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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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TerraFlow and Shoals target 5 GW vanadium flow deployment US companies sign agreement in a bid to boost flow battery deployment, with the data centers, industrial users and utilities seen as potential offtake partners.
Matthew Lynas
Aug 07, 2026
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US-French partnership targets anode-free, sodium-ion battery commercialization University of Colorado Boulder spin out enters joint agreement with French cell manufacturer. Commercial applications for anode-free sodium-ion batteries include data center, defense, aerospace, and e-mobility, according to the new partnership.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Aug 06, 2026
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Stackelberg game framework optimizes distributed energy storage allocation Researchers have developed a game-theory-based method for optimizing the location, capacity and operation of distributed energy storage. Simulations on a 33-node distribution network reportedly reduced load fluctuations from 25.98% to 14.25% while requiring around 85% less storage capacity than conventional methods.
Lior Kahana
Aug 06, 2026
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New framework optimizes energy storage for worst-case grid outages Researchers have developed a framework that simultaneously determines the optimal siting and sizing of energy storage while identifying worst-case grid component failures. They said the framework analyzed power networks with up to 116 buses in less than 100 seconds.
Lior Kahana
Aug 04, 2026
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JT Solar teams with UNSW to launch battery testing lab Researchers from the University of New South Wales and clean tech company JT Solar Technologies have established a facility to test the real-world performance of battery energy storage systems as Australia’s home battery installations numbers continue to climb.
David Carroll
Aug 03, 2026
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AI framework identifies five novel oxide candidates for battery hosts US researchers used generative artificial intelligence to screen thousands of candidate crystal structures for multivalent-ion battery electrodes, then built a separate AI system to propose lab synthesis routes for the untested materials.
Brian Publicover
Aug 03, 2026
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Alfen, CATL partner to deploy 5 GWh of sodium-ion storage in Europe Dutch energy storage provider Alfen and Chinese battery manufacturer CATL plan to deploy 5 GWh of sodium-ion battery energy storage systems across Europe, expanding a partnership that began with lithium-ion technology in 2023.
Marie Beyer
Aug 03, 2026

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Unlocking underground energy storage with defunct fossil fuel infrastructure A new study found that housing compressed-air energy storage systems in abandoned oil and gas wells could improve system efficiency by 9.5%.
Phoebe Skok
Apr 01, 2025
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Japan’s first subsidized flow battery under construction Sumitomo Electric has operated a 2 MW/8 MWh pilot vanadium flow battery in San Diego since December 2018 and is constructing a similarly sized facility on the island of Kyushu.
Max Hall
Mar 31, 2025
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Inlyte Energy moves toward US manufacture of iron-sodium batteries The startup’s collaboration with Swiss company Horien Salt Battery Solutions is set to accelerate the commercialization of its low-cost, long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology.
Phoebe Skok
Mar 31, 2025
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Made-in-Australia microemulsion flow battery for long-duration storage Allegro Energy and Origin Energy will install Australia’s first microemulsion flow battery at the Eraring coal-fired power station, in New South Wales.
Ev Foley
Mar 28, 2025
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Power electronics for customized battery energy storage Startup p&e power&energy is offering multilevel inverter technology to manufacturers and integrators of battery energy storage systems (BESS). Interconnecting individual cells enables cost savings and the service life and efficiency of the systems, which can be individually configured for each application, can be increased.
Cornelia Lichner
Mar 27, 2025
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Sulzer, Hyme Energy to commercialize novel molten salt energy storage Sulzer is developing advanced pumps for Hyme Energy’s patented molten hydroxide salt energy storage technology. Building on the success of the pioneering Molten Salts Storage (MOSS) project in Denmark, the partners now seek to commercilize the solution.
Marija Maisch
Mar 27, 2025
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Pathway to commercialization of aqueous sulfur-based redox flow batteries Researchers in China have identified a series of engineering strategies to bring aqueous sulfur-based redox flow batteries closer to commercial production. Improving catalyst design, ion-selective membranes, and device integration will be key to solve this battery storage technology’s issues.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 27, 2025
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China announces procurement of sodium-ion batteries with price ceiling at $150/kWh The innovative project located in a suburban district in the south of Shanghai will integrate five different energy storage technologies, including sodium-ion batteries. Its first phase will have a cumulative capacity of 40 MW/160 MWh.
Marija Maisch
Mar 24, 2025
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Inaccurate battery state of health measurements impact revenue, safety, operations A paper from renewable energy technology company 3E lays out strategies to manage battery degradation, and states inaccurate battery energy storage system (BESS) state of health (SoH) measurements can negatively impact safety, impede asset evaluation, and result in financial losses.
Phoebe Skok
Mar 24, 2025

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