South Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution (LG ES) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with owner-operator Energix-Renewable Energies to expand collaboration on energy storage projects in Europe and the US.

Regulation, energy independence and energy demand growth as key drivers for BESS development across several markets in Latin America.

South Korean battery and electronics materials manufacturer Samsung SDI has signed a 1GWh supply agreement with US IPP Alpha Omega Power (AOP).

Ana Lía Rojas, executive director at the Chilean renewable energy and energy storage association (ACERA) gave the opening keynote of Energy Storage Summit Latin America 2026 and spoke about Chile’s current BESS market.

Heron Power and NiSource have separately announced US data centre-focused deals involving battery energy storage systems (BESS) in recent days.

BESS industry experts note that rising complexity in BESS software is driving calls for industry-wide interoperability and data standards.

Tesla’s energy storage business deployed 13.7GWh in Q3 2026, its second-highest quarterly figure to date, but saw a 16% year-on-year decline in revenues for the division.

Tech giant Google and distributed energy resource (DER) platform Voltus have announced an expanded agreement to build a 1GW virtual power plant (VPP) in the US.

In recent North American sodium-ion news, Hithium is entering the Canadian market with two BESS solutions, while Peak Energy has closed a Series B financing round led by GM.

Science safety leader UL Solutions has announced a new certification pathway intended to help manufacturers of modular direct current (DC) battery energy storage systems (BESS).