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Strengthen new energy storage batteries

But next-generation batteries—including flow batteries and solid-state—are proving to have additional benefits, such as improved performance (like lasting longer between each charge) and safety, as well as potential cost savings. . Battery energy storage has become a core component of utility planning, grid reliability, and renewable energy integration. Following a record year in 2024, when more than 10 gigawatts of utility-scale battery storage were installed nationwide, deployment accelerated even further in 2025. Image by Donal Finegan, NREL Tucked into your pocket, packed into warehouses, and embedded into critical infrastructure—lithium-ion batteries are quietly powering. . Argonne advances battery breakthroughs at every stage in the energy storage lifecycle, from discovering substitutes for critical materials to pioneering new real-world applications to making end-of-life recycling more cost effective. power grid in 2025 in our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report. This amount represents an almost 30% increase from 2024 when 48. 6 GW of capacity was installed, the largest. .