Renewables developer D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) and Ford Motor Company’s energy storage subsidiary, Ford Energy, will partner to deploy energy storage in the US.

Welcome to our latest BESS Industry Buzz, this week featuring the US midterms, ultra-rapid BESS commissioning, how to calculate RTE and a cybersecurity incident in Chile.

EnergyAustralia has taken delivery of the final battery storage units for its 50MW/250MWh Hallett BESS in South Australia, as construction continues at the site.

We catch up with the CEO of Netherlands-headquartered system integrator Alfen to discuss its sodium-ion BESS partnership with CATL and plans for the technology in Europe.

BESS owner-operator Return has secured an €835 million (US$938 million) portfolio financing underwritten by Deutsche Bank and Rabobank to expand its BESS activities in Germany.

Eku Energy has fully commissioned its 250MW/500MWh Williamsdale BESS in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Three developers have secured debt and equity for solar PV, wind and battery storage projects across Australia and New Zealand.

The Democrats have won the House and the Senate in the US Midterm elections, dealing a blow to the Trump administration and sending Chinese and Korean battery share prices upwards.

LG Energy Solution saw 28% quarter-on-quarter growth in revenue in Q3 2026, with “significant energy storage system (ESS) shipment growth” among the main drivers.