A ‘smart energy’ subsidiary of Japan’s biggest telecommunications company, NTT, has launched an energy storage plant services division.

Locals have expressed dismay that Engie is nearing completion of a 300MW standalone BESS project near Savoy in Fannin County, Texas.

Through a competitive solicitation, over US$5 million is being made available for developers of advanced energy storage technologies in New York.

Developer BayWa r.e. has sold a 300MW BESS in the Netherlands to tank storage company Vopak.

We hear from sources about the state of health of Europe’s battery ecosystem, and how current industry incumbents are hoping to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors.

BYD will supply more than half of the total battery storage capacity at developer Grenergy’s 11GWh Oasis de Atacama project in Chile.

The world’s largest lithium-ion battery company CATL has completed its secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), raising US$4.5 billion.

Installed battery storage capacity in California, US has grown from 771MW in 2019 to more than 15,500MW as of 31 January, 2025.

Regulators in Germany are considering two big reforms that could improve the business case for BESS, while developer-operator Green Flexibility has announced its first major project.

Fluence has taken a step forward in its strategy to “fully onshore production, as quickly as possible,” opening a new factory in the US.