China’s listed battery storage companies have entered the peak interim reporting season, with H1 2026 likely marking the broadest profit recovery in recent years.

Octopus Australia, via its development partner Enervest, has submitted a 1.2GW/4.8GWh BESS for assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.

Ausconnex has begun construction on the first of eight community BESS planned across Greater Western Sydney, Australia.

A roundup of large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects being financed, acquired or contracted in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland and Romania. 

Solar-plus-storage project, claimed as the first of its kind in Africa to deliver 24/7 renewable electricity, has come online at a copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cathode material producer Nano One has reaffirmed its strategy for addressing growing demand for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active materials outside China, focusing on a licensing-based approach through regional development company partnerships.

AEMO has published its 2026 ESOO, finding a clearer pathway to maintaining a reliable electricity supply across the NEM in the coming decade.

A battery storage system can meet every contracted performance guarantee and still leave its owner watching day-to-day output fall short of expectations.

In this news roundup, Eos and WATTMORE; Gotion and Gamma Technologies; Middle River Power and PowerTransitions; and Electra AI and MinTech are advancing battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in the US.

In May, US automotive group Ford made the surprise announcement that it was launching a BESS product via new division Ford Energy. In this deep dive article, we look at its product’s specifications and how they compare to other existing solutions.