Today’s engineers face an unprecedented acceleration in AI hardware complexity, as explained in the recent research article “Revisiting Edge AI: Opportunities and Challenges.” The article examines the rapid growth of edge AI and the challenges it creates, including resource constraints,…
Following a tour of Maxxen Energy’s utility-scale BESS factory, ESS News spoke with Ruben Valiente, managing director of Maxxen, about its relationship with Hithium, the work to establish a new supplier in the BESS market, vendor financing, how logistics work,…
Anker Solix has announced its S5000 portable power station, offering 5,024 Wh of storage and 4.5 kW of rated output. The lithium iron phosphate (LFP) system supports both 120 V and 240 V appliances, with battery capacity expandable to 30…
The Institute of Sustainability & Environmental Professionals (ISEP) announced the launch of a new multi-tier Register of Carbon Accountants and Auditors (RCAA), aimed at providing a professional benchmark for communicating the qualifications and expertise of carbon accounting professionals. According to…
The global energy storage market is entering a new phase of scale and complexity, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest outlook. Cumulative capacity is forecast to grow to over 7 TWh by 2035. Demand growth in 2026 alone is close to…
Sustainable packaging technology company Pulpex announced that it has opened its first commercial-scale fiber bottle manufacturing plant near Glasgow, Scotland, aimed at scaling production of its paper-based alternatives to conventional plastic and glass packaging. Launched in 2020, UK-based Pulpex was…
In mid-September, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei joined a growing group of researchers calling for the AI industry to slow down. While some have questioned these researchers’ motivation for voicing concerns about the rapid pace of development, the plea highlighted a…
China’s dominance of the global battery supply chain is unlikely to change significantly over the next two years, while an anticipated surge in battery storage shipments to Europe could put pressure on residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) storage prices…
Another edition of our BESS Industry Buzz, taking a look at what’s got industry people talking in the corridors of social media.
Distributed energy resource (DER) technology company Voltus announced that it has raised $225 million in a Series D financing round, with proceeds aimed at expanding the company’s platform to help add flexibility to electricity grids to enable address growing capacity…