Welcome to another edition of hot takes, snap analysis, gossip and of course, valuable insights from the LinkedIn feeds of energy storage and electricity insiders.

Orix Corporation has begun construction of its first battery storage projects to be supported by external investment.

Gotion and Volkswagen AG will establish three joint ventures to manufacture lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries and battery materials in Valencia (Spain), Surany (Slovakia), and Kenitra (Morocco).

Liam Critchley with an ESN Premium deep dive into availability, one of the most-discussed metrics in battery storage performance.

Welcome to the first edition of In Case You Missed It (ICYMI), a recap of last week’s biggest news stories in energy storage.

Nickel-hydrogen battery company EnerVenue has secured its first commercial order at multi-MWh scale.

Hithium hosted a launch yesterday for its new sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery cell and energy storage system product line, promising a 30-year expected operational lifetime.

Sinexcel technical director Luke Lu discusses what goes into a successful grid-forming battery energy storage system (BESS) project.

Sustainable infrastructure investor Actis’s renewable energy platform in Japan has closed financing on a 50MW/196MWh battery storage project.

India’s storage market remains focused on short-duration firming, but conversations about long-duration storage are already underway.