Energy storage and battery market experts speak with Energy-Storage.news about current and possible supply chain and downstream impacts of the US and Israel’s war on Iran.

Virginia, US Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation authorising the state to target  a total of 20.78GW of energy storage capacity.

Industry leaders warned that “unfettered optimism” regarding battery degradation is hitting a wall of operational reality.

Developer Rye Development are partnering with Kentucky, US utility companies Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities (KU), on a 266MW/2,128MWh pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project.

How can the industry prepare for when the first wave of utility-scale BESS projects begin to reach end-of-life?

Thermal management means cost, complexity and aux power consumption for battery storage projects, writes William Lauwers of Enertis Applus+.

Informa Markets is launching the inaugural Battery Asset Management Summit, Canada (BAM Canada).

Over 1.4GW/3.4GWh of grid-scale BESS came online in Europe, likely its best month ever, accounting for almost a fifth of global figures.

A panel at the 2026 US Energy Storage Summit in Dallas, Texas, focused on the evolving landscape of battery energy storage system (BESS) procurement.

Brazil’s national regulator, ANEEL, postponed an important decision on energy storage, days after approving the country’s first hybrid plant.