BEST Magazine
6 May 2026
Breakthrough all‑iron flow battery hits 6,000 Cycles
Why It Matters for ITAD
New technologies may create opportunities or challenges for equipment processing.
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Metal Research (IMR) have unveiled an alkaline all‑iron flow battery that delivers more than 6,000 charge–discharge cycles with no measurable capacity loss, as reported in the journal Advanced Energy Materials. The team says this level of durability equates to roughly 16 years of daily operation. “It…
Key Takeaways
- • Breakthrough all‑iron flow battery hits 6,000 Cycles.