The US energy storage industry broke deployment records in Q2 2026 in gigawatt-hour (GWh) terms, underpinned by growth in the utility-scale segment.

South Korean battery manufacturer SK On’s US production facilities will supply NeoVolta Power with 9GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) pouch cells under a five-year deal.

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

Rural and distributed battery energy storage system (BESS) projects could be emerging as critical infrastructure in the US as grid reliability risks intensify nationwide.

CATL has formed a partnership to work on projects awarded contracts through Brazil’s first national energy storage auction programme, which received more than 6,000 bids.

A roundup of some of the best user-posted views, analysis and reveals from across the energy storage community in the past week.

Entries for the Energy Storage Awards 2026 close soon, and with it, the last chance to take the stage alongside the industry’s finest, and Special Guest Speaker, Ben Fogle.  

China’s listed battery storage companies have entered the peak interim reporting season, with H1 2026 likely marking the broadest profit recovery in recent years.

Ausconnex has begun construction on the first of eight community BESS planned across Greater Western Sydney, Australia.

Shell has sold sonnen, the residential battery storage company it acquired in 2019, as the oil & gas major focuses its attention on “portfolio high-grading efforts.”