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US clean energy future hangs in balance in US Senate’s ‘vote-a-rama’ on reconciliation bill

US Senators are expected to begin voting on the tax reconciliation bill today, with a draft published on Friday coming down hard on clean energy tax credits.

Powering the energy transition responsibly: Why responsible sourcing matters more than ever

Fluence Australia’s Marie Cullen explains why responsible sourcing is important to the energy transition and energy storage developments.

SNEC 2025: Safety and modular design in focus for next-gen BESS technologies

Carrie Xiao’s exclusive reporting from SNEC 2025 continues with the latest in modular battery storage system design and approaches to fire safety.

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Hawaiian Electric requests funds with tariffs expected to drive up cost of Tesla BESS

Documents filed with the Hawaiian Public Utilities Commission (PUC) have revealed the impacts of additional import tariffs to a Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) battery storage project.

VIDEO: Automation could reduce labour requirement of BESS manufacturing by c.85%, IPS says

A new automated facility will need around 85% fewer employees per GWh of annual BESS manufacturing capacity, Bulgaria-based IPS said.

Consortium kicks off 1.8GWh ‘Battery Park’ development in Germany

Update 27 June 2025: Trianel and Luxcara responded to Energy-Storage.news’ enquiries below regarding the project timelines and the Battery Park’s planned capacities.

Energy-Storage.news meets the Long Duration Energy Storage Council

Editor Andy Colthorpe speaks with Long Duration Energy Storage Council director of markets and technology Gabriel Murtagh.

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Clean energy experts weigh in as US Senators vote on tax reconciliation bill

July 1, 2025

As US Senators vote on the tax reconciliation bill, experts Jessica Dunn of Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Tonja L. Wicks of esVolta discuss its potential impact.

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Moment Energy reaches full-scale production of BESS using second-life EV batteries in Vancouver

July 1, 2025

Moment Energy’s battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing hub in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has reached full-scale production.

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US grid-scale BESS market could shrink by almost a third in 2026, Wood Mackenzie says

July 1, 2025

US battery storage deployments could fall by 29% in 2026 due to ongoing policy uncertainty, according to Wood Mackenzie.

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Zelestra reaches financial close for hybrid 1GWh BESS and solar PV plant in Chile

July 1, 2025

Spanish developer and independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has reached financial close for its hybrid 1GWh BESS and solar PV plant in Chile.

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Giga Storage acquires 1,400MWh battery storage project in Germany

July 1, 2025

Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Giga Storage has acquired a 350MW/1,400MWh BESS asset in Germany, marking an expansion into the broader European energy storage market.

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Alinta Energy green lights South Australia’s largest BESS project

July 1, 2025

Alinta Energy has approved the development of the first stage of its Reeves Plains Energy Hub BESS in South Australia.

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‘Africa’s largest standalone BESS’ reaches commercial close in South Africa

June 30, 2025

Globeleq and African Rainbow Energy have reached commercial close on the 612MWh Red Sands BESS in South Africa.

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Energy storage ‘essential’ for renewable energy, minister says as BESS factory opens in Karnataka, India

June 30, 2025

Energy storage is essential to capture solar and wind generation, Karnataka’s energy minister said, at the opening of the ‘first fully automated’ battery storage factory in India.

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Samsung C&T submits plans for 400MWh BESS in New South Wales, Australia, to EPBC Act

June 30, 2025

Samsung C&T has submitted plans for a 100MW/400MWh BESS to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

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US DOE funds energy storage tech for critical facilities backup and resiliency demonstrations

June 27, 2025

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Electricity (OE) has announced funding of up to US$15 million for three storage technologies.

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