As demand for battery storage soars, the European Union (EU) has tried to grow its local battery supply chain with mixed success so far, writes PV ESS analyst Charlotte Gisbourne.

Although relatively new to the energy storage space, pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape is used for protection, security and flexible configuration of equipment in many industries.

IndiGrid COO discusses India’s BESS growth, challenges, tariff pressures, safety standards and localisation as the market scales up.

India’s BESS pipeline exceeds 100GW, but financing, execution and tariff pressures threaten delivery of 411.4GWh of storage by FY2032.

Deye, EVE Energy and Ganfeng Lithium are among Chinese energy storage players to recently release Q3 2026 financial results, with all three reporting robust growth.

Energy storage is becoming an indispensable new-type power system infrastructure, CATL CEO and chairman Robin Zeng said in an industry speech last week.

VSL PowerHive, a Vikram Solar subsidiary, announced a 7.5GWh BESS assembly plant in Oragadam, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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.

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

Valo, the new joint venture formed as a continuation of Wärtsilä’s energy storage business, is weighing up investing in the US supply chain, including factories.