Update 2 October 2026: The financial impact of the write-down to Wärtsilä’s full-year 2026 is expected to be significantly less than initially communicated.

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

Results are in for New York’s first solicitations for large-scale energy storage resources, with 950MW of bids selected by NYSERDA.

Nova Scotia Power has inaugurated three 50MW/200MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Bridgewater, Waverley and White Rock, now Atlantic Canada’s largest battery storage facilities.

The US energy storage industry broke deployment records in Q2 2026 in gigawatt-hour (GWh) terms, underpinned by growth in the utility-scale segment.

South Korean battery manufacturer SK On’s US production facilities will supply NeoVolta Power with 9GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) pouch cells under a five-year deal.

US independent power producers (IPPs) Swift Current Energy and Avantus have secured financing for their pipelines and projects, respectively.

In May, US automotive group Ford made the surprise announcement that it was launching a BESS product via new division Ford Energy. In this deep dive article, we look at its product’s specifications and how they compare to other existing solutions.

Avantus has closed a US$1.05 billion corporate credit facility to support the company’s IPP strategy and accelerate development of its solar and energy storage portfolio.

Virginia’s biggest standalone BESS comes online, Cypress Creek raises funding for a gigawatt-scale hybrid resource, and Kore Power’s mobile solutions subsidiary is sold, in this edition of news in brief.