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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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Battery recycling centre launched at University of Adelaide, Australia The federal government’s Australian Research Council has launched a new center in South Australia that will seek to provide industry-led solutions for the recovery, reuse and recycling of battery waste in Australia.
David Carroll
Aug 06, 2025
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New real-time measurement process can determine State of Charge and battery operational safety A method developed at Fraunhofer IFAM, known as "dynamic impedance spectroscopy," provides real-time data on a battery's safety status and more, all while it's in operation. This breakthrough is set to enable optimized battery management in electric vehicles and is also intended for applications like photovoltaic storage systems.
Jochen Siemer
Aug 04, 2025
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Peak Energy launches first U.S. grid-scale sodium-ion storage system In a shared pilot with utilities and IPPs, Peak Energy’s passively cooled sodium-ion system targets a 20% lifetime cost drop and a 33% cut in degradation over 20 years.
Phoebe Skok
Jul 30, 2025
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Ore Energy brings first grid-connected iron-air battery online in the Netherlands Dutch startup Ore Energy has connected a pilot iron-air "rust" battery to the grid, a first long-duration energy storage (LDES) system fully-built in the European Union.
Tristan Rayner
Jul 30, 2025
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Iron-sodium battery to back up fire-prone community in California The Department of Energy granted $4.1 million to Inlyte Energy to deploy grid-scale batteries in a microgrid in northern California.
Ryan Kennedy
Jul 29, 2025
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Compressed air energy storage enhanced by gravity Scientists in China have simulated an advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage, to which they added an elastic airbag with a heavy load situated above it. The energy, exergy, and economic analysis of the system showed that, due to the constant weight of the heavy load, the airbag’s pressure level remains unaltered during operation.
Lior Kahana
Jul 23, 2025
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Ionly launches Spain-manufactured 5 kWh residential battery Ionly introduces the XYZ 5 kWh residential battery, featuring 90% European-sourced components and advanced reparability, from its base in Valencia, Spain.
Jose Pedrosa
Jul 18, 2025
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Why ELCC is becoming the grid’s next big storage metric  As utilities add short-duration lithium ion battery storage systems to meet rising peaks, their Effective Load Carrying Capability (ELCC) declines and creates a growing role for thermal and other long-duration technologies.
Phoebe Skok
Jul 17, 2025
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5 GW of grid-forming batteries and synchronous condensors to underpin transition for network operator TransGrid in Australia Transgrid, Australia's largest electricity transmission network operator, working in the state of New South Wales, has chosen grid-forming batteries and synchronous condensors as its preferred system strength technologies to support the grid.
Ev Foley
Jul 17, 2025

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