Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with David Miller, CCO of optimiser Gridmatic, at the 2026 US Battery Asset Management Summit in Garden Grove, California.

Interconnection costs for utility-scale energy storage in California are significantly lower than in other major US markets, with developers also benefiting from network upgrade cost reimbursements unavailable elsewhere, according to a senior executive at Rev Renewables.

Sinexcel technical director Luke Lu discusses what goes into a successful grid-forming battery energy storage system (BESS) project.

On 26 August, US President Donald Trump banned the import of inverters, transformers and other power equipment citing a potential risk to US grid security, via emergency executive order (EO).

Flexible Connection Agreements (FCAs) must not be used simply to exclude BESS from connecting to the grid, but the industry will have to make do with them and all their imperfections for the foreseeable.

BESS project owners, lenders and optimisers kicked off the Energy Storage Summit Germany 2026 today in Berlin with a discussion on developing a bankable project.

A regulatory change is opening Germany’s energy markets to 23GWh of home batteries. The co-CEO of VPP platform Flexa discusses what it could mean for the market.

India’s storage market remains focused on short-duration firming, but conversations about long-duration storage are already underway.

We hear from the BESS lead at RWE Renewables Europe & Australia ahead of the Energy Storage Summit Germany 2026, discussing the major trends, challenges and opportunities in the country’s grid-scale storage market. 

Eku Energy’s Elias Saba discusses why he believes the CIS has not fundamentally changed the company’s investment approach.