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.
TechnologyNew Iron Battery Lasts 6,000 Cycles With Almost Zero DecayChinese researchers have unveiled an all-iron flow battery that ran 6,000 charge cycles without measurable capacity loss — a milestone that could finally make cheap, long-duration grid storage practical.