We hear from XL Batteries and Quino Energy, ‘organic’ chemistry flow battery technology companies, about how they plan to scale up and reduce costs to compete with lithium-ion. 

Sumitomo Electric has followed up the US launch of its newest vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) technology, announcing a deal in Japan.

ESN Premium speaks with Ben Potter of Energy Dome about NTPC’s adoption of the startup’s long-duration energy storage technology.

The UK government has published a Technical Decision Document confirming crucial aspects of its long duration electricity storage (LDES) cap-and-floor scheme, which includes increasing the minimum duration required from six hours to eight.

Thimo Mueller of AEMO Services, believes the value of energy storage in Australia will be higher than investor expectations.

Florida’s largest utility, Florida Power & Light (FPL), is ramping up its energy storage ambitions across the Sunshine State, with plans to deploy over 2.2GW of new BESS between 2026 and 2027.

The development of global standards and specifications for the electrolyte used in vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) is “crucial” for the technology’s prospects.

Zinc hybrid cathode battery and storage system maker Eos expects 2025 revenues to be roughly ten times higher than last year’s.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has announced a new 8-hour duration BESS set for the Australian market as part of a collaboration with CATL.

The capabilities of lithium-ion battery storage in providing long-duration energy storage to global energy systems should not be overlooked, write Kotub Uddin and Sam Secher of Envision.