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The energy landscape is changing in 2025. Here’s what you need to know.

The energy landscape is changing in 2025. Here’s what you need to know.

From coffee to wine, food products became battery materials, catalysts, and other tech components this year.

From coffee to wine, food products became battery materials, catalysts, and other tech components this year.

Lithium-ion improvements and alternative systems highlighted renewable energy storage this year.

Lithium-ion improvements and alternative systems highlighted renewable energy storage this year.

Battery safety improvements are essential for moving the renewable energy transition and electric vehicle adoption.

Battery safety improvements are essential for moving the renewable energy transition and electric vehicle adoption.

The AI-controlled battery pack can prevent grid congestion by balancing loads at peak times.

The AI-controlled battery pack can prevent grid congestion by balancing loads at peak times.

Adding vanadium to EV battery cathodes could increase efficiency and stability.

Adding vanadium to EV battery cathodes could increase efficiency and stability.

A hybrid polymer network cathode could lead to cheap, long-lasting, renewable batteries for electric vehicles.

A hybrid polymer network cathode could lead to cheap, long-lasting, renewable batteries for electric vehicles.

Molten salt batteries are fire-resistant and long-lasting, but are they a good choice for electric vehicles?

Molten salt batteries are fire-resistant and long-lasting, but are they a good choice for electric vehicles?

These solid-state lithium-metal batteries can provide a stable interface for high-voltage operation.

These solid-state lithium-metal batteries can provide a stable interface for high-voltage operation.

Salty water could provide all the lithium needed for electric vehicle batteries, but extraction is tricky. Can…

Salty water could provide all the lithium needed for electric vehicle batteries, but extraction is tricky. Can researchers devise an efficient method?

Georgia Tech researchers say the novel cathode could boost battery efficiency.

Georgia Tech researchers say the novel cathode could boost battery efficiency.

As renewable energy grows, advanced inverters plus battery energy storage systems are keys to grid stability.

As renewable energy grows, advanced inverters plus battery energy storage systems are keys to grid stability.

Here’s how California overcame grid resilience issues during summer heatwaves. 

Here’s how California overcame grid resilience issues during summer heatwaves. 

Sunamp has created a novel method to store excess power as heat.

Sunamp has created a novel method to store excess power as heat.

Engineers are joining forces to overcome problems in aqueous battery technology. 

Engineers are joining forces to overcome problems in aqueous battery technology. 

Can rock salt cathodes pave the way for affordable, high-energy storage?

Can rock salt cathodes pave the way for affordable, high-energy storage?

How can a simple algorithm solve hybrid energy storage problems?

How can a simple algorithm solve hybrid energy storage problems?

Could a polymer electrolyte lead to safer and longer-lasting electric vehicle batteries?

Could a polymer electrolyte lead to safer and longer-lasting electric vehicle batteries?

Two developments have shown that vehicle-to-grid technology can supply power during blackouts. 

Two developments have shown that vehicle-to-grid technology can supply power during blackouts.