We hear from startup Volklec which, like another European battery company Elinor, will build its batteries with a Chinese technology and manufacturing partner. They both say this will get around the challenges that ultimately doomed Europe’s first wave of battery startups, with Northvolt today declaring bankruptcy in Sweden.

Ahead of the Energy Storage Summit Australia 2025, which will take place next week (18-19 March) in Sydney, we take a look at some of the key debates set to take centre stage at the event.

The development of global standards and specifications for the electrolyte used in vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) is “crucial” for the technology’s prospects.

Tim Buckley of the Climate Energy Finance speaks to ESN Premium about how Australia-Chinese relations could provide an energy storage boom.

ESN Premium speaks about the upstream market landscape for Europe’s energy storage industry with Kevin Shang, analyst at Wood Mackenzie.

Zinc hybrid cathode battery and storage system maker Eos expects 2025 revenues to be roughly ten times higher than last year’s.

China-based lithium-ion OEM Gotion has launched a 7MWh BESS DC block product and claims over 7GWh of deals already.

Waller County, Texas, officials have approved tax abatements for Tesla to build its newest battery storage factory in the US.

US president Donald Trump will enact an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, affecting batteries and BESS, on top of a previously-announced tariff increase set to come in next month.

Procurement platform Anza Renewables has published its first Q1 storage pricing insights report covering battery cell pricing, AC and DC-integrated systems, list prices and more.