Energy Transition

US military trials new energy storage tech to support advance operations

Future US military operations overseas could be supported by huge iron-flow batteries deployed in shipping containers

US forward operating bases such as this one in southern Afghanistan could in the future rely on ESS Tech's iron-flow batteries.
US forward operating bases such as this one in southern Afghanistan could in the future rely on ESS Tech's iron-flow batteries.Foto: Flickr/US Army Corps of Engineers
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Published 16 January 2024, 10:39Updated 16 January 2024, 10:39