In this news roundup, ACCURE, Hydrostor, Shoals and TerraFlow, and Qnetic claim significant advances in and for energy storage technology.

Japanese utility Tokyo Gas has entered into a long-term offtake agreement for a 49.7MW/202.1MWh battery storage project in Fukushima Prefecture.

Samsung SDI is on track to begin production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in the US in the third quarter of this year.

The State Council of China recently released the 15th Five-Year Carbon Peaking Action Plan, outlining a roadmap for carbon peaking through the Action Plan period.

LG Energy Solution (LG ES) posted a profitable second quarter this year, with investments in battery storage in the US and EV cell production in Europe paying off.

CATL’s energy storage division represented 19.23% of the Chinese battery manufacturer’s total revenue in the first half of 2026.

Huawei FusionSolar’s new Smart String Grid-Forming ESS Platform, LUTERRA, is born from technology breakthroughs designed to drive customer success.

Liam Critchley takes a deep dive into battery state of health (SoH), one of the most important metrics for battery storage operational and lifecycle management.

Waratah Super Battery developer Akaysha Energy and partners have begun construction of a large-scale battery project in Fukuoka, Japan.

System integrator HyperStrong will deploy sodium-ion BESS first in its home market of China, before bringing a product to the international markets, its president of technology said.