Battery 10 August 2025 - 13 August 2025

Aluminum and Sulfur Batteries
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Move Over Lithium: Aluminum and Sulfur Batteries Are Sparking an Energy Revolution

A January 2024 study in Nature Communications reported an aluminum–sulfur battery retaining 85.4% capacity after 1,400 cycles at 85°C. In October 2024, Lyten announced plans for a Li–S battery gigafactory in Nevada. Aluminum-air batteries demonstrated a 1,100-mile range in a 2014 Phinergy car. Li–S cells have reached energy densities up to 500 Wh/kg in labs.
August 16, 2025
Fuel Cell Revolution: How Hydrogen Power is Transforming Transportation, Energy and Tech in 2025
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Fuel Cell Revolution: How Hydrogen Power is Transforming Transportation, Energy and Tech in 2025

The global fuel cell electric vehicle market is valued at $3 billion in 2025, with annual growth over 20%. About 1,000 hydrogen refueling stations operate worldwide; Japan has 160, Germany over 100. The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act offers up to $3/kg for hydrogen production. Hyundai’s XCIENT fuel cell trucks in Switzerland surpassed 4 million kilometers by 2025.
August 13, 2025
Vertical Solar Farms
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Vertical Solar Farms: How Bifacial Panels Are Revolutionizing Solar Energy in 2025

Japan’s Ashikaga City installed a vertical solar farm in May 2024, yielding 5% less rice but selling power to Marubeni. Austria’s 2022 vertical PV plant with 4,500 modules saw only minor damage and no manual cleaning needed. Upfront costs for vertical bifacial systems in Austria reach €200,000 per MW, higher than traditional setups. Japan’s industry group projects 20–30% annual growth for vertical installations in snowy regions.
August 10, 2025
Sodium-Ion Batteries
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Sodium-Ion Batteries Are Coming – Cheaper, Safer and Poised to Disrupt Lithium-Ion

CATL announced a second-generation sodium-ion cell with 175 Wh/kg energy density, targeting mass production by December 2025. China’s HiNa and Datang connected a 100 MWh sodium-ion storage farm in Hubei in July 2024. JAC began serial production of a sodium-ion EV in January 2024. Natron Energy opened North America’s first mass-production sodium-ion battery plant in Michigan in 2022.
August 10, 2025