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Huawei Digital Power to supply batteries for Denmark’s largest BESS project Copenhagen Energy's 132 MWh Everspring battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio will be supplied by Huawei Digital Power.
Tristan Rayner
Jul 18, 2025
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Ionly launches Spain-manufactured 5 kWh residential battery Ionly introduces the XYZ 5 kWh residential battery, featuring 90% European-sourced components and advanced reparability, from its base in Valencia, Spain.
Jose Pedrosa
Jul 18, 2025
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Galileo Empower gets approval for new 49.9 MW battery storage project in Scotland Southeastern Scotland's West Lothian region has approved a new battery storage facility, adding to the region's storage riches.
Tristan Rayner
Jul 18, 2025
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German battery storage reaches 22.1 GWh at halfway point of 2025 Germany's battery storage capacity rapidly expands, nearing two million installations by the end of the first half of 2025.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 18, 2025
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ACME Solar in India secures 550 MWh battery energy storage purchase agreements with NHPC ACME Solar Holdings has secured battery energy storage purchase agreements (BESPA) with NHPC for a total contracted capacity of 275 MW/550 MWh across two standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Andhra Pradesh.
Uma Gupta
Jul 18, 2025
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CATL lawsuit threatens IPO of Hithium China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), the world’s largest battery manufacturer, has filed a lawsuit accusing Hithium, a fast-growing rival, of unfair competition – a move that could jeopardize the latter’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong.
Vincent Shaw
Jul 08, 2025
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“Grid-forming technology is no longer experimental – it’s here and working” In grids increasingly dominated by renewables, grid-forming technology is emerging as critical tool for maintaining stability and ensuring reliable power system operation. In this interview with ESS News, Rui Sun, Sungrow’s Deputy General Manager-Grid Technology Center, explains how grid-forming works, why it matters, and where the technology is already proving its value. He elaborates on technical challenges, regulatory gaps, and why grid-forming could soon become the new industry standard.
Marija Maisch
Jul 07, 2025
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China completes world’s largest vanadium flow battery plant A giant solar-plus-vanadium flow battery project in Xinjiang has completed construction, marking a milestone in China's pursuit of long-duration, utility-scale energy storage.
Vincent Shaw
Jul 04, 2025
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China Energy Engineering launches record 25 GWh storage tender as prices hit historic low China Energy Engineering Corporation’s landmark procurement signals a shift toward market-driven energy storage, with bids reflecting aggressive cost-cutting and rising industry consolidation.
Vincent Shaw
Jun 26, 2025

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Enertis Applus+ acts as technical advisor to Recurrent Energy in financial close for a 43 MWh BESS system in Italy Technical due diligence was carried out by the firm.
Enertis Applus+
Jul 16, 2025
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How an energy storage station won applause from a UK community  A quest for quiet as energy storage meets neighborhoods.
Envision Energy
Jul 15, 2025
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Innovatium secures £3m investment from Hitachi and Scottish National Investment Bank for its liquid air energy storage technology Scottish clean tech company Innovatium Limited has secured investment from global industrial innovator Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, HIES) and Scottish National Investment Bank (hereinafter, the Bank) to accelerate the deployment of its award-winning PRISMA™ Advanced Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) system, for industrial and grid-scale applications.
Innovatium
Jul 15, 2025
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Jinko ESS delivers SunGiga units to commercial projects in Yueqing, Wenzhou  Leading energy storage company Jinko ESS, a subsidiary corporation of Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., has announced it successfully delivered 8 units of SunGiga 261kWh C&I storage cabinets to cooperation with Zhejiang Haineng PV Co., Ltd. These systems were deployed in Yueqing, Wenzhou, to provide energy storage support for local hotels, restaurants, and internet cafés. Through […]
JinkoESS
Jul 15, 2025

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Why the strategy is key: Lessons from real-world benchmarks Maximizing value from battery energy storage systems (BESS) isn’t just about having the right hardware – it’s about executing the right strategy. Lennard Wilkening, CEO and co-founder of Germany's suena energy, explores what makes standalone BESS profitable in increasingly competitive and volatile market, and what real-world benchmarks, such as suena’s monthly revenue update, reveal about the role of dynamic multi-market optimization.
Lennard Wilkening
Jul 17, 2025
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How energy storage could solve the growing US power crisis The opportunity is clear: with the right policy reforms, revenue mechanisms, and investment frameworks, energy storage can deliver near-term reliability, long-term resilience, and economic returns.
Rick Labrecque
Jul 09, 2025
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Battling battery imbalance Imbalances – when battery components fail to operate in unison – are a recurring challenge in energy storage projects. Kai-Philipp Kairies, CEO of Accure Battery Intelligence, examines the root causes of imbalances, their effects on operations and return-on-investment, and actionable best practices to mitigate them.
Kai-Philipp Kairies
Jul 08, 2025
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Storage recognized as ‘strategic’ in Spain’s new regulation, as AEPIBAL comments The Spanish Battery Energy Storage Association (AEPIBAL) says the new regulation represents a major step forward, unlocking several long-standing bottlenecks that have hindered secure and legally sound deployment of storage projects.
AEPIBAL
Jun 27, 2025
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Enervis Battery Storage Index: Revenues reach record level in May 2025 The index provides independent assessment of historical and potential revenues for large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Jonas Anthonioz, Mirko Schlossarczyk
Jun 26, 2025
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In a world of low-cost batteries, performance matters Oversupply of lithium-ion battery precursor and active materials – and of lithium iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, especially in China – has driven energy storage system costs down, fueling a record 330 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) shipments in 2024. Edward Rackley, head of the energy storage team at Business intelligence specialist CRU, shares his analysis.
Edward Rackley
Jun 20, 2025
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Why battery design is one of the core challenges for recycling companies While transitioning to renewable energy and widespread adoption of batteries is a must, recycling cannot be an afterthought. It must be built into design and supply chain decisions.
Manikumar Uppala
Jun 17, 2025

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Ionly launches Spain-manufactured 5 kWh residential battery Ionly introduces the XYZ 5 kWh residential battery, featuring 90% European-sourced components and advanced reparability, from its base in Valencia, Spain.
Jose Pedrosa
Jul 18, 2025
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Why ELCC is becoming the grid’s next big storage metric  As utilities add short-duration lithium ion battery storage systems to meet rising peaks, their Effective Load Carrying Capability (ELCC) declines and creates a growing role for thermal and other long-duration technologies.
Phoebe Skok
Jul 17, 2025
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5 GW of grid-forming batteries and synchronous condensors to underpin transition for network operator TransGrid in Australia Transgrid, Australia's largest electricity transmission network operator, working in the state of New South Wales, has chosen grid-forming batteries and synchronous condensors as its preferred system strength technologies to support the grid.
Ev Foley
Jul 17, 2025
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Study: Copper doping unlocks stability in manganese cathodes for sodium-ion batteries Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have shown that using copper can eliminate defects in sodium manganese oxide battery types, boosting battery cycle life.
Tristan Rayner
Jul 16, 2025
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What’s behind the aging mechanism of sodium-ion batteries Researchers in China have used electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to analyze the state of health of sodium-ion batteries. Extracting four features from the measurements, they were able to create a machine learning model for a temperature-resistant state of health estimation method.
Lior Kahana
Jul 16, 2025
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