Italian entrepreneurs plug into Stony Brook; take on Tesla’s Powerwall
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Italian entrepreneurs who migrated to Stony Brook University’s energy incubator to form an innovative-battery startup are planning to take on the Powerwall of Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. Their Stony Brook company, StorEn Technologies, is adapting vanadium-flow batteries — typically the size of shipping containers and found in utility or industrial settings — for light commercial or household use.