Keeping up with Batteries and Energy Storage - Monthly Roundups by Iris

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Latest: September 2026

China sets 2030 targets for solid-state batteries

China's first dedicated battery plan sets 19 priorities and 2030 targets for all-solid-state deployment and 15,000-cycle lithium batteries:
The U.S. DOE committed $500 million across seven projects, including lithium extraction, cobalt refining, and three recycling or reprocessing plants:
U.S. storage reached 18.9 GWh in Q2 as average system duration rose to 3.5 hours:

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China sets 2030 targets for solid-state batteries
In this report September put batteries and storage on a more measurable footing, from China's first dedicated industry plan to U.S. funding and deployment data. In the lab, solid-state progress narrowed toward specific engineering…

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