The first monthly global grid-scale BESS deployment figures for 2026 are in from Rho Motion, showing a year-on-year fall and China continuing to account for the majority of activity.

More needs to be done to cement energy storage’s vital role in European energy resilience, writes Teresa Casacchia, head of storage at Baywa r.e.

Australia’s Clean Energy Council has said that 2025 saw as many battery energy storage systems commissioned as in the last 8 years combined.

The UK just saw its biggest year of grid-scale battery storage deployments, but planning barriers “threaten to stall momentum,” according to one expert.

Vietnam is confronting barriers to energy storage deployment, setting an example for the wider ASEAN region, writes Sunita Dubey.

Energy-Storage.news Premium hears from Giovanni Damato, President of organic flow battery company CMBlu Energy, Inc., on changes to FEOC and Section 301 tariffs.

Thimo Mueller of ASL discusses the recent 12GWh LDES tender in New South Wales, Australia, with ESN Premium.

Germany’s BESS market is booming but is still far behind what it is needed for its energy transition. 2026 will be a key year in this regard with several key regulatory questions potentially clarified, writes energy transition comms executive Frederik König.

With battery storage safety under increasing scrutiny, Wanxiang A123 Systems and Hithium have unveiled new products and large-scale fire testing (LSFT), respectively.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks to Daniel Dedrick, US-based BESS developer and operator, GridStor’s CTO, about the company’s strategies for navigating FEOC and Section 301 tariffs.