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Technologies pv magazine
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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LG Chem, Sinopec to jointly develop sodium-ion battery materials With investment in the sodium-ion battery sector rebounding in 2025 after last year’s slowdown, two chemical heavyweights are partnering to develop cathode and anode materials for the emerging technology.
Marija Maisch
Nov 07, 2025
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What insurers want battery developers to understand right now There's progress in battery energy storage system (BESS) risk maturity, but insurers are warning of supply chain problems, while OEMs are tightening their treatment of warranties.
Tristan Rayner
Nov 06, 2025
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Spanish start-up Bihar Batteries to commercialize sodium-ion batteries in 2026 The company has produced its first sodium-ion battery prototype and, in collaboration with Spanish research institute CIC energiGUNE, developed sodium-ion cell prototypes that have shown "very promising results".
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Nov 06, 2025
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Australia’s PowerCap enters US with sodium-ion batteries The Australian sodium-ion battery specialist has launched its stationary storage products in the US and plans to establish a local manufacturing facility to scale deliveries across North, Central, and South America.
Marija Maisch
Oct 31, 2025
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Unigrid scales sodium-ion battery production tenfold via Asian contract manufacturing San Diego firm expands global manufacturing capacity tenfold to 100 MWh per year, with 1 GWh targeted in 2026.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 29, 2025
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Relectrify inverterless storage system fast tracked with $25 million ARENA backing Victoria-headquartered battery technology company Relectrify has received $25 million ARENA backing to help deploy it’s CellSwitch inverterless technology, which promises to deliver 20% more energy over a battery system’s lifetime.
Ev Foley
Oct 23, 2025
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Alsym Energy launches Na-Series, claiming safe, low-cost sodium-ion battery storage The Massachusetts-based startup says its new battery is non-flammable, non-toxic, and uses non-FEOC (Foreign Entity of Concern) materials, aiming for a lower levelized cost of storage (LCOS). The technical specs provide some highlights as well.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 22, 2025

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Boralex plans li-ion and vanadium flow hybrid in France, Acciona colocates new and second-life EV batteries in Spain Canada's Boralex will combine two battery types at an innovative site in France and Acciona Energía will study the performance of new, versus second-life, electric vehicle (EV) batteries at a stationary storage site in Badajoz, Spain.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Dec 20, 2024
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Australian redox flow water-based battery developer lands state grant Allegro Energy has secured a AUD 2.1 million ($1.3 million) grant from the New South Wales state government to develop an Australian-made, aqueous-based redox flow battery energy storage prototype capable of storing energy for more than 10 hours.
Ev Foley
Dec 20, 2024
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SunTrain: Moving energy via batteries on railways SunTrain is hoping to ship renewable energy via battery-powered trains, charged from solar and wind, using rail networks.
Tristan Rayner
Dec 17, 2024
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Peak Energy behind Colorado sodium-ion battery cell engineering center The company seeks to commercialize alternatives to utility-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage.
Michael Puttré
Dec 17, 2024
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EV charging microgrid project powered by lead batteries The developers of the first-of-its-kind lead battery-powered EV charging station, currently located in Missouri, say they plan to roll it out across the US.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 16, 2024
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Hithium unveils 6.25 MWh BESS, sodium-ion battery cell, installation-free home microgrid A trifecta of cutting-edge products debuted at Hithium's second Eco Day event held in Beijing on Thursday.
Marija Maisch
Dec 13, 2024
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Brazil’s Klabin and ISI developing battery anode from paper processing byproduct Pulp processing byproduct Kraft lignin could be a promising alternative to China-dominated synthetic graphite in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries.
Alessandra Neris
Dec 12, 2024
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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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