One of the world’s most respected newspapers feature explores how flow batteries work and explain why the world needs them.
Utilities build flow batteries big enough to oust coal and gas fired power plants, The Washington Post writes in a report that makes it clear that an energy system that is based on renewables such as solar and wind, must also have large-scale, long-term energy storage solutions.
Flow batteries are ideal for the purpose. “This is what the power plants of the future may look like: Instead of stashing coal and gas next to boilers or combustion turbines, they’ll use electrons to store energy inside of giant batteries,” the journalists write.
With € 30 million, the SLDBatt project in the context of the Growth Fund Material Independence & Circular Batteries is the largest R&D project into battery technology for long-term storage of sustainably generated electricity in the Netherlands
Minister Hermans with SLDBatt consortium representatives at IEA Energy Storage Symposium in Rotterdam (credits: Mathias de Graag / RVO)
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Elestor’s Hydrogen-Iron Flow Batteries: Powering Europe’s Resilient and Sovereign Energy Future
In its Innovation News Network article from 15 July 2025, Elestor illustrates how its hydrogen‑iron flow batteries can deliver long‑duration, modular energy storage to bolster Europe’s grid stability and strategic autonomy. The story highlights the team’s use of abundant, safe materials and regulatory-aligned design to ensure rapid deployment at scale.
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Permissible technology
Why we find it easy to gain approval for our hydrogen-iron flow battery from both regulators and the general public
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