The UK government has published a Technical Decision Document confirming crucial aspects of its long duration electricity storage (LDES) cap-and-floor scheme, which includes increasing the minimum duration required from six hours to eight.

The government Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines has opened the initial steps of an auction scheme for renewables paired with energy storage.

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.

The European Commission has given the go-ahead to a scheme in Czechia that will support the deployment of 1.5GWh of energy storage projects.

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.

A state-owned power company in Uzbekistan has signed a PPA with Voltalia for a project combining solar PV, wind and battery storage.

Jupiter Power’s proposal to construct a standalone BESS in Westfield, Massachusetts is facing mounting opposition from residents and local officials.

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

Over 6GW of energy storage capacity has been included within the Australian government’s inaugural National Renewable Energy Priority List.

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