The government of Queensland seeks input on its battery industry strategy, while an engineering provider has been appointed for a large-scale battery gigafactory in Victoria.

Rules on battery sustainability, performance and labelling will become more stringent within the European Union (EU).

Lithium-ion battery pack prices have gone up 7% in 2022, marking the first price rise since BloombergNEF began its surveys in 2010.

China continues to lead rankings for involvement in the global battery supply chain, but the chasing pack of other countries is in flux.

Australia is developing a National Critical Minerals Strategy, including materials for batteries and other clean energy technologies.

US government grants worth US$2.8 billion to support domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the grid announced.

At RE+ 2022 last month, Energy-Storage.news met with leading figures from the energy storage industry for a series of exclusive interviews.

The mismatch between supply and demand for lithium batteries presents a challenge to the global transition to sustainable energy.

The US energy storage market’s rapid growth is going to lead to scrambles for available battery supply, leading many to consider alternative technologies to lithium-ion.

Supply chain constraints impacting the energy storage industry have come at a “critical” stage for the sector’s development, a BloombergNEF analyst has said.