Australia has emerged as the world’s third-largest utility-scale battery energy storage market, with 4.3GW of large-scale battery storage systems reaching financial close in 2025.
The transition to new energy technologies, including grid-scale and vehicle batteries, can help fossil-fuel-dependent countries improve their energy security.
The US installed 9.7GWh of new battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity, according to the US trade association group, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
The situation and uncertainty around grid connections and grid fees in Germany is evolving, possibly enabling market participants to look beyond the August 2029 grid fee exemption cut-off date – although uncertainty is still very high.
At a recent industry event hosted by market research firm Wood Mackenzie, energy storage experts discussed their approaches to public engagement, especially around addressing fire and other safety concerns.
China-headquartered battery storage system integrator HyperStrong and German power electronics manufacturer SMA Solar have signed a strategic cooperation agreement.
“Policy and market frameworks must evolve” in ASEAN countries to unlock the full value of energy storage in the region’s energy transition, according to a new report.
Energy-Storage.news speaks with Moment Energy’s CTO and co-founder Gabriel Soares, and VP of business development, Carl Mansfield, about recent updates from the second life battery company.
Hungary is entering a new phase of its energy transition, opening up new opportunities for energy storage investment. But bankability is still a challenge, so equity investment is needed, writes lawyer Daniel Orosz.
Large-scale BESS projects have been progressed in Italy, Romania, Germany, Poland, Denmark and elsewhere in Europe, totalling around 1GW under construction, 1GWh soon to be, and another 1GWh at earlier stages.
