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Adoption, Deals, and Tech
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€14.4 Million to Unbound
Swiss-based Unbound Potential has secured €14.4 million ($16.9 million) in funding. The firm, which is also in talks with Amazon about its energy storage system, intends to bring its membrane-free redox flow battery technology to market by mid-next year. Details in ESS News.
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VFB / Zinc: Hot in Cap and Floor
UK energy regulator Ofgem has moved 77 LDES projects into the assessment stage of the cap-and-floor scheme — with “Vanadium flow battery / zinc battery” standing as the second-largest class of shortlisted projects.
- VFB / Zinc represents 15 Track 1 projects and 16 shortlisted projects in all, totaling 2.6GW out the 77 projects’ cumulative 28.7GW of power.
- Story in ESS News. Further details on Ogfem’s site.
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Stryten’s Advanced Fleet View
Stryten Energy has expanded functionality of its inCOMMAND monitor. The update will further help motive power fleet operators optimize lithium and lead-acid battery health across dealerships, rental locations and more. Watch to learn more on the Stryten site.
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A Longer Dive into BESSt’s Long-Duration Redox
This week: more about BESSt, whose launch we reported on in our last newsletter. Read how their flow battery reportedly hits 20x energy density over conventional VRFB systems, is suitable for multi-day use, and how the company plans for fully US-domestic manufacture – all in ESS News.
Water-Based Deep Dives
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Forget the Uncertainty. Zinc Can Drive the New Energy Transition.
The Zinc Battery Initiative’s Josef Daniel-Ivad shows how zinc firms like Aesir Technologies, Eos Energy Enterprises, e-Zinc, and Zinc Five are crucial to and, leading the pack on, the energy transition — especially in uncertain times like these. Read the op-ed in Power Magazine.
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NYC Climate Week Takeaway: It’s Aqueous’ Game to Lose.
After Climate Week, Octet’s CEO Onas Bolton (far left) explains why he sees the next wave of energy storage as pushing forward, and highly favorable for aqueous energy. Read why it’s Aqueous’ game to lose, on LinkedIn.
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Mark Your Calendars
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Two Chances to Meet Octet
Octet’s Chief Commercial Officer Emily Dickens will present in two events this fall:
- As a speaker in the International Zinc Association’s 2025 Zinc Metal Roundtable (Nov 5 – 7). Learn more
- As co-chair of the Zinc Battery Committee at NAATBatt’s Sodium-Zinc Battery Workshop (Nov 18-19). Details & Registration
We’ll see you there.
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