South Korean battery and electronics materials manufacturer Samsung SDI has secured a KRW1.5 trillion (US$1 billion) deal to supply energy storage system (ESS) batteries for a US energy company.

The Energy Storage Report 2026 is packed with insights, analysis and fresh reporting on the headline topics in BESS today.

Europe’s battery storage sector could benefit from a reassessment of the accuracy, and usage, of revenue modelling.

BESS are a key facilitator of flexibility in a revenue stack, according to speakers at the 2026 Energy Storage Summit.

Fluctuating power prices in Europe present opportunities for BESS developers, according to speakers at the 2026 Energy Storage Summit.

Physical tolling agreements have become increasingly popular in Europe, according to experts at Energy Storage Summit 2026.

“We see energy storage as an opportunity for (data centres) to reduce their impact on the grid”, said Patrick Hughes, Senior VP of Operations and Strategy at NEMA.

Three energy storage projects have reached key milestones, including pumped hydro, thermal storage, and geothermal alternatives to battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Massachusetts’s Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has completed the evaluation of bids received in response to the Section 83E Storage request for proposals (RFP), selecting projects totalling 1,268MW of energy storage capacity.

Nostromo Energy’s IceBrick thermal energy storage (TES) technology will participate in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) wholesale energy market.