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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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World map with pumped hydro markers
Global atlas for pumped hydro at mining sites The researchers that created the atlas considered mining pits, pit lakes and tailings ponds within mining sites and located nearby reservoirs. The selected sites have a potential storage capacity of 30 TWh.
Emiliano Bellini
Feb 28, 2024
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Long-duration storage
Long-duration storage market to hit $223 billion in 20 years, says IDTechEx Alternatives to lithium-ion batteries will likely emerge in the years to come, according to a new report by IDTechEx.
Ryan Kennedy
Feb 06, 2024
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Lamborghini with lithium-ion batteries
Organic cathode for high-energy, fast-charging lithium-ion batteries Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a new organic cathode material with an energy density higher than most cobalt-based cathodes. It can charge–discharge in as little as six minutes. Automaker Lamborghini has licensed the patent for the technology.
Marija Maisch
Feb 01, 2024
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Stack of a vanadium flow battery
Chinese researchers develop high power density vanadium flow battery stack Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) in China have developed a 70 kW-level vanadium flow battery stack. The newly designed stack comes in 40% below current 30 kW-level stacks in terms of costs, due to its volume power density of 130 kW/m3.
Marija Maisch
Jan 24, 2024
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Toyota concept car
New solid state battery charges in minutes, lasts for thousands of cycles Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new lithium metal battery that can be charged and discharged at least 6,000 times — more than any other pouch battery cell — and can be recharged in a matter of minutes.
Marija Maisch
Jan 15, 2024

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