With ees Europe taking place in Munich, Germany, this week alongside Intersolar Europe and Smarter E, Energy-Storage.news takes a look at some expo highlights.

Market research firm Wood Mackenzie predicted that the US energy storage market will almost quadruple over the next six years.

California, US-headquartered thermal energy storage (TES) technology provider Antora has installed one of the world’s largest energy storage systems, in South Dakota.

Shenzhen PowerOak New Energy Co., Ltd. (PowerOak), the fourth key player in the global portable energy storage sector, has submitted its IPO application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Carrie Xiao examines some notable recent partnerships and supply agreements for Chinese energy storage players in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Australia.

According to the Q4 2025 US Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the American Clean Power Association (ACP), 2025 energy storage installations surpassed 2024 capacity.

In this Energy-Storage.news roundup, Energy Vault enters the Swiss energy storage market, ZincFive raises Series F financing, and Convergent Energy and Power secures a multimillion-dollar facility provided by NY Green Bank.

India’s energy storage industry is at a turning point as developers, financiers, and policymakers work to define viable business models for the next wave of large-scale battery projects. 

Thermal energy storage (TES) startup Rondo Energy has announced its second 100MWh project within a matter of weeks, at a brewery in Portugal.

What is claimed to be the world’s largest industrial thermal energy storage ‘heat battery’ has gone into operation in California, US.