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Brian Publicover

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Markets
Japan curbs grid capacity hoarding as battery queue hits 172 GW Japan has added a site-rights test for grid connections, following new limits this year on battery applications, while less than 1 GW of grid-scale storage is actually connected.
Brian Publicover
Oct 02, 2026
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Sodium-ion batteries
German startup wins grant for grid-charging sodium-ion home battery Revolta AG has secured European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) support to develop a plug-and-play sodium-ion battery that households without solar panels can charge from the grid when power prices are low.
Brian Publicover
Oct 02, 2026
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Batteries from Canadian Solar
Industry
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners backs 1.4 GWh battery in Scotland Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has made a final investment decision (FID) on a four-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) in Scotland, which it says will be the longest-duration asset in its UK fleet.
Brian Publicover
Oct 02, 2026
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Industry
Shared grid connections concentrate battery insurance risk Tokio Marine GX (TMGX) sees exposures of up to billions of dollars building up at co-located battery energy storage system (BESS) sites, and says lenders are only beginning to require cyber cover.
Brian Publicover
Oct 01, 2026
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Industry
Wärtsilä and RCT Solutions launch storage integrator Valo Wärtsilä has moved its battery energy storage system (BESS) business into a 50/50 joint venture with RCT Solutions, which it expects to remain loss-making until late 2027.
Brian Publicover
Oct 01, 2026
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Industry
Hoymiles doubles down on storage in Europe after H1 loss Chinese microinverter maker Hoymiles is promoting its commercial and industrial (C&I) and utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) across Europe, as storage grows to more than three-quarters of its sales.
Brian Publicover
Sep 30, 2026
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Products & Services
Fox ESS launches modular C&I battery system scalable to 96 MWh Fox ESS's Power Beast pairs a 125 kW hybrid inverter with stackable lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery modules for commercial and industrial (C&I) users, as the Chinese company awaits approval for a Shenzhen stock listing.
Brian Publicover
Sep 30, 2026
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Sodium-ion batteries
Sodium-ion packs 25% less carbon-intensive than LFP, say researchers A new Chinese study ranks sodium-ion ahead of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) on manufacturing emissions, the reverse of what European researchers found in 2025.
Brian Publicover
Sep 28, 2026
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Finance
InoBat’s Nasdaq filing shows 2025 loss, 20% stake in Gotion gigafactory Slovak battery storage company InoBat has disclosed audited financial results ahead of a planned Nasdaq listing through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
Brian Publicover
Sep 25, 2026

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