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Trump bulk power equipment ban sparks industry pushback: ‘Let’s not reinvent the wheel’

US President Donald Trump’s 26 August emergency executive order banning imports of certain foreign-made power equipment has prompted widespread public comment and private concern across the energy storage industry.

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BESS augmentation: what owner-operators need to know

How should BESS owner-operators be thinking about augmentation of their projects further down the line?

SMA launches DC-coupled grid-forming solar-plus-storage solution for Germany, Australia and the UK

Germany-headquartered inverter manufacturer SMA has launched a grid-forming solar-plus-storage solution in Australia, unveiling it at the All-Energy Australia 2026 event in Melbourne this week.

Portugal makes grid-forming mandatory for large-scale BESS and launches 1GW tender

IPP Sonnedix has put two solar-plus-storage projects into commercial operation in Portugal, coinciding with the government moving to use BESS to strengthen the reliability of its electricity grid.

Algorithmic bidding not the NEM’s ‘boogeyman,’ says Fluence at All-Energy Australia 2026

Algorithmic bidding systems used to trade battery storage do not threaten competition in Australia’s NEM, according to Fluence.

Samsung SDI: 60GWh of ESS battery orders in 2026 so far, 53% year-over-year ‘revenue surge’

Samsung SDI has released its Q3 2026 financial results, highlighting a 52.6% year-over-year rise in revenue and a return to profitability.

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Fluence CEO Julian Nebreda and CFO Ahmed Pasha leave with immediate effect

November 3, 2026

CEO and CFO of energy storage technology provider Fluence have both left the company.

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‘A lot of interest in sodium-ion’ from Australian mining and data centres, CATL’s ANZ general manager says

November 3, 2026

ESN Premium speaks with Zane Zhou of CATL Australia and New Zealand, about TENER+, sodium-ion demand, the Collie BESS and more.

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‘Capital to move our next wave’: Revera Energy doubles holdco facility to US$300 million for BESS in UK and Australia

November 3, 2026

Revera Energy has doubled its holdco credit facility from US$150 million to US$300 million to fund its BESS pipeline in the UK and Australia.

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Australia: Victoria’s SEC secures 4-hour Glenrowan BESS offtake, first BESS units arrive at Gentari’s Maryvale

November 3, 2026

Victoria’s SEC secures 10-year Glenrowan BESS offtake as Gentari’s first BESS units arrive at NSW’s Maryvale solar-storage project.

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NEWSFLASH: Gresham House Energy Storage Fund launches sales process

November 2, 2026

The UK BESS-owning Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has launched a formal sales process, a decision which has seen its share price jump 10%.

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AGL refers 2GWh BESS in Queensland to Australia’s EPBC Act as ACEnergy submits 250MW Victoria project

November 2, 2026

Two Australian battery storage projects in Queensland and Victoria have entered federal environmental review, with AGL Energy and developer ACEnergy each submitting referrals under the same national process.

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‘Advancing grid-forming energy storage’: Sungrow wins Hazelwood BESS 2 PCS and BESS order in Australia

November 2, 2026

Sungrow will supply both the BESS and the grid-forming power conversion equipment for ENGIE’s Hazelwood BESS expansion in Victoria, Australia.

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Five days deliver 38% of Australia’s NEM BESS fleet revenue for October

November 2, 2026

Australia’s grid-scale BESS fleet earned an estimated AU$37.62 million in the National Electricity Market (NEM) in October 2026.

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FERC’s rulings on PJM, home of ‘Data Centre Alley,’ put the spotlight on states

October 30, 2026

Few grids illustrate the strain of America’s data centre boom more starkly than the PJM Interconnection.

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BESS Industry Buzz: Sonnen’s collapse, BESS contracts, new market entrants and over-reporting availability

October 30, 2026

We’re back with another BESS Industry Buzz after a short period off, tracking interesting hot takes and analysis from across the energy storage industry.

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