The solar PV and energy storage expo SNEC 2026 in Shanghai, China, was the place to see product launches and showcases from the big players.
General Motors (GM) has partnered with sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery storage startup Peak Energy to target the grid-scale energy storage market.
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Minimising counterparty risk is a key component of the German BESS sector, particularly amid ongoing political uncertainty.
Eku Energy has submitted its 1,000MWh Griffith battery energy storage system (BESS) for environmental assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.
To avoid pitfalls that harm BESS investments, developers must sign well-structured contracts, writes Intertek CEA’s Yilin Huang.
We caught up with the CEO of owner-operator BW ESS, Erik Strømsø, about the firm’s next deployment plans, tolling trends, procurement and LDES, with its 11.5-hour Bannaby BESS in Australia further proof of lithium-ion’s long-duration potential.
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A ‘staged approach’ to implementing the EU Battery Passport could be essential if Europe is to improve its battery supply chain.
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IPP Greenvolt has put a 99.8MW/288.6MWh BESS into commercial operation in Hungary, the largest in the country, while pipelines and projects have been progressed in Italy, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.
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‘We are walking with open eyes into new dependencies,’ said ReCharge’s Ilka von Dalwigk at the Energy Storage Summit.
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June 11, 2026
SK On’s North America president tells ESN Premium about the battery company’s vertically integrated push for market share across the US.
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June 11, 2026
There is a big gap in the industry’s understanding of the Spanish energy storage market, but that gap also creates opportunities for smart operators, writes Ignacio López Martín, chair of developer Capflex Energía.
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June 11, 2026
Carrie Xiao reports back from this year’s edition of SNEC in Shanghai, China, the world’s biggest solar and energy storage expo.
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June 11, 2026
DNV has independently verified that Fluence’s global fleet of battery energy storage systems (BESS) achieved 98.7% MW-weighted availability.
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June 10, 2026
We go through the main movers and shakers commercialising large-scale thermal energy storage technologies today.
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June 10, 2026
The inertia market could be a significant contributor to the German energy mix, despite the challenges that remain.
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June 10, 2026
EDP and SRP complete 200MW/800MWh Arizona BESS, Pathway Power closes $150m facility, and B2U secures Waymo supply deal for second-life EV batteries in grid storage.

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