With the Energy Storage Awards 2026 entry deadline less than two months away, we speak to four judges to hear what they are looking for from successful entrants.

UAE state-owned IPP Masdar has reached financial close on what it has claimed is the world’s “first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project”.

Hithium, an integrated energy storage solutions provider known for its leadership in long-duration energy storage, is now seeing strong momentum across its residential businesses and C&I. We discussed this with the company at the Smarter E Europe trade show in Germany last month.  

We analyse recent details that have emerged on battery OEM CATL’s zero-degradation BESS technology, which was first announced two years ago.

Huawei FusionSolar’s new Smart String Grid-Forming ESS Platform, LUTERRA, is born from technology breakthroughs designed to drive customer success.

Three companies across the BESS value chain, including PowerUp, describe how battery analytics has become a decision layer that the whole ecosystem acts upon.

Energy-storage.news spoke with Gerry Liu, GM of Hiconincs, at Intersolar Europe in Munich. We discussed the company’s residential energy offerings and its plans for the European market.

System integrator HyperStrong will deploy sodium-ion BESS first in its home market of China, before bringing a product to the international markets, its president of technology said.

Three massive BESS projects have been launched in Europe: BW ESS has broken ground on a 1GW/5.7GWh system in Germany, while Greenvolt and Giga Storage have enlisted suppliers (BYD and Tesla) for 2.4GWh and 2.8GWh projects in Poland and Belgium.

ESN Premium speaks with Nextpower CEO Dan Shugar and Prevalon’s Tom Cornell about the solar PV solutions company’s (re)entry into the energy storage space.