The system integration arm of SMA Solar and utility RheinEnergie have partnered to deploy BESS projects in Germany, with construction about to launch on the first.

Sharon Santhosh, energy storage applications engineer at Wärtsilä, talks all things BESS noise, including enclosure design, the various mitigating measures engineers can implement, and implications of BESS technology developments further down the line.

Charlotte Gisbourne, market analyst at PV Tech Research discusses trends and movements in the Q1 2025 edition of the EnergyStorageTech Bankability Ratings report.

Allegro Energy has revealed what it claims is Australia’s first locally manufactured microemulsion flow battery (MeFB) suited for LDES.

A total of 11.9GW of energy storage across all scales and technologies was installed in Europe in 2024, bringing cumulative installations to 89GW.

Finnish marine and power technology firm Wärtsilä has ended an 18-month long strategic review of its Energy Storage and Optimisation (ES&O) business, a process which could have led to the firm divesting it.

New South Wales could become the first Australian state to pass battery regulation under the Product Lifecycle Responsibility Act.

Utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has announced intent to award up to US$43 million in grant funding for nine new community-driven microgrids in California, US. 

A double helping of big energy storage news items in Poland, with the government launching a capex support scheme for grid-supporting BESS and state-owned power producer PGE revealing its long-term deployment plans.

A panel of developers, operators, OEMs and consultants discussed the different government approaches in Europe to ensuring long-term deployment of energy storage with revenue and capex support schemes, at last month’s Energy Storage Summit EU 2025.