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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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IESA projects $500m-plus Indian battery, mobility startup investment within year The Bharat Battery Show attracted 100 startups, many seeking funding from major conglomerates and investment firms.
Uma Gupta
Jan 23, 2025
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Energy Vault inks deal to use batteries to store excess nuclear energy Under the new partnership, the Californian company will provide its B-Vault battery energy storage systems (BESS) to back NuSun mini reactors at data centers. It will also provide its VaultOS energy management system and even draw on its gravity energy storage R&D to help in the composition of the reactor containment structures.
Max Hall
Jan 16, 2025
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Sodium-ion batteries face uphill struggle to beat lithium-ion on cost A new Stanford University study finds that there are several several key routes that sodium-ion battery developers can take to compete on price, specifically against a low-cost variant of the lithium-ion battery known as lithium iron phosphate (LFP).
Marija Maisch
Jan 14, 2025
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Microvast reveals all-solid-state battery tech with operational voltage of 12-21 V Microvast says its new True all-solid-state battery (ASSB) eliminates liquid electrolytes to achieve voltages of 12 V to 21 V, with a bipolar stacking design that cuts interconnections between cells, modules, and packs.
Emiliano Bellini
Jan 13, 2025
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Japan keeps lead in solid state battery development While China, South Korea, Europe, and the US are also engaged in active development of all solid state batteries, Japan is leading the charge offering generous subsidies to technology proponents.
Marija Maisch
Jan 10, 2025
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Storing photovoltaic-thermal energy with volcanic tuff stones Scientists in China have used ground heat exchangers based on volcanic tuff stones to improve storage capabilities and efficiency of photovoltaic-thermal systems. Their experiments showed that the proposed combination effectively improves PV module cooling and thermal efficiency.
Emiliano Bellini
Jan 08, 2025
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Offshore virtual power plant features battery and compressed air energy storage The proposed virtual power plant (VPP) integrates a platform-to-ship (P2S) setup to electrify anchored and bunkering ships while generating grid electricity. Battery and compressed-air systems would operate alongside floating PV and wind generators.
Lior Kahana
Jan 07, 2025
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Australian redox flow water-based battery developer lands state grant Allegro Energy has secured a AUD 2.1 million ($1.3 million) grant from the New South Wales state government to develop an Australian-made, aqueous-based redox flow battery energy storage prototype capable of storing energy for more than 10 hours.
Ev Foley
Dec 20, 2024
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SunTrain prototype
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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