Recently, utility Xcel Energy announced it would install 30GWh of US startup Form Energy’s iron-air batteries at a data centre in Pine Island, Minnesota, owned by tech giant Google.
Global long-duration energy storage (LDES) deployment figures soared in 2025, but newer technologies risk being outcompeted by the incumbent, lithium-ion (Li-ion).
A European Commission (EC) proposal to add domestic content requirements for energy storage will ‘significantly impact’ the industry but may not reduce overall dependence on China.
Thailand is increasing its renewable generation but its energy storage market still lags behind, while there is support for the upstream industry, writes analyst Charlotte Gisbourne.
In this second part of our interview with Wood Mackenzie energy storage analysts, we look at risk factors and mitigation across the European and US markets.
