TechnologyChina's New Iron Battery Lasts 6,000 Cycles With No Capacity LossResearchers at the Institute of Metal Research built an all-iron flow battery that ran for 6,000 charge cycles — about 16 years of daily use — without measurable capacity decay, using cheap, abundant materials and a water-based electrolyte that cannot explode.
SciencePlatinum-Free Catalyst Makes Clean Hydrogen Cheaper and More DurableEngineers at Washington University in St. Louis built a hydrogen catalyst that ditches expensive platinum and ran for over 1,000 hours at industrial current densities.
NewsSolar and Wind With Batteries Now Beat Coal and Gas on Cost, IRENA FindsA new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency shows round-the-clock solar and wind paired with battery storage now deliver firm power at $54–$82 per megawatt-hour — undercutting new fossil fuel plants in the best regions.
