US President Donald Trump has banned the import of inverters, transformers and other power equipment that pose a potential risk to US grid security.

US independent power producers (IPPs) Swift Current Energy and Avantus have secured financing for their pipelines and projects, respectively.

On August 10, REPT BATTERO reported that its H1 2026 performance had already surpassed its 2025 full-year results, with residential storage cell shipments ranking first globally. The company also unveiled its new cell products for AIDC (AI Data Center), commercial vehicles, and low-altitude aircrafts.

A round-up of news from Europe’s BESS market, which includes Encavis and OX2 in Italy and Sunotec in Bulgaria.

A US court has upheld a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) plan to speed up the permitting process for connecting energy projects to the grid.

NextEra Energy recorded a 9.5% increase in its net earnings in Q2 2026, as the company advanced its plan to merge with Dominion Energy to form the world’s largest regulated power utility.

Qingfeng Yuan, CTO of Ampace, explains how semi-solid state cell chemistry and high-frequency cycling validation are addressing the artificial intelligence infrastructure sector’s zero-tolerance requirements for safety and reliability.

UAE state-owned IPP Masdar has reached financial close on what it has claimed is the world’s “first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project”.

Energy-storage.news spoke with Gerry Liu, GM of Hiconincs, at Intersolar Europe in Munich. We discussed the company’s residential energy offerings and its plans for the European market.

As hardware margins compress and consolidation accelerates, smart appliance brand’s energy division argues that intelligent software—not just batteries—will determine who survives