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Munich research team improves lithium-ion conductors for solid-state batteries A new material made of lithium, antimony, and scandium is said to conduct lithium ions over 30 percent faster than any previously known material. According to the scientists, it also offers thermal stability.

May 09, 2025

Flow batteries

Scientists in UK build solar redox flow battery with 9.54% solar-to-chemical efficiency The PV-driven redox flow battery can reportedly achieve a maximum solar-to-output electricity efficiency (SOEE) of 3.11% during a 36-hour period. The system incorporates a 25 sq cm heterojunction (HJT) photovoltaic device and is based on a neutral-pH aqueous iodine-bromine redox couple.

Emiliano Bellini

May 06, 2025

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Polar Night Energy plans second pilot sand-battery in Finland Polar Night Energy will build a second pilot plant in southern Finland to test its power-to-heat-to-power sand battery technology. The project aims to demonstrate the system’s ability to reconvert stored heat into electricity.

May 05, 2025

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US’ Georgia Tech, Stryten Energy tap lead battery innovation A new battery energy storage system (BESS) will combine academic research and real-world deployment to create a living laboratory for energy storage experimentation.

Apr 28, 2025

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E.ON partners with Superdielectrics to develop novel polymer-based energy storage E.ON is now working with a UK-based battery tech firm to advance more environmentally friendly energy storage for households.

Apr 17, 2025

R&D

South Korean research leads to new lith-ion hybrid anode material “This research offers a pathway to smaller, lighter, and more efficient energy storage for next-generation electronic devices,” said Dongguk University Professor Jae-Min Oh.

Apr 17, 2025

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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%.

Apr 01, 2025

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Munich research team improves lithium-ion conductors for solid-state batteries A new material made of lithium, antimony, and scandium is said to conduct lithium ions over 30 percent faster than any previously known material. According to the scientists, it also offers thermal stability.

May 09, 2025

Flow batteries

Scientists in UK build solar redox flow battery with 9.54% solar-to-chemical efficiency The PV-driven redox flow battery can reportedly achieve a maximum solar-to-output electricity efficiency (SOEE) of 3.11% during a 36-hour period. The system incorporates a 25 sq cm heterojunction (HJT) photovoltaic device and is based on a neutral-pH aqueous iodine-bromine redox couple.

Emiliano Bellini

May 06, 2025

R&D

Polar Night Energy plans second pilot sand-battery in Finland Polar Night Energy will build a second pilot plant in southern Finland to test its power-to-heat-to-power sand battery technology. The project aims to demonstrate the system’s ability to reconvert stored heat into electricity.

May 05, 2025

R&D

US’ Georgia Tech, Stryten Energy tap lead battery innovation A new battery energy storage system (BESS) will combine academic research and real-world deployment to create a living laboratory for energy storage experimentation.

Apr 28, 2025

R&D

E.ON partners with Superdielectrics to develop novel polymer-based energy storage E.ON is now working with a UK-based battery tech firm to advance more environmentally friendly energy storage for households.

Apr 17, 2025

R&D

South Korean research leads to new lith-ion hybrid anode material “This research offers a pathway to smaller, lighter, and more efficient energy storage for next-generation electronic devices,” said Dongguk University Professor Jae-Min Oh.

Apr 17, 2025

R&D

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%.

Apr 01, 2025

Manufacturing

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

Technologies

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.

Mar 27, 2025

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