The expert judges’ difficult decisions to select winners from hundreds of worthy entries for the Energy Storage Awards 2026 are almost finalised.

Intilion has just tied up with CATL for sodium-ion BESS deployments in Europe, following Alfen’s similar move in July, while Merus Power tells us it is in the process of integrating with the OEM’s new product. 

Update 2 October 2026: The financial impact of the write-down to Wärtsilä’s full-year 2026 is expected to be significantly less than initially communicated.

Sungrow’s first-half-of-year (H1) revenue fell 28.99% year-on-year, while net profit attributable to owners of the parent company dropped 32.01%.

South Korean battery manufacturer SK On’s US production facilities will supply NeoVolta Power with 9GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) pouch cells under a five-year deal.

A trio of BESS updates in Germany from power firm Alpiq, CATL-backed system integrator CNTE and virtual tolling platform Terralayr, totalling around 260MW of operational capacity. 

Manufacturing delays have led Fluence to adjust its fiscal year 2026 guidance, even as the company has logged record quarterly orders and a US$6.4 billion backlog.

BESS deployments in Europe are growing exponentially year-on-year, but is asset management, operations & maintenance (O&M) and data given enough priority? A data executive from BayWa r.e. discussed the topic.

Three companies across the BESS value chain, including PowerUp, describe how battery analytics has become a decision layer that the whole ecosystem acts upon.

Chinese system integrators have cemented their dominance of the global battery energy storage system (BESS) market, capturing 76% of global market share in 2025.