Battery storage and pumped hydro projects in India, in this edition of news in brief from around the world in energy storage.

Japanese telecoms tech company Softbank Corporation has launched a battery cell and battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing arm in its home country.

Ford Motor Company has officially launched its energy storage subsidiary, which the US automaker first announced late last year.

The power generation arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the Philippines’ largest private electricity distributor, has completed a grid-scale battery storage project.

Fluence’s share price rose sharply after its Q2 2026 financial results came out, with the company reaffirming full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance.

After reporting a record 112GW of global non-pumped hydro energy storage installations in 2025, BloombergNEF (BNEF) expects to see a 41% increase this year.

ESN Premium examines likely reasons why owner SK Innovation E&S is seeking financing options for Key Capture Energy (KCE), including a potential sale.

US investment group Pantheon Atlas LLC has a planned 1GW hyperscaler data centre campus in Croatia will be supplied entirely by renewables.

LG ES posted a quarterly loss in Q1 2026 financial results this morning, partly due to investments in energy storage system (ESS) cell manufacturing.

Saleel Anthrathodiyil at Telgian Engineering & Consulting discusses changes in the 2026 edition of NFPA 855.