Democrats scored major victories in the US Midterm elections, taking both the House and Senate and flipping several long-held Republican strongholds, with changes likely to occur in the clean energy sector.

Three developers have secured debt and equity for solar PV, wind and battery storage projects across Australia and New Zealand.

Australia has finished trialling grid-forming battery storage for system security services and needs contracts signed within two years.

ESN Premium speaks with Zane Zhou of CATL Australia and New Zealand, about TENER+, sodium-ion demand, the Collie BESS and more.

US President Donald Trump’s 26 August emergency executive order banning imports of certain foreign-made power equipment has prompted widespread public comment and private concern across the energy storage industry.

Australia’s grid-scale BESS fleet earned an estimated AU$37.62 million in the National Electricity Market (NEM) in October 2026.

Few grids illustrate the strain of America’s data centre boom more starkly than the PJM Interconnection.

Demand for 8-hour battery energy storage in Australia is “completely artificial” and relies on government underwriting, according to Tesla, which said asymmetric registration can help such projects earn more.

India’s storage market is expanding, but project delivery depends on predictable procurement, domestic manufacturing and revenue models that support investment.

Regulation, energy independence and energy demand growth as key drivers for BESS development across several markets in Latin America.