Greater deployment of renewable energy and battery storage in Illinois would help mitigate soaring costs of capacity market auctions in PJM Interconnection territory.

CEA has recently released two battery energy storage system (BESS) reports for Q2 2025, the Energy Storage System Price Forecasting Report and the ESS Supply, Technology, and Policy Report.

Steady price falls the past few years have made lithium-ion BESS a real contender for long-duration energy storage (LDES), and that is now reflected in global project pipelines.

ESN Premium’s deep dive into Japan continues with a look at the complexities of an evolving market underpinned by strong drivers for energy storage.

On 21 July, standalone BESS and solar-plus-storage each achieved new generation records in Western Australia’s SWIS.

Developer Rhynland Energy has applied to Massachusetts’ energy regulator for approval of a 180MW/720MWh standalone BESS, to the dismay of local authorities in the Town of Oakham.

Optimiser GridBeyond, over the summer, began operating the 200MW/400MWh Big Rock Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in El Centro, California, with Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF).

Activity in the UK battery energy storage system (BESS) market continues to grow substantially year-on-year despite numerous headwinds, as detailed in this H1 recap from our Market Research colleagues.

Community engagement is an important part of battery energy storage system (BESS) project development. Not engaging with a community or even engaging minimally can stop a project dead in its tracks, delaying development.

Officials in Harvey County, Kansas, US, are the latest to instate a temporary ban on BESS facilities destined for unincorporated areas of their jurisdiction.