Nearly 21GWh of grid-scale BESS came online globally last month, of which around a fifth was in Saudi Arabia while the majority was in China. 

A roundup of some of our key takeaways from the Energy Storage Summit Germany this week, including around FCAs, inertia, the capacity market (CM), EU restrictions on China, and the future of one very notable system integrator.

Recent moves from the US federal government could prove more damaging to US renewable energy deployment than foreign entity of concern (FEOC) compliance requirements, according to legal and industry experts.

On 26 August, US President Donald Trump banned the import of inverters, transformers and other power equipment citing a potential risk to US grid security, via emergency executive order (EO).

Our collection of user-posted analysis, views, and unofficial news, gathered from our networks on LinkedIn, returns for its third outing.

A new wave of cell price hikes is sweeping the battery energy storage industry. Major manufacturers have initiated price increases, with smaller producers quickly following suit.

CNESA’s report is a comprehensive overview of China’s energy storage sector in H1 2026 and outlines the industry outlook under the 15th Five-Year Plan.

Sungrow’s first-half-of-year (H1) revenue fell 28.99% year-on-year, while net profit attributable to owners of the parent company dropped 32.01%.

CATL has formed a partnership to work on projects awarded contracts through Brazil’s first national energy storage auction programme, which received more than 6,000 bids.

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.