Japanese telecoms tech company Softbank Corporation has launched a battery cell and battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing arm in its home country.

The US clean energy manufacturing industry is starting to undergo a wholesale restructuring and recapitalisation as companies look to reduce their exposure to numerous risks, including FEOC. 

South Korean-owned company Qcells, part of the Hanwha Group, has introduced its first domestically assembled residential battery energy storage system (BESS) to the US market.

Fluence’s share price rose sharply after its Q2 2026 financial results came out, with the company reaffirming full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance.

After reporting a record 112GW of global non-pumped hydro energy storage installations in 2025, BloombergNEF (BNEF) expects to see a 41% increase this year.

Norway-headquartered ESS-focused battery startup Morrow has filed for bankruptcy, in another blow to Europe’s domestic battery industry.

Fluence’s Daniel Elias explores why circular-economy principles and material recovery are essential as renewable energy infrastructure matures and reaches end of life.

LG ES posted a quarterly loss in Q1 2026 financial results this morning, partly due to investments in energy storage system (ESS) cell manufacturing.

Two US battery recycling companies, Redwood Materials, and Ascend Elements, are in less than optimal situations, with Redwood laying off 135 employees, and Ascend filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Tesla’s quarterly energy storage deployments fell 15% while revenues for its energy division dropped 12% year-over-year from Q1 2025 to Q1 2026.