Alternative technologies to lithium-ion are unlikely to oust the incumbent anytime soon, writes Anh Vu of Clean Energy Associates (CEA).

AEMO has revealed a big increase in battery energy storage system (BESS) output in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM).

Australian distribution network company Endeavour Energy has expanded its partnership with Israel’s mPrest to optimise its community BESS.

We caught up with the president of OCI Energy, a developer-operator with a 4-hour BESS in Texas, about the longer duration, long-term project ownership and why the current US-China tariffs create a huge challenge for procurement.

Power generation and trading company Vattenfall has signed a seven-year, 55MW multi-project BESS tolling deal in Germany with owner-operator and virtual aggregator Terralayr.

Renewable energy developer ACE Power has seen its 3.6GWh Nebo BESS in Queensland waved through the EPBC Act.

US residential solar installer Sunrun’s virtual power plant (VPP) in California has more than quadrupled in size from 2024 to support the state’s grid as summer weather begins.

Stem Inc. had a profitable Q1, as pivot away from battery storage hardware into energy storage and solar software and services continues. 

We hear from industry sources about the upcoming Real-Time Co-Optimization Plus Batteries (RTC+B) market changes in ERCOT, Texas, and why they represent a fundamental shift in how BESS will operate in one of the world’s largest and most lucrative energy storage markets.

Second life BESS firm Evyon has merged with EV charging infrastructure provider Elywhere, in a partnership centred around the battery technology core to both Norway-based businesses.