.
Sandra Enkhardt
Sep 03, 2025
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Australia’s sodium-ion energy storage technology launches in Europe After witnessing strong demand for its sodium-ion technology at home, Australian company PowerCap is bringing its stationary storage products to the European market. The initial launch will cover Italy, Germany, and Spain, with further expansion on the cards. The starting price is expected to be around €500 per kilowatt-hour of storage capacity.
Marija Maisch
Aug 29, 2025
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German iron-salt battery business Voltstorage to close The company's principal technologist said the technology delivered but 'market adversity, investment cycles, and strategic decisions' prompted the move.
Sandra Enkhardt
Aug 29, 2025
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“We are in the process of establishing a sodium-ion battery cell pilot line by 2026″: Macsen Labs CEO Achal Agrawal, CEO of Macsen Labs, a chemical company making bold strides into battery materials, speaks to pv magazine about the potential of sodium-ion batteries for energy storage, their journey developing Prussian White cathodes, and plans to scale this technology.
Uma Gupta
Aug 25, 2025
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Energy storage finance fell 41%, year-to-June, despite rebound in project deals Political uncertainty and new trade tariffs have been cited by Mercom Capital Group as dampening activity.
Luis Ini
Aug 20, 2025
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Spain’s CIUDEN tests sodium-sulfur battery in conjunction with solar, hydrogen production The 5.8 MWh battery storage system is integrated with a 2.1 MW solar plant and two electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Aug 19, 2025
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South Korean researchers develop nanoscale zinc-anode coating to boost stability in water-based zinc-ion batteries A thin polymer coating improves zinc-ion battery lifespan by preventing dendrites and harmful side reactions.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 13, 2025
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UCB Power and FAS launch sodium battery solar project in Amazon community It's Brazil’s first photovoltaic power plant with sodium battery storage, using 16 batteries for 38.40 kWh of overall storage.
Lívia Neves
Aug 12, 2025
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Thermal batteries offer alternative to lithium-ion storage Jaicky Kumar, co-founder and CEO of Voltanova – a deep-tech firm incubated by the Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development (FSID) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) – speaks to pv magazine about the company’s thermal battery system and how it compares to lithium-based energy storage.
Uma Gupta
Aug 08, 2025

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