A promising old battery technology with a fatal flaw gets a new lease of life thanks to a smart invention by Don Sadoway:
A new approach to rechargeable batteries | MIT News
Is isn't power dense but it is cheap and durable and therefore a likely candidate for grid storage.
The MIT link above is what you need to get a grasp of what's happening, but if you prefer a content free video:
It got me to search out the battery, so here goes 
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