Around 20.4GWh of grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) came online globally last month, bringing the year-to-date (YTD) total to 208GWh.

From the Midwest to New York, local and state governments are introducing new zoning rules and restrictions on BESS and data centre projects.

Insufficient progress has been made towards the Energy Storage and Grids Pledge, endorsed by dozens of countries at COP29 two years ago.

Europe is no longer betting on second-life repurposing of EV batteries for stationary BESS applications, and that is not a bad thing, argues David Oudsandji, CEO of Voltfang.

Alberto Valenzuela discusses ahead of Energy Storage Summit Latin America about Mexico’s growing interest in renewables and energy storage, and the factors driving this growth.

DLA Piper finds merchant BESS appeal splits Japan, Singapore and Australia, with regulatory certainty, grid access and returns shaping investor views.

Big names in the downstream battery storage market have signed up to join an initiative aimed at simplifying BESS procurement.  

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) earned an estimated AU$5.63 million (US$3.88 million) in two hours on 12 October, as wholesale electricity prices peaked at AU$23,107/MWh.

ACE and the IEA say the main obstacles to battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment in Southeast Asia are policy and market rules.

Australians installed 276,011 home battery storage systems in the first half of 2026, 52% more than in the previous six months.