Until late April 2026, the prospects of sodium-ion battery technology achieving large-scale industrialization were taken with a grain of salt. That perception shifted when industry heavyweights CATL and HyperStrong signed the largest sodium-ion battery supply agreement to date. The 60…
Almost three years after Shell announced plans to sell its wholly owned Sonnen subsidiary and seek a new investor or at least a majority owner, the transaction has now been completed. Neither company initially made a public announcement, although German…
IFA 2026, one of the world’s leading technology trade fairs, happens next week in Berlin with more than 1,900 brands across tech, appliances, and energy set to showcase what’s new and innovative. One of those brand on show will be…
Metlen has signed a balance-of-plant contract with UK developer Pulse Clean Energy for the 129 MW/362 MWh Penn BESS project in the West Midlands, England – the largest battery storage project the company has undertaken in the United Kingdom to…
China commissioned 21.81 GW GWh of new-type energy storage — a Chinese policy category covering energy storage technologies other than conventional pumped hydro — in the first half of 2026, with additions falling 18% in power terms and 16% in…
The UK government has launched a new GBP 28 million ($38 million) ultra‑long duration energy sorage (ultra‑LDES) challenge with the aim of creating technology capable of delivering more than 100 hours of clean electricity. On the back of another heat…
The municipality of Chiari in the northern Italian province of Brescia is set to host one of the largest BESS projects planned in Italy. The 320 MW facility will not be built in the town center or inside the Terna…
A study by HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management has found that recycling end-of-life electric vehicle batteries currently results in losses, largely because hazardous-goods transport and dismantling add substantial costs. The researchers estimate that making recycling economically viable could require…
Wood Mackenzie expects energy storage deployment in Latin America to accelerate sharply over the next decade. In its new “Latin America Energy Storage Outlook 2026” report, the consultancy forecasts cumulative capacity to increase from 2.5 GW in 2025 to 34…
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 26, “Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System,” authorizing the Department of Energy to ban electric equipment from countries determined to pose a national security risk,…