Global BESS deployments soar 27% in H1 2026, Saudi Arabia drives figures in June
Some 9.1GW of large-scale BESS came online globally last month, with Saudi Arabia accounting for over one-third of the figure.
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Google projects are evidence that long-duration CO2 Batteries are ‘reliable capacity assets,’ Energy Dome says
ESN Premium speaks with Ben Potter at CO2 Battery startup Energy Dome about the company’s latest project with Google and why the market is turning in favour of long-duration energy storage (LDES).
The Rise of the Climate Consumer
Guest post by: Tim Newell, Founder and CEO, GreenFi Forget Washington. The Most Powerful Force in Climate Is the American Consumer. As the Trump administration dismantles key pillars of the federal climate framework and major companies quietly abandon their sustainability…
Germany ROUNDUP: TotalEnergies and Kyon, Envision and Ju:niz, Flower progress BESS portfolios
Energy companies are accelerating battery storage deployment in Germany, with TotalEnergies and Kyon, Envision Energy and Ju:niz, and Flower announcing significant project developments and acquisitions.
What does a bankable route-to-market strategy for battery storage in Europe actually look like?
With technology risk now largely removed from the equation, assessing how a battery storage project will perform across market opportunities is now the main object of financiers’ scrutiny, writes Ryan Alexander of enspired.
Over 4GWh of battery storage added to Australia’s updated National Renewable Energy Priority List
Australia’s federal government has added 11 new generation and energy storage projects to its National Renewable Energy Priority List.
Pumped hydro costs revised up, battery storage costs down, as Australia’s CSIRO publishes final GenCost 2025-26 report
Australia’s CSIRO has revised pumped hydro storage costs upward in the final version of its annual GenCost electricity cost report.
How I Turned AI to the Dark Side
Summary Researcher Dave Kuszmar discovered multiple systemic vulnerabilities that let him bypass LLM safety and obtain dangerous instructions. These exploits worked across nearly all major LLMs revealing an industry-wide security problem. Kuszmar calls for slowing deployment, increasing transparency, and large-scale…
DAC Carbon Removal Provider Airhive Acquires Competitor Carbyon
UK-based direct air capture (DAC) technology company Airhive announced that it has acquired Dutch DAC developer Carbyon, in an agreement aimed at creating a European DAC leader with enhanced technology capabilities and a stronger position to deploy low-cost carbon removal…
Deloitte Launches New Framework to Enable Companies to Measure Value of Sustainability Investments
Global professional services firm Deloitte announced the launch of Sustainability Fusion, a new framework and toolset aimed at enabling companies to measure and communicate the financial value of sustainability investments. According to Deloitte, the new solution comes as many organizations face…