The question of where the cells in a BESS are from ties in to safety, performance, design and, increasingly, potential tariffs.

In Texas, two companies, Energy Vault, recognised for its gravity energy storage technology, and Agilitas, known for smaller-scale projects in the Northeastern US, have put utility-scale energy storage projects in the state into operation.

In this blog, ESN Premium speaks with Fluence’s Rob Hills and Sam Markham about hybrid assets and trends in Australia’s NEM.

According to specialist renewable energy insurance company kWh Analytics’ 2025 Solar Risk Assessment, concern around battery energy storage system (BESS) safety has risen following recent fire incidents.

Texas, US, Governor Greg Abbott signed a law placing mandates on decommissioning battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities at the end of their lifecycle.

India Energy Storage Alliance president Debmalya Sen takes a comprehensive look at national and regional efforts to promote and deploy much-needed energy storage capacity.

Australia’s Victoria government has fast-tracked a 400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and 500MW solar-plus-storage project via its Development Facilitation Program (DFP).

Ascend Analytics recently released its ERCOT Market Report, Release 5.2, containing power market forecasts from the company.

A news roundup focusing on FlexGen’s recent partnership with Rosendin, Energy Vault and Jupiter Power’s continued development and assistance from Stem Inc. for rPlus Energies.

Genesis Energy has started constructing a 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) on New Zealand’s North Island.