BESS Large-Scale Fire Testing (LSFT) has been adopted as part of best practice thinking on safety validation, with at least a dozen companies announcing tests and results and many more expected going forward. It becomes mandatory in the 2026 edition of NFPA 855.
Virginia’s recently proposed legislation to significantly increase energy storage requirements coincides with unprecedented electricity demand growth in the state, largely driven by data centres.
Another roundup of European grid-scale BESS project news, led by IPP More putting three Greek projects into operation, and major project financings/construction starts by Acacia in France, Greenvolt in Hungary and Eco Stor in Germany.
Luke Witmer, VP of software engineering at Wärtsilä Energy Storage, explains why 2025 was an “awkward” year, but one that saw the industry grow taller than ever.
IESA president Debmalya Sen talks us through the highlights and challenges of the past year, as India gets to grips with market development and acceleration.
BlackRock-backed Akaysha Energy has commenced operations at its 205MW/410MWh Brendale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, Australia, delivering the project close to five months ahead of the original schedule.
FranklinWH and ConnectDER have had their respective battery and electric meter technologies enrolled into programmes in Arizona expected to accelerate the take-up of home batteries for virtual power plants (VPPs).
US-based iron-sodium battery manufacturer Inlyte Energy has successfully completed a factory acceptance test of its first field-ready battery at its facility near Derby, UK, witnessed by representatives from US utility Southern Company.
