Three-quarters of the lithium-ion battery supply chain could have exposure to forced labour, contravening US and EU laws and potentially leading to products being blocked from those markets, a report said.
ESN Premium speaks with representatives of Lunar Energy and Nomad Power Systems, respectively targeting the tricky VPP and mobile power markets with energy storage-backed solutions.
We hear from a managing director at TDK Ventures, investor in sodium-ion BESS company Peak Energy, about the current state and future potential of the technology which most agree is on the cusp of large-scale commercialisation.
Energy-Storage.news is proud to present our sponsored webinar with consultancy Clean Energy Associates (CEA), in which executives discussed how to approach the complex, constantly evolving question of BESS procurement.
Home battery storage aggregation projects have launched with participation of Tokyo Electric Power Co, and Tokyo Gas, two major utility companies in the Japanese capital.
Indian multinational conglomerate Reliance Industries is on track to open solar and battery storage production facilities by the end of this year and next, respectively.
US firm Natron Energy has announced plans for a sodium-ion gigafactory in North Carolina, while two Chinese firms have firmed up their projects, all-in-all totalling over 30GWh of annual sodium-ion production capacity.
The 12th and final turbine unit of a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant in Hebei, China, has been put into full operation, making it the largest operational system in the world.
The deadline for submitting entries to the 2024 Energy Storage Awards has been extended, meaning participants now have until this Friday, 16 August, to submit nominations.
