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Valerie Thompson Editor pv magazine

Valerie Thompson Editor pv magazine

Valerie Thompson

valerie.thompson@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Valerie Thompson

Finance

BBDF 2026: finance, tolling, and getting the merchant balance right As Europe prepares to roll out 200 GWh of battery storage over the next five years, discussion at the Battery Business & Development Forum 2026 turns to how financing models are rapidly shifting. Bankers, developers and stakeholders shared key pain points with the audience, as well as practical advice.

Mar 31, 2026

Industry

BBDF 2026 opening session: optimism, caution, and grid fees From the floor of the Battery Business & Development Forum 2026, the first session focused on how the appetites of investors and stakeholders for battery projects is changing.

Mar 31, 2026

Grid-scale

Nuvve and Omnia partner on 75 MWh BESS project in Sweden as part of new pipeline A new partnership between Nuvve and Omnia launches a 1 GW storage pipeline beginning with a Sweden project.

Mar 30, 2026

Sodium-ion batteries

Sodium-ion cells launched for energy storage by another Chinese mid-tier battery company Bosa Energy in Hubei, China, has launched sodium-ions cells for stationary energy storage, with a volumetric energy density of 206 Wh/L

Mar 30, 2026

Products

Bluetti FridgePower review: The battery revolution comes inside the house The Bluetti FridgePower offers a simpler way to have peace of mind about energy for the most important part of a house, and not just for home owners but those who rent or lease, too.

Mar 27, 2026

Grid-scale

Akuo to build 220 MWh SantasBAT in Portugal to co-locate BESS with existing solar park French independent power producer Akuo is moving to construction on SantasBAT, an 80MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Borba, Portugal, co-located with its existing 181MW Santas solar plant.

Mar 27, 2026

Distributed

Switzerland’s behind-the-meter storage still beats utility-scale at 1.5 GWh, new installations up 90% Swiss households, farms, and businesses have installed 400% more behind-the-meter storage over the past four years, according to Swissolar's Battery Monitor Switzerland 2026, a first comprehensive study on just how many storage units are in use.

Mar 27, 2026

Products

EnerSys shifts next-gen lead-acid manufacturing to Missouri for AI-era data centers Industrial battery manufacturer EnerSys is closing its legacy lead-acid facility in Tijuana, Mexico, consolidating production at its Springfield, Missouri plant, where it makes a new type of lead-acid battery it says is better suited to the demands of modern data centers.

Mar 27, 2026

Finance

CATL, BYD, Sungrow see sharp market gains as Iran conflict reframes energy security Chinese manufacturers of energy storage and balance of plant are seeing renewed investment focus, as battery energy storage demands are expected to further increase both in developed and developing markets.

Mar 26, 2026

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