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US capacity markets create ‘major disconnect’ for LDES financing, says Camelot’s Raafe Khan

Energy-Storage.news speaks with Raafe Khan, head of energy storage at Camelot Energy Group, ahead of the upcoming Battery Asset Management Summit (BAMS) USA in Garden Grove, California.

‘One market into many’: AER says battery storage systems are reshaping Australia’s NEM

The AER has found that growth in renewable energy and battery storage eased pressure across Australia’s wholesale electricity market in 2025.

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Germany BESS market in strong position but policy questions on grid fees, connections and FCAs cloud certainty

The grid-scale energy storage market in Germany is in a strong position but key questions around grid fees, grid connections, FCAs and the upcoming capacity market remain, speakers at the upcoming Energy Storage Summit Germany 2026 said.

CATL’s Robin Zeng says non-zero-carbon batteries will be left behind by the times

CATL’s Core Operation Carbon Neutrality Launch Event was held in Ningde, Fujian Province, China, on 17 August.

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What 4th generation LFP batteries mean for BESS

What are the technology improvements of the 4th generation of LFP batteries, and what do they mean for BESS applications?

Are conventional BESS degradation guarantees restricting asset value?

Battery energy storage degradation guarantees need to evolve as the surrounding market does, writes Faisal Mohd at Envision Energy Australia.

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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities releases 150MW BTM energy storage proposal

August 21, 2026

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has released a proposal for the next phase of its Garden State Energy Storage Programme (GSESP) consisting of approximately 150MW of energy storage capacity in the US state.

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India’s BESS supply chain suffers a ‘policy intent and operational capacity’ gap, with battery cell self-sufficiency a decade or more away

August 21, 2026

India’s battery storage sector will remain far from self-sufficient in cell supply for at least a decade, Wood Mackenzie says.

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Australia’s Allegro Energy partners with Jena Batteries to scale microemulsion flow battery manufacturing

August 21, 2026

Allegro Energy has entered a strategic partnership with Jena Batteries and its parent company Suqian Time Energy Technology.

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Key Capture Energy raises US$300 million from Standard Chartered, with NY-ISO and MISO deployments in mind

August 20, 2026

US battery storage developer Key Capture Energy (KCE) has closed a US$300 million financing agreement with British multinational bank Standard Chartered.

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Handling cell imbalances, communications interoperability and other blockers to BESS asset success

August 20, 2026

Orchestrating battery storage components, containers, systems and portfolios is key to successful operation, says Ryan Franks.

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Denmark: BeGreen enlists Danske Commodities for co-located BESS optimisation

August 20, 2026

Danske Commodities will optimise a BESS project that developer-operator BeGreen has added to a solar PV plant in Denmark, which the trading house already operates for BeGreen.

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US ROUNDUP: BESS projects and deals for EDP Renewables, Tucson Electric Power, and EDF

August 20, 2026

In this US news roundup, BESS projects in California, Arizona, and Nevada advance from EDP Renewables, Tucson Electric Power, and EDF Power Solutions North America.