Jointly owned by Masdar and Igneo Infrastructure Partners, independent power producer (IPP) Terra-Gen’s Lockhart CL I and II battery energy storage system (BESS) projects have reached commercial operations in San Bernardino County, California, US.

2025 saw genuinely large-scale BESS projects start construction in Germany, strengthening confidence among stakeholders. But significant challenges remain around grid connection, connection agreements and access to revenue streams, an operator said.

Mukesh Chatter, CEO of US sodium-ion battery startup Alsym, on the prospects for non-lithium alternative technologies in 2026 and beyond.

US vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech startup Nuvve has revealed stationary storage projects and partnerships in Asia, North America and Europe as the company broadens its focus.

News from Canada, as NB Power issues a request for expressions of interest for 50MW of energy storage, while Boralex commissions its energy storage project with Walpole Island First Nation.

H.I.G. Capital-backed energy platform, Greenflash Infrastructure, has Safe Harboured more than 10GWh of lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage capacity.

Giriraj Rathore, senior director of global business development at Hithium, discusses market and technology development dynamics as part of our annual Q&A series.

Three battery energy storage system (BESS) developments across Australia have been submitted to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, representing a combined capacity of 1,220MWh.

A roundup of updates on BESS projects from SolarMax, Energy Vault, Engie, and Spearmint in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market.

On 19 December, a fire occurred at energy storage developer Convergent Energy & Power’s Church Street Battery Storage Facility in Warwick, New York, US.