Construction has begun of a factory for long-duration flow batteries using iron and saltwater electrolyte in Queensland, Australia.

Some anticipated lithium-ion battery gigafactory projects in Europe are quietly revising their plans and may not open at all, according to the head of energy storage for research and consulting company Delta-EE.

The government of Victoria, Australia, has opened a round of funding for ‘neighbourhood-scale’ battery storage.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

‘Innovative long-duration storage technology’ from Lockheed Martin will be deployed at the US Army’s Fort Carson in Colorado.

Vanadium redox flow battery industry poised for significant growth in the coming years according to new forecasting.

Flow battery companies CMBlue Energy and Redflow, both of whom have developed solutions using alternatives to vanadium, have struck commercial deals in Austria and the US, respectively.

Our UK colleagues spoke with some of the winners of the long-duration energy storage technology competition hosted by the government.

Global battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator Powin Energy is expanding its battery cell and system testing lab in Oregon, US.

Australian Vanadium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with developer North Harbour Clean Energy (NHCE).