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Climate change and geopolitical instability have accelerated the global transition from carbon-based energy to clean, sustainable sources. While significant progress has been made in improving the efficiency of converting natural energy into electricity, the intermittent nature of sources such as wind and solar has placed energy storage at the forefront of current scientific research. Synchrotron radiation provides a powerful suite of techniques to investigate the atomic and molecular properties of novel energy storage materials for next-generation batteries. This lecture provides a general overview of the field and presents practical examples of research conducted using synchrotron sources to advance the development of efficient energy storage technologies.