The Japanese association of grid operators has selected 19 battery storage projects totalling 1,251MW in the third running of a national capacity market auction.

Swedish independent power producer (IPP) OX2 has confirmed it has started construction activities at the 100MW/300MWh Muswellbrook solar-plus-storage site in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

Australian energy storage developer Enervest has acquired the Northern Border Battery, a 300MW battery energy storage system in development, from an unnamed Sydney-based developer.

Two battery energy storage system (BESS) companies, Eos Energy and ESS Tech Inc, are betting big on the US adoption of long-duration energy storage (LDES) in Q1 2026 financial reports.

Canadian Solar intends to double its battery energy storage system (BESS) division’s manufacturing capacity, the company’s new CEO has said.

Spanish developer and independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has energised its 1GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

China-based Rept Battero has officially opened its lithium-ion cell and BESS manufacturing facility in Indonesia.

Nickel-hydrogen battery company EnerVenue has announced a pilot battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Jintan, Changzhou, China.

China-headquartered energy storage firm Gotion and US power electronics manufacturer Richardson Electronics have partnered to manufacture BESS. It comes at a time when Chinese companies are starting to sell down stakes in US assets amid new FEOC rules.

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