Dr. Rahul Walawalkar of the Indian Energy Storage Alliance also predicts at least two lithium-ion cell manufacturing plants of 500MWh+ capacity to start construction in India this year.

Sydney-based lead-acid energy storage specialist Ecoult has secured AU$4.1 million (US$3.13 million) recoupable funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to develop and commericalise its UltraBattery products.

Renewables-powered energy systems that work independently of the grid at warehouse locations in India will be provided with flow battery-based energy storage solutions by US company Imergy.

Battery storage and pumped hydro projects in India, in this edition of news in brief from around the world in energy storage.

After reporting a record 112GW of global non-pumped hydro energy storage installations in 2025, BloombergNEF (BNEF) expects to see a 41% increase this year.

We look at the potential of flow batteries for LDES and compare the leading providers’ offerings and trajectories.

The recent European Union-India agreement could unlock innovation and scale in energy storage, writes Eugene Beh, CEO of Quino Energy.

BESS safety issues become all too visible when it’s already too late, but a considered approach through the full lifecycle can mitigate these and many other risks, writes Sunny Rai from Intertek.

ACME Solar has commissioned just over 480MWh of battery storage in Rajasthan, India, following the recent signing of several storage-backed renewable energy deals.