Long-Duration Energy Storage intelligence — updated daily.
Hyperscalers like Google and Meta are driving over 80 GWh of global long-duration storage demand, fundamentally altering the economic landscape compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries.
Tech giants Google and Meta are partnering with Energy Dome and Noon Energy to deploy innovative CO2 and ultra-long-duration storage solutions for their data centers.
Eos Energy Enterprises has drawn $87 million from a US Department of Energy loan facility, signaling progress in scaling its zinc-based long-duration battery manufacturing.
Google is investing approximately $1 billion in a massive 300 MW / 30 GWh iron-air battery system with Form Energy to power a Minnesota data center.
Delectrik Systems has unveiled a multi-MWh scale vanadium flow battery energy storage system tailored for large-scale commercial, industrial, and utility applications.
Hungary is advancing its energy transition with the commissioning of innovative vanadium redox flow battery hybrid plants and large-scale battery energy storage systems, supported by EU funding.
Japan is aggressively promoting non-lithium long-duration energy storage through dedicated capacity market quotas and cybersecurity compliance labels, creating a lucrative environment for overseas and domestic flow battery developers.
The global flow battery market is projected to reach over $4 trillion by 2034, driven by technological breakthroughs in VRFB and emerging chemistries tailored for grid-scale and data center applications.
China is rapidly advancing vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) commercialization with gigawatt-scale projects in Yunnan and Xinjiang. Innovative financing models like electrolyte leasing are accelerating deployment across the nation.
The US long-duration energy storage sector is experiencing unprecedented growth, fueled by over 150 GWh of new projects driven by AI data center demands. Tech giants like Google and Meta are pioneering diverse LDES technologies to ensure reliable, clean power.
Recent publication in ACS Applied Energy Materials highlights the critical role of strategic research funding in advancing LDES technologies. The study on VRFB membranes was backed by the Australian Research Council and the Monash-Warwick Alliance.
Queensland researchers have successfully commissioned Australia's first grid-connected sodium-sulfur battery system. The 250kW/1.45MWh installation at Lava Blue's PRiSM facility highlights the viability of NaS technology for long-duration commercial storage.