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

HMC said it has committed equity to develop its first new-build battery storage project in Australia, a 300MW/1,200MWh facility in Victoria.

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.

Raafe Khan of Camelot Energy Group breaks down financial realities, market contradictions, and other dynamics shaping the energy storage space.

BESS developers who built business cases on assumptions of faster coal plant closures are now absorbing the consequences of that timeline slipping.

Scott Murtishaw, executive director at the California Energy Storage Alliance, discusses local opposition, safety misconceptions, and why the state’s containerised projects have proven safe.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has released a proposal for the next phase of its Garden State Energy Storage Programme (GSESP) consisting of approximately 150MW of energy storage capacity in the US state.

In this US news roundup, BESS projects in California, Arizona, and Nevada advance from EDP Renewables, Tucson Electric Power, and EDF Power Solutions North America.

Two South Korean-headquartered companies, LG Energy Solution and DeltaX are establishing battery cell factories in the US.

The AER has found that growth in renewable energy and battery storage eased pressure across Australia’s wholesale electricity market in 2025.