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As battery storage demand surges, vanadium is projected to account for 10% of overall demand by 2030, prompting the US and Canada to designate it a critical mineral to secure domestic supply chains.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created a nature-inspired, 3D-printed porous electrode for redox flow batteries, boosting performance by 52% and advancing grid-scale storage efficiency.
MN8 Energy, Google, and Eos Energy Enterprises have announced a major integrated clean energy project in West Virginia, featuring a commercial-scale zinc-based long-duration energy storage system.
Yunnan Province has released its 2026 new shared energy storage project list, featuring 13 projects totaling 1900MW/7600MWh. The list includes a massive 300MW/1200MWh all-vanadium redox flow battery project in Gengma County.
UK-based LDES startup Certain Energy has closed a £10 million Series A funding round to commercialize its manganese flow battery technology. The funds will support a grid-connected demonstration project in India and UK facility expansion.
University of Waterloo researchers have developed 3D-printed porous carbon electrodes with a diamond geometry that improve vanadium redox flow battery performance by 52%. This breakthrough addresses key efficiency challenges in grid-scale renewable energy storage.
Starting September 1, 2026, China will reintroduce a consumption tax on finished all-vanadium flow energy storage batteries. The tax aims to regulate the market while sodium and solid-state batteries remain exempt.
The global flow battery market is projected to reach USD 3.1 billion by 2033, driven by grid modernization and large-scale storage demand. Asia Pacific leads the current market, while North America shows the fastest growth.
China's 15th Five-Year Plan includes compressed air energy storage using depleted oil reservoirs, alongside a massive 300MW/1200MWh vanadium flow battery project signed in Yunnan.
Origin Energy will pilot Allegro Energy's 60 MWh microemulsion flow battery at the Eraring power station, offering up to 75 hours of long-duration energy storage.
Researchers at KU Leuven have engineered a novel thin-film composite membrane using PVBC to improve the performance and cost-effectiveness of vanadium redox flow batteries.
India-based Delectrik Systems is manufacturing vanadium redox flow batteries for utility and industrial applications, leveraging the technology's safety and long lifespan to meet growing storage demand.