BESS Large-Scale Fire Testing (LSFT) has been adopted as part of best practice thinking on safety validation, with at least a dozen companies announcing tests and results and many more expected going forward. It becomes mandatory in the 2026 edition of NFPA 855.
Another roundup of European grid-scale BESS project news, led by MORE and Zenobe putting Greece and UK projects into operation, and major project financings/construction starts by Acacia in France, Greenvolt in Hungary and Eco Stor in Germany.
US-based iron-sodium battery manufacturer Inlyte Energy has successfully completed a factory acceptance test of its first field-ready battery at its facility near Derby, UK, witnessed by representatives from US utility Southern Company.
Virtual BESS tolling platform startup Terralayr has raised €192 million (US$223 million), primarily for its own build-own-operate BESS pipeline. CEO Philipp Man spoke to Energy-Storage.news about the funding round and growing its capacity virtualisation and tolling platform.
Tesla and Sungrow continue to top the Battery StorageTech Bankability Ratings Report, which also shows how revenue, profitability and shipments are trending in the industry, writes Solar Media Market Research analyst Joe Hennessy.
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2025 saw genuinely large-scale BESS projects start construction in Germany, strengthening confidence among stakeholders. But significant challenges remain around grid connection, connection agreements and access to revenue streams, an operator said.
