We hear from startup Volklec which, like another European battery company Elinor, will build its batteries with a Chinese technology and manufacturing partner. They both say this will get around the challenges that ultimately doomed Europe’s first wave of battery startups, with Northvolt today declaring bankruptcy in Sweden.
Ahead of the Energy Storage Summit Australia 2025, which will take place next week (18-19 March) in Sydney, we take a look at some of the key debates set to take centre stage at the event.
The development of global standards and specifications for the electrolyte used in vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) is “crucial” for the technology’s prospects.
We caught up with a partner at insurance broker Lockton about recent developments in the space, including the ramifications – or lack thereof – of the recent Moss Landing fire on insuring BESS projects going forward.
US president Donald Trump will enact an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, affecting batteries and BESS, on top of a previously-announced tariff increase set to come in next month.
The European Union (EU) has launched the Clean Industrial Deal and Affordable Energy Action Plan, which dedicate at least €100 billion towards boosting industry, manufacturing and speeding up the rollout of renewables and energy storage.
