The first session of the International Flow Battery Forum (IFBF) in Budapest on 16 June carried a title that sounded like a declaration: “2026, it’s time for flow batteries.” So, there will be a Swanbarton® IFBF ® architecture award; covering two categories:Stand-alone flow battery building Flow battery incorporated into an existing buildingContact Swanbarton for more information: info@swanbarton.comThe images in this article were part of a presentation by Anthony Price and show the locations of various battery installations. Kees van de Kerk, president of Flow Batteries Europe, noted: “The goal is not to beat lithium at being lithium. Flow batteries do not need to reproduce lithium-ion’s combination of compactness, an enormous manufacturing base and low initial cost. Such progress narrows the gap with lithium-ion, although flow batteries continue to face a difficult comparison at the point of purchase.