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‘It’s not a matter of sodium versus lithium, we need both’ A US research team has developed all-solid-state sodium batteries that retain performance down to subzero temperatures. The systems utilize a special chloride-based solid-electrolyte-coated cathode.

Emiliano Bellini

Nov 14, 2025

Sodium-ion batteries

Spanish start-up Bihar Batteries to commercialize sodium-ion batteries in 2026 The company has produced its first sodium-ion battery prototype and, in collaboration with Spanish research institute CIC energiGUNE, developed sodium-ion cell prototypes that have shown "very promising results".

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Nov 06, 2025

Finance

Relectrify inverterless storage system fast tracked with $25 million ARENA backing Victoria-headquartered battery technology company Relectrify has received $25 million ARENA backing to help deploy it’s CellSwitch inverterless technology, which promises to deliver 20% more energy over a battery system’s lifetime.

Oct 23, 2025

Fire risk and safety

UNSW tests passive, wireless battery thermal-runaway alert Changes that occur in wireless radio signals as they react with the surrounding environment can reveal heat which could build up into thermal runaway.

Oct 17, 2025

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Pilot project in German lab tests high voltage battery storage system at up to 20 kV The KV-Batt research project aims to reduce battery system energy losses by operating at up to 20 times the usual voltage. A long-term practical test will take place after the development of high-voltage-resistant components.

Oct 16, 2025

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High-rise buildings could soon use gravity energy storage, say researchers Researchers in Canada have proposed using gravity-based energy storage in high-rise buildings, in combination with photovoltaic facades, small wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. Their modeling indicated that this hybrid system could achieve a levelized cost of energy ranging from $0.051/kWh to $0.111/kWh.

Emiliano Bellini

Oct 16, 2025

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Prototype magnesium battery operates at room temperature in breakthrough New research reopens the question around magnesium-based battery viability at room temperatures.

Oct 14, 2025

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‘It’s not a matter of sodium versus lithium, we need both’ A US research team has developed all-solid-state sodium batteries that retain performance down to subzero temperatures. The systems utilize a special chloride-based solid-electrolyte-coated cathode.

Emiliano Bellini

Nov 14, 2025

Sodium-ion batteries

Spanish start-up Bihar Batteries to commercialize sodium-ion batteries in 2026 The company has produced its first sodium-ion battery prototype and, in collaboration with Spanish research institute CIC energiGUNE, developed sodium-ion cell prototypes that have shown "very promising results".

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Nov 06, 2025

Finance

Relectrify inverterless storage system fast tracked with $25 million ARENA backing Victoria-headquartered battery technology company Relectrify has received $25 million ARENA backing to help deploy it’s CellSwitch inverterless technology, which promises to deliver 20% more energy over a battery system’s lifetime.

Oct 23, 2025

Fire risk and safety

UNSW tests passive, wireless battery thermal-runaway alert Changes that occur in wireless radio signals as they react with the surrounding environment can reveal heat which could build up into thermal runaway.

Oct 17, 2025

R&D

Pilot project in German lab tests high voltage battery storage system at up to 20 kV The KV-Batt research project aims to reduce battery system energy losses by operating at up to 20 times the usual voltage. A long-term practical test will take place after the development of high-voltage-resistant components.

Oct 16, 2025

R&D

High-rise buildings could soon use gravity energy storage, say researchers Researchers in Canada have proposed using gravity-based energy storage in high-rise buildings, in combination with photovoltaic facades, small wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. Their modeling indicated that this hybrid system could achieve a levelized cost of energy ranging from $0.051/kWh to $0.111/kWh.

Emiliano Bellini

Oct 16, 2025

R&D

Prototype magnesium battery operates at room temperature in breakthrough New research reopens the question around magnesium-based battery viability at room temperatures.

Oct 14, 2025

R&D

Battery storage boosts viability of south-facing solar facades Researchers in Germany have examined how battery storage could help façade PV systems move beyond their niche market by 2030. Their findings show that a large majority of south-oriented façades in Europe could be equipped with vertical solar arrays combined with batteries.

Emiliano Bellini

Oct 13, 2025

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NREL researchers address safety implications of next-generation battery technologies Report says new evaluation methods, including AI, will help make future batteries safer.

Michael Puttré

Oct 06, 2025

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