Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are increasingly being positioned as essential infrastructure investments rather than purely financial assets, as seen in a series of strategic partnerships announced in late September that integrate storage with broader energy and digital infrastructure strategies.

Spain’s recent proposal for data centres could be the catalyst the country’s energy storage market has been waiting for, argues Ignacio López Martín from developer Capflex Energía.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Claire Lang-Ree, clean energy advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), about PJM’s proposed capacity market reforms.

EORA Energy has formed a JV with Tulla Group to develop integrated energy infrastructure for mining operations, data centres and more.

Welcome to the first edition of In Case You Missed It (ICYMI), a recap of last week’s biggest news stories in energy storage.

Spain-headquartered Power Electronics has opened a new factory in Houston, Texas, as the US market increasingly looks to build domestic content supply chains.

Nvidia’s new qualification programme for products and solutions that meet its reference design requirements includes three battery storage solutions.  

Australia’s Victoria mandates new data centres match demand with own renewable energy and battery storage under new rules.

A US battery storage pilot sponsored by tech giant Google has demonstrated how batteries can capture surplus renewable energy and deliver it during hours with greater fossil generation.

At last week’s Battery & Energy Tech Expo in Barcelona, Spain, panellists highlighted some of the challenges that companies are facing for a faster deployment of BESS.