South Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution (LG ES) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with owner-operator Energix-Renewable Energies to expand collaboration on energy storage projects in Europe and the US.

CATL has launched its 9MWh TENER+ battery storage system at All-Energy Australia 2026 and signed three MoUs with Australian partners.

South Korean battery and electronics materials manufacturer Samsung SDI has signed a 1GWh supply agreement with US IPP Alpha Omega Power (AOP).

Owner-operator Giga Storage has finalised financing for the construction of its 350MW/1,400MWh Albatross energy storage project near Neuenkirchen in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Heron Power and NiSource have separately announced US data centre-focused deals involving battery energy storage systems (BESS) in recent days.

BESS industry experts note that rising complexity in BESS software is driving calls for industry-wide interoperability and data standards.

Tech giant Google and distributed energy resource (DER) platform Voltus have announced an expanded agreement to build a 1GW virtual power plant (VPP) in the US.

German home energy storage and virtual power plant (VPP) company sonnen GmbH, sold by gas major Shell in August, has filed for insolvency.

In recent North American sodium-ion news, Hithium is entering the Canadian market with two BESS solutions, while Peak Energy has closed a Series B financing round led by GM.

Science safety leader UL Solutions has announced a new certification pathway intended to help manufacturers of modular direct current (DC) battery energy storage systems (BESS).