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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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World’s first high-power aluminum-ion battery system for energy storage For the first time, a complete aluminum-graphite-dual-ion battery system has been built and tested, showing that lithium-free, high-power batteries can deliver stability, fast response, and recyclability for next-generation grid applications.
Marija Maisch
Dec 05, 2025
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Prolux Solutions recalls vanadium redox flow home storage systems and switches to LFP Germany's Prolux Solutions is recalling all its Storac home energy storage systems and phasing out vanadium redox flow technology. The company will instead rely on lithium iron phosphate in the future.
Marian Willuhn
Dec 05, 2025
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Sicily opens $286M tender for solar and battery storage projects of any size under new EU-aligned programme Sicily has launched a significant funding window for companies to install photovoltaic systems and battery storage, with preliminary applications due between 15 December 2025 and 13 February 2026.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Dec 05, 2025
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Home energy management systems advance: New products and features from EcoFlow, Tibber, Fenecon Updates for residential battery management are coming for existing installations, while new products also offer better insights and controls.
Tristan Rayner
Dec 03, 2025
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Huawei unveils FusionSolar 9.0 platform with AI, grid-forming tech Huawei’s FusionSolar 9.0 is a new integrated solar-plus-storage platform featuring smart inverters, AI-driven management, and grid-forming capabilities to turn solar plants into active grid-support assets. It boosts efficiency, reduces costs, and enhances stability in weak grids with high renewable penetration, according to the company.
Vincent Shaw
Dec 02, 2025
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MIT spin-out 247Solar grabs $25 million to store thermal energy for electricity generation and heat via CSP The company opened a million Series B funding round to support its concentrated solar power solution that stores and dispatches heat and electricity.
Ryan Kennedy
Dec 02, 2025
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Optimal solar-plus-storage sizing for heavy industry operation Australian researchers developed a high-resolution energy modeling framework to assess how PV and batteries can supply 24/7 electricity to heavy industries, considering cost, grid interaction, and load flexibility. They found that, while technology cost reductions help, smart grid integration and flexible industrial operations are far more effective in lowering electricity costs and enabling 100% renewable energy use.
Lior Kahana
Dec 02, 2025

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Researchers develop lithium-sulfur battery that can be cut, folded By coating the iron sulfide cathodes in polymers, a research team was able to create transition-metal sulfide-based lithium batteries with stable cycling and high safety. After 300 cycles, a lithium carbide iron disulfide pouch cell retained 72.0% capacity with no capacity degradation after 100 cycles.
Lior Kahana
Sep 19, 2024
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Most home battery storage systems meet warranty claims, new research finds It took eight years of field measurements for researchers at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany to estimate the usable capacity of home battery energy storage systems and develop a dataset covering 106 system years and 14 billion datapoints. Their key finding was that home battery systems lose about two to three percentage points of usable capacity per year on average, meaning good news for the industry as most warranties in the market can be met with the implementation of capacity reserves.
Marija Maisch
Sep 18, 2024
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Large-capacity battery storage, variety of C&I solutions at China’s EESA EXPO This year’s edition of the China International Energy Storage Expo (EESA EXPO) has underlined the latest energy density achievements in the battery energy storage space on both cell and system levels. Meanwhile, the sheer number of commercial and industrial (C&I) systems on display spoke of growing demand in this market segment. Alternative lithium-ion battery chemistries were not easy to find.
Marija Maisch
Sep 17, 2024
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China connects its first large-scale flywheel storage project to grid The 30 MW plant is the first utility-scale, grid-connected flywheel energy storage project in China and the largest one in the world.
Marija Maisch
Sep 13, 2024
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Aluminium-polymer battery for stationary electricity storage The device developed by TU Bergakademie Freiberg researchers uses aluminum as an anode, graphite as a cathode, and a polymer-based solid electrolyte. It is being validated and further developed for industrial production. The goal is storage capacity of 10 kWh.
Petra Hannen
Sep 12, 2024
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Australian startup Allegro to ramp flow battery capacity after AUD 17.5m funding round The redox flow battery developer aims to “rapidly accelerate” its manufacturing capacity after closing a funding round that attracted major domestic and international investors.
David Carroll
Sep 10, 2024
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U.S. DOE announces $125 million to fund two Energy Innovation Hubs The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $125 million in funding for two Energy Innovation Hub teams to accelerate energy storage technologies. The research focus will be energy storage for both transport and stationary storage applications.
Anne Fischer
Sep 04, 2024
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Battery and energy storage researchers standing together in a row in a room with a large screen in the center showing people.
Indian initiative to commercialize new zinc-ion battery technologies Indian mining company Hindustan Zinc will collaborate with Bangalore-based Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) to develop new zinc alloys for use as anodes in zinc-ion batteries and electrolytes for use in rechargeable batteries.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Aug 23, 2024
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Australian battery manufacturer Redflow enters voluntary administration The Brisbane-headquartered company made the move after failing to secure the capital needed to upscale its X10 battery, intended for large-scale projects.
Ev Foley
Aug 23, 2024

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