With battery storage safety under increasing scrutiny, Wanxiang A123 Systems and Hithium have unveiled new products and large-scale fire testing (LSFT), respectively.

Europe’s energy storage market has hit a turning point. What was once a scattered, early-phase market featuring pilot projects and daring developers has swiftly evolved into a dynamic, capital-intensive infrastructure sector, writes Wood Mackenzie research associate Cecilie Kristiansen.

NSW concludes Australia’s largest LDES tender, awarding six battery projects 12GWh. Industry calls it “game-changer” for grid reliability.

The NSW government has declared two pumped hydro projects totalling 22,000MWh of storage capacity as critical infrastructure.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Noon Energy co-founder and CEO Chris Graves about the company’s approach to long-duration energy storage.

That was the view of Søren Juel Hansen, energy storage director at Nordic Solar, when asked by Energy-Storage.news about the role of transmission system operators (TSO) in the industry. 

System integrator Fluence saw revenue of US$475.2 million in the last quarter of 2025, while its net loss grew around 10% to US$62.6 million.

While steps are being taken, Spain still lacks the market mechanisms and regulatory framework for large-scale energy storage.

Western Australia’s ERA has proposed a Benchmark Reserve Capacity Price of AU$491,700/MW per year for the 2028-29 capacity year.