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Grid-forming-inverter-backed big batteries can raise renewables hosting capacity Researchers have recommended electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) consider grid-forming battery energy storage systems (BESS) to improve network stability and maximize system hosting capacity.
William Driscoll
Feb 12, 2025
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How energy storage could transform the railway industry A new study determines what types of energy storage systems (ESS) are most promising for onboard and wayside storage.
Phoebe Skok
Feb 10, 2025
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Korean research boosts lithium battery stability, efficiency, density Scientists in South Korea have modified lithium-nickel-manganese-tetraoxygen (LNMO) cathodes to enhance lithium-ion battery stability and efficiency and boost lifespan and energy density.
Ev Foley
Feb 07, 2025
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Pumped hydro and batteries can meet energy storage needs, study shows A new Australian National University study says long-duration pumped hydro on non-river sites, combined with batteries, can meet global energy storage needs.
Ev Foley
Feb 03, 2025
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Extending lifecycle of flywheel energy storage via average consensus algorithm Scientists in China have conceived a lifecycle-based "average consensus algorithm" that can reportedly balance power in flywheel energy storage systems and extend their lifespan.
Emiliano Bellini
Jan 30, 2025
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New aluminum-ion battery with unprecedented long cycle life  Researchers in China have reported a breakthrough in the development of aluminum-ion batteries. They have created a solid-state electrolyte that facilitates the smooth movement of aluminum ions, significantly improving the battery’s performance and longevity.
Marija Maisch
Jan 29, 2025
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Researchers in Switzerland develop biodegradable fungi battery A team from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) has developed a 3D-printed battery. Fungi are used as anode and cathode with one releasing electrons during metabolism and the other able to absorb them.
Marian Willuhn
Jan 27, 2025

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SunTrain: Moving energy via batteries on railways SunTrain is hoping to ship renewable energy via battery-powered trains, charged from solar and wind, using rail networks.
Tristan Rayner
Dec 17, 2024
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Peak Energy behind Colorado sodium-ion battery cell engineering center The company seeks to commercialize alternatives to utility-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage.
Michael Puttré
Dec 17, 2024
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EV charging microgrid project powered by lead batteries The developers of the first-of-its-kind lead battery-powered EV charging station, currently located in Missouri, say they plan to roll it out across the US.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 16, 2024
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Brazil’s Klabin and ISI developing battery anode from paper processing byproduct Pulp processing byproduct Kraft lignin could be a promising alternative to China-dominated synthetic graphite in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries.
Alessandra Neris
Dec 12, 2024
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Inlyte reports zero loss over 700 cycles for its iron-sodium battery tech The startup is targeting commercial demonstration projects in 2025 and large-scale U.S. manufacturing by early 2027.
Marija Maisch
Dec 10, 2024
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Basque body CIC energiGUNE to develop fluorine-free lithium-metal electrolytes The NoF-LIME project will be led by the Basque center, with the collaboration of Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Dec 05, 2024
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Air Energy launches to bring solid-state lithium-air batteries closer to commercialization While some may call it a fairytale chemistry, solid-state lithium-air battery (SS-LAB) technology is now a step closer to commercial reality with the foundation of Air Energy. The startup has set out to scale the application of this promising technology over the next five years.
Marija Maisch
Nov 29, 2024
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TU Munich, Max Planck Society establish German solar battery research center The facility, in Garching, near Munich, will research technology that combines solar cells and batteries in a single component and can chemically store solar energy directly. Researchers expect high efficiency and fast charging and discharging processes to result. The solar batteries examined can also be used off grid.
Ralph Diermann
Nov 29, 2024
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Storing solar energy as heat in synthetic molecules for future energy storage systems German researchers are testing lab-made molecules designed to absorb, store, and release solar energy on demand, acting as 'heat batteries'. The researchers say their method is more efficient at storing solar energy compared to conventional thermal heat storage systems.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 27, 2024

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