June 12, 2026 — Europe’s residential energy storage market is expanding rapidly, driven by renewable integration, energy security concerns, and supportive policies. At The Battery Show Europe 2026, held June 9-11 at Messe Stuttgart, CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. positioned itself as a key player in Europe with its latest cylindrical LFP batteries. The Chinese lithium-ion…
June 9, 2026 — Surging global demand for lithium-ion batteries is driving the energy storage revolution, powering electric vehicles (EVs), grid-scale systems, and renewable integration. Yet supply chain vulnerabilities persist, with China dominating refining capacity despite abundant hard-rock resources in the U.S., Australia, and beyond. A new MIT lithium extraction breakthrough could change that. Researchers…
June 8, 2026 — In the race to build better batteries for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, one of the biggest bottlenecks has been electrolyte design. University of Chicago researchers have now taken a major leap forward with ElectrolyteGPT, an AI system capable of generating entire battery electrolyte formulations — not just individual ingredients,…
Europe faces a critical energy security challenge. As the continent accelerates its shift to renewable sources like wind and solar, the intermittent nature of these resources threatens grid stability and reliable power supply. Without robust solutions, achieving true Europe energy independence remains elusive. Enter the StoRIES project (Storage Research Infrastructure Eco-System), a landmark EU-funded initiative…
In a significant move for America’s clean energy supply chain, Alsym Energy and Re:Build Manufacturing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop commercial-scale U.S. sodium-ion battery production. Announced today, the partnership aims to address surging demand for safe, cost-effective battery storage amid the rapid growth of renewable energy and data centers. This collaboration…
June, 2026 — Next Kraftwerke and ECO STOR have signed a five-year flexibility tolling agreement for Germany’s largest 300 MW battery storage Förderstedt project. This deal marks a significant milestone in the country’s rapidly expanding battery energy storage system (BESS) sector. The agreement provides revenue certainty for the 300 MW / over 700 MWh facility…
XIAMEN, China – May 29, 2026 — CATL has officially opened the CATL Xiamen Energy Storage Validation Institute (ESVL), the world’s largest and most comprehensive one-stop testing and validation platform for battery energy storage systems (BESS). The launch marks a significant milestone in the global energy storage sector, shifting the industry from traditional component testing…
May 28, 2026 — Toronto-based PowerBank Corporation (NASDAQ: SUUN) has executed a lease agreement for the Salt Rising Road hybrid Battery Energy Storage System New York project in Allegany County. The 5 MW AC / 20 MWh initiative marks another step in the company’s growing footprint in one of America’s most aggressive clean energy markets….
Ford Motor Company is going well beyond the driveway to power the grid of America. Ford had formally announced Ford Energy, a totally new 100% owned subsidiary that will manufacture large-scale grid batteries in the U.S. This new division focuses on the production of state-of-the-art (and most advanced) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for utility…
Spearmint Energy closes more than $250 million to complete two large-scale battery projects as the Texas power grid makes an important transition. Set to be the largest utility-scale BESS deployment in ERCOT, Tierra Seca and Seven Flags provide 400 megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy storage combined. In simpler terms, for average Texans, that spells a more…