Octopus Energy has introduced Nook, a new range of residential battery storage systems designed to expand access to home energy storage, including for apartment dwellers and renters. The lineup includes the Octopus Nook Cube, a 2 kWh plug-in battery that…
Attendees at Energy Storage Ireland’s (ESI) conference on June 30 heard that the Irish market, although small, is growing and will continue to grow. More than 800 MW of grid-scale battery energy storage have been installed around Ireland since 2018.…
Boston-based independent power producer (IPP) Kearsarge Energy has finalized a portfolio of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS), ground-mounted solar, and co-located solar-plus-storage projects. The 2025 deployment spans multiple northeastern states including Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, Maryland, and New Hampshire. The portfolio features public-private partnerships…
Renewable and circular polymer materials provider Avantium announced the spin-out of its electrochemical platform, Volta Technology, focused on converting CO2 into raw materials, into a new, independent company named Carbeau. At launch, Carbeau has raised €35.2 million (USD$40.1 million) in…
Australia’s Sicona Battery Technologies, backed by Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd., has secured up to AUD 45 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), marking a significant step toward the commercialization of advanced silicon-carbon anode materials for next-generation…
System integrator HyperStrong will deploy sodium-ion BESS first in its home market of China, before bringing a product to the international markets, its president of technology said.
German fusion technology startup Proxima Fusion announced that it has raised €411 million (USD$468 million) in a new funding round, marking the largest-ever private investment in European fusion, with strategic investors including Google and RWE. According to Proxima CEO Francesco…
Eni Storage Systems has broken ground on a gigafactory in Italy set to build LFP cells for energy storage applications, while Chinese firm Hithium has won an €80 million grant from the Spanish government for a battery and BESS plant…
Developers must use all the tools at their disposal and be aware of the frontline climate risks that battery storage projects in Southeast Asia will be subject to.
UK-based renewable energy producer British Solar Renewables (BSR) announced that it has secured up to £130 million (USD$174 million) in a financing agreement with Paris-based asset manager Eiffel Investment Group, aimed at supporting investment in its renewable energy portfolio in…