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Adoption, Deals, and Tech
Dutch €30M Consortium for LDES
The Dutch SLDBatt project is bringing together a number of organizations to develop a new type of LDES to store renewable energy for 8 to 100 hours. Backed by over €30 million in funding from the Nationaal Groeifonds and the Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RvO), members of the seven-org group include two aqueous players:
- AQUABATTERY BV, which will develop a 50 kW saltwater acid-base power module prototype with 10 hours of storage duration.
- Elestor BV will install a 100 kW—1 MWh hydrogen—iron flow battery pilot.
Get details in ESS News.
Eos’s 1 GWh / Acre Architecture
Eos Energy Enterprises has announced the launch of a new architecture for zinc-based battery energy storage that targets a 1 GWh per acre density — roughly quadruple that of most other available technologies. Details in Energy News.
90% Energy Efficiency Zinc-Bromide
Offgrid Energy Labs has achieved a $15 million Series A, a 10 megawatt-hour plant in the UK, and 90% energy efficiency in field trials. Read a deep-dive on the India-based zinc bromine storage startup in MIT Sloan Management Review – India.
Watch: Specialized Separators for Aqueous Technologies
Daniel Fischer, Head of strategic Battery Separators business unit at Delfort Specialty Paper, explains how the company’s fiber-based separators are tackling aqueous battery developer challenges — from solutions for wet strength and wettability across acidic and alkaline electrolytes, to 200M+ square meters of annual production capacity.
🎥 Watch now in Octet’s latest Aqueous Energy interview.
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Mark Your Calendars
ICYMI: Upcoming 2026 Aqueous Events
📆 Get a head start on 2026 planning with our Aqueous Energy Events Calendar in our December 29th Aqueous Battery Brief.
Five Chances to Hear Octet
Catch the Octet team presenting at four events (so far) in 2026:
- NAATBatt 2026: Charging Innovation • Feb 9 – 12 / Tucson, Arizona, USA
- TechBlick: Batteries Reshaped 2026 • Feb 11 – 12 / Virtual Meeting
- International Battery Seminar & Exhibit • Mar 23 – 26 / Orlando, Florida, USA
- BCI Convention + Power Mart Expo • May 3 – 6 / Nashville, Tennessee, USA
We’ll see you soon.
Who’s Hiring
Seeking a new role — or know someone who is? Start with the quick links to aqueous firms’ open roles pages and specific roles below.
👩🔬 Open Roles Pages (Multiple Roles)
👨🔬 Specific Openings
- Urban Electric Power: Mechanical Engineer – Battery Cell & Module Development
- Æsir Technologies is looking to fill multiple engineering roles. Interested candidates should send resumes to Æsir’s Employment Page.
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Octet Case Study: Over $80M in Projected Gains
Learn how Octet Scientific uncovered the path to unprecedented growth for a single battery firm — made possible by 75 screened electrolytes.
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