Automotive group Mercedes-Benz has inaugurated what it claimed is the first integrated hydrometallurgical facility in Europe for battery recycling in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Singapore’s government and Energy Market Authority have announced power sector and grid enhancements, including a possible expansion of Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage plant.

World leaders attending COP29 next month have been encouraged to sign a pledge to collectively increase global energy storage capacity to 1,500GW by 2030.

Australian zinc-bromide flow battery manufacturer Redflow has ceased operations with administrators unable to find a buyer.

Hithium has launched a battery storage solution for use in desert conditions and plans to build a 5GWh production plant in Saudi Arabia.

KORE Power CEO Lindsay Gorrill speaks with ESN Premium about the US startup’s manufacturing plans, why NMC won’t go away anytime soon, and where he thinks the BESS market is going.

Solutions provider nVent on the industry’s increasing demand for energy storage systems with smarter design and technology to deliver a smaller footprint.

Form Energy, the US startup behind a battery technology that aims to cost-effectively provide 100-hour duration energy storage, has closed a Series F funding round.

Sweden-based BESS developer Ingrid Capacity will trade its BESS projects as they start to come online, CEO Axel Holmberg said, while also discussing the CEE market and fellow Swede Northvolt’s current challenges.

In the rapidly growing but still relatively new battery energy storage sector, equipment procurement and integration for large projects presents numerous risks.