According to market intelligence firm Clean Energy Associates (CEA), 72% of battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing defects were at the system level.

We hear from sources about the state of health of Europe’s battery ecosystem, and how current industry incumbents are hoping to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors.

ESN Premium speaks with Dr. Yinghuang Ji, head of structuring at MN8 Energy, on current challenges and opportunities for growth in the energy storage market.

Fluence has taken a step forward in its strategy to “fully onshore production, as quickly as possible,” opening a new factory in the US.

In a contrasting double-header of news for the US energy storage ecosystem, Our Next Energy (ONE) has launched US-made cells, modules and BMS while BESS manufacturer American Energy Storage Innovations (AESI) is winding down its business.

Three executives from the world’s largest battery company CATL gave a Q&A at ees Europe last week, with Energy-Storage.news in attendance.

The Q2 2025 edition of our downstream solar PV journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download for subscribers of ESN Premium.

Clean energy trade body ACP announced a commitment on behalf of the US energy storage industry to invest US$100 billion in building and buying American-made grid batteries.

Solar Media will host a panel discussion on European manufacturing at this year’s Intersolar Europe event, at the company’s stand on 7 May.

Tesla’s energy storage business continued to grow in Q1 2025 even as profits and vehicle sales fell, but faces greater exposure to trade tariff risks than its automotive segment.