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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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Achieving unprecedented cyclability of flowless zinc-bromine battery Researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea have developed a novel electrode that effectively suppresses the harmful self-discharge phenomenon in flowless zinc-bromine batteries and enables long-term operation of more than 10,000 cycles.
Marija Maisch
Jul 18, 2024
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New cathode material for high energy density sodium-ion batteries Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have successfully synthesized, for the first time, a new cathode active material with a specific capacity of 190 mAh/g, potentially paving the way to high energy density sodium-ion batterieies.
Marija Maisch
Jul 15, 2024
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Energy-storing carbon fibre composites pave the way to weightless batteries Building on research work at Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology, Sinonus has developed carbon fiber-based structural batteries that not only store energy but also become an integral part of a product's structure. Their possible span of energy density is said to be around 25-50% of a conventional lithium-ion battery at current technology level.
Marija Maisch
Jul 12, 2024
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Brazil’s strategic R&D initative helps learn about energy storage integration into the grid A total of BRL 300 million ($ 55.5 million) has been allocated to 20 projects proposed by 13 companies. The Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) announced the results of the winning projects, which should help inform future integration of energy storage projects.
Livia Neves
Jul 11, 2024
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World’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery Researchers in the U.S. have created a new sodium battery architecture with stable cycling for several hundred cycles, which could serve as a future direction to enable low-cost, high-energy-density and fast-charging batteries.
Marija Maisch
Jul 09, 2024
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Interview with Trina Storage: We expect consolidation in the coming years In a recent interview with pv magazine Italia, Gabriele Buccini, head of utility storage at Trina Solar, talked about the company's vertical integration and its forecasts for the storage market. “There is enough capacity available to drive prices down in 2024 in an anomalous way,” Buccini said when talking about global battery energy storage production levels.
Sergio Matalucci
Jul 05, 2024
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Paper byproduct lignin’s potential for capacitors, sodium-ion batteries A research team at Germany’s Friedrich Schiller University of Jena have identified a potential way to make energy storage systems more sustainable using lignin waste from the timber industry.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jul 05, 2024
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all-solid-state zinc-iodine battery
New solid state zinc battery with superb cycle performance Researchers in Australia have developed a new class of solid electrolytes for rechargeable aqueous zinc-iodine batteries, which has allowed for extended lifespan and high-efficiency. Symmetric cells employing this electrolyte have demonstrated excellent cycle performance, maintaining stability for approximately 5,000 hours at room temperature, while all-solid-state ZnI2 batteries exhibit over 7,000 cycles with a capacity retention exceeding 72.2%.
Marija Maisch
Jun 07, 2024
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Illustration of solid-state Na-air battery
High-efficiency, high-energy all-solid-state sodium-air battery Researchers in South Korea have successfully demonstrated the use of free ambient air as a fuel leveraging a sodium-based solid electrolyte to tackle the carbonate issue that has been holding back the rollout of metal-air batteries. Their sodium-air battery cell has demonstrated high efficiency, incresed energy density, and a broad voltage range.
Marija Maisch
Jun 03, 2024

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