Yarra Energy Foundation (YEF), a not-for-profit organisation, has commissioned a community battery storage system and two wheelchair-accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging bays in Clifton Hill, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

Ford Motor Company has officially launched its energy storage subsidiary, which the US automaker first announced late last year.

Australia has installed 380,712 home battery storage systems, representing 10.7GWh of storage capacity, since the introduction of the Cheaper Home Batteries Program last year, Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister for climate change and energy, has disclosed.

LG ES posted a quarterly loss in Q1 2026 financial results this morning, partly due to investments in energy storage system (ESS) cell manufacturing.

Tesla’s quarterly energy storage deployments fell 15% while revenues for its energy division dropped 12% year-over-year from Q1 2025 to Q1 2026.

As battery energy storage systems (BESS) and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure expand in the US and Europe, a clear contrast is becoming evident in their market growth.

LG Energy Solution has entered into a US$4.3 billion supply agreement with Tesla, announced by the US government, while simultaneously upgrading its EV battery plant with GM for ESS cells.

Hanjung America, a subsidiary of South Korea-based battery manufacturer Hanjung NCS, will build its first US energy storage system (ESS) manufacturing facility in Huntington, Indiana, US.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Claire McConnell, VP business development for Redwood Materials’ energy storage business, Redwood Energy, about its recent backing from Google and Nvidia, and what it has planned next.

Tesla is set to officially launch its first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) programme in Texas, US, soon with eyes to expand into California.