What does the 90-day reduction in US-China tariffs mean for the BESS industry? We hear from industry analysts while also discussing the topic with CATL and fellow China-based battery OEM Rept Battero.

A news roundup focusing on Q1 financial results from Eos and Ormat with news of a rebrand from Hecate Grid, now Fullmark Energy.

Uncertainty over trade tariffs has caused Fluence to lower its revenue and EBITDA guidance, although CEO Julian Nebreda said the company is “optimistic about the future of energy storage.”

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) staff has announced recommendations for the state’s first energy storage procurement.

Georgia Power has begun construction on 765MW of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) across Georgia, US.

Governor of Virginia, US, Glenn Youngkin, has vetoed legislation aimed at raising energy storage targets in the state.

Developer and IPP Leeward Renewable Energy’s (LRE) 88MW/352MWh Chaparral Springs battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kern County, California is now fully operational.

ESN Premium speaks with King Look, director of research and development at New York utility Con Edison, about implementing long-duration energy storage (LDES) in New York City.

Energy storage virtual power plant (VPP) provider Sonnen is partnering with Abundance Energy and Energywell Technology Licensing to develop a battery-enabled VPP in Texas, US.

We caught up with the president of OCI Energy, a developer-operator with a 4-hour BESS in Texas, about the longer duration, long-term project ownership and why the current US-China tariffs create a huge challenge for procurement.