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July 31, 2020

Meet the startup building a sustainable alternative to Tesla’s Powerwall

It is the size of a small fridge, doesn't use unsustainable rare-earth metals, won't blow up and can power your house for 20 years.


Maija Palmer

3 min read

A battery that doesn’t blow up, doesn’t use scarce rare earth metals, and can power your house for 20 years — is it possible? VoltStorage, a Munich-based startup, which just received €6m in VC funding, thinks it has the answer.

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Engineers assembling a VoltStorage vanadium redox-flow battery
Engineers assembling a VoltStorage vanadium redox-flow battery. Image credit: VoltStorage.
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