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Researchers discover method to significantly extend quantum battery lifespan Researchers discover method to significantly extend quantum battery lifespan Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have developed a way to extend the lifetime of Dicke quantum batteries by up to 1,000 times, while maintaining their fast-charging properties enabled by superradiance.
Ev Foley
Jul 10, 2025
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Superdielectrics unveils Faraday 2 battery as a polymer-based alternative to Li-ion Superdielectrics launches the Faraday 2 battery, advancing a water-based, metal-free approach to home storage, from a UK-based company.
Tristan Rayner
Jul 10, 2025
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‘Italy could have potassium battery gigafactory by 2030’ Polytechnic University of Turin professor Silvia Bodoardo told pv magazine Italia about the innovative battery projects her institution is working on.
Sergio Matalucci
Jul 09, 2025
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“Grid-forming technology is no longer experimental – it’s here and working” In grids increasingly dominated by renewables, grid-forming technology is emerging as critical tool for maintaining stability and ensuring reliable power system operation. In this interview with ESS News, Rui Sun, Sungrow’s Deputy General Manager-Grid Technology Center, explains how grid-forming works, why it matters, and where the technology is already proving its value. He elaborates on technical challenges, regulatory gaps, and why grid-forming could soon become the new industry standard.
Marija Maisch
Jul 07, 2025
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US DOE awards $14m for unique energy storage systems for critical facilities and infrastructure The US Department of Energy's (DoE) Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) fund will back an organic quinone flow battery and an iron and sodium long duration energy storage (LDES) system in California, plus a lithium battery with a novel cathode material in New York state.
Max Hall
Jul 04, 2025
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Batteries with 200 Wh storage per kW of solar capacity could mitigate curtailment in Spain Researchers have studied the energy and economic implications of the curtailment of solar energy in Spain over the past two years and concluded batteries can mitigate the problem. The academics calculated the impact of curtailment on levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and net present value (NPV).
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 01, 2025
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Testing begins on 20 MWh, ‘Europe’s largest’ vanadium redox flow battery Fraunhofer ICT says the pilot facility has demonstrated how clean energy can feed the grid regardless of weather conditions.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 01, 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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The case for combining pumped-hydro storage with floating PV Researchers in Italy have analyzed the techno-economic viability of enhancing three pumped hydro plants in Italy with floating PV on the lower basin. They say that, with their wide results, consequences could be extrapolated to similar regions.
Lior Kahana
Jan 27, 2025
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High-voltage, super-stable sodium–zinc hybrid batteries Researchers from the China University of Petroleum have synthesized a novel hydrogel electrolyte that, when paired with a Prussian blue cathode, achieves outstanding energy density and cyclability in sodium-zinc hybrid ion batteries.
Marija Maisch
Jan 24, 2025
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Heating not shredding: German battery recycling research Academics at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences want to thermally break down lithium batteries to recover raw materials. The energy required for the process is still high, however.
Ralph Diermann
Jan 24, 2025

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