The Community Development and Infrastructure Department at Santa Cruz County has become the latest California jurisdiction to publish a draft zoning ordinance regulating the deployment of battery energy storage systems. 

The US development arm of Milan, Italy-headquartered developer Nadara has encountered a setback in its pursuit of a 200MW hybrid BESS destined for Arizona.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Joe DeBellis, Global Head of Clean Energy at Firetrace International, about the company’s latest report detailing public support for battery energy storage systems (BESS).

With the final deadline for this year’s California legislative session having passed, now is a good time to analyse the outcomes of several bills that were first introduced earlier this year pertaining to BESS.

Wärtsilä Energy Storage’s new battery data analytics software platform aims to bring in-house what has until now been the domain of third-party providers.

How you approach fire safety risk management in BESS was a big talking point yesterday at the Battery Asset Management Summit UK & Ireland 2025.

Energy-Storage.news Premium hears from a representative from Honeywell and Alejandro Schnakofsky, CTO of Prevalon, on fire safety in the battery energy storage system (BESS) industry.

The US National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has launched the newest edition of its cornerstone battery storage safety standard, NFPA 855.

A proprietary explosion control system performed effectively in three recent safety tests conducted on Wärtsilä battery storage equipment.

The Town of Ulster in New York has received a request from local officials of the neighbouring town of Hurley to temporarily suspend the permitting process of a 250MW/1,000MWh BESS project under development by independent power producer (IPP) Terra-Gen.