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Hithium to invest €400 million in Spanish mega battery factory Chinese multinational Hithium is considering building a battery and energy storage systems manufacturing plant in Navarra, with an initial investment of around €400 million and the potential to create up to 1,050 jobs across two development phases.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

10 hours ago

Manufacturing

From cell production to energy trading: Volkswagen launches its first large-scale battery storage project The “Elli Power Center” in Salzgitter may not be large, but it is significant: the Volkswagen Group intends to become an “integrated energy player,” combining activities from battery cell production to the marketing of energy storage within a single corporate structure.

Mar 10, 2026

Industry

Lyten completes Northvolt acquisition: Set to manufacture lithium-sulfur batteries at gigascale and kickstart R&D in Sweden Lyten expects commercial sales of cells from its Swedish hub to supply its battery manufacturing facility in Poland in the second half of 2026.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Feb 27, 2026

Manufacturing

Australian battery manufacturer lands funds for expansion plans Perth-headquartered energy storage and battery-based power systems specialist Magellan Power has teamed with specialist investment manager Viburnum Funds to boost its manufacturing capabilities and fund expansion in Australia and internationally.

Feb 18, 2026

Manufacturing

WEG secures funding for Brazilian battery manufacturing plant The new plant will increase WEG’s BESS production capacity to up to 2 GWh. Construction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2027. The company aims to serve both the large-scale storage market and the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment.”

Feb 05, 2026

Manufacturing

Made in Europe: Sungrow builds its first European factory in Poland Sungrow plans a €230 million ($274 million) investment in its first European manufacturing plant in Wałbrzych, Lower Silesia, to produce inverters and battery storage systems.

Feb 05, 2026

Second-life batteries

Epic Energy, REFNIC partner for lithium-ion battery recycling and second-life facility in India Epic Energy has selected REFNIC as the technical partner for setting up a lithium-ion battery shredding facility with an installed capacity of 500 kilograms per hour of black-mass production, and a second-life battery assembly plant with an installed processing capacity of approximately 10 MWh per month.

Feb 03, 2026

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Projects & Applications

Energy S.p.A plans 8 GWh battery production site in Italy Energy S.p.A. is making plans for a new 8 GWh battery production facility in Italy's Veneto region, where it already operates a 400 MWh production line in partnership with Pylontech EU.

Sergio Matalucci

Apr 22, 2025

Manufacturing

REPT Battero launches 392 Ah cell, 6.26 MWh storage system The new 392 Ah battery energy storage system (BESS) cell is an all-rounder, with the same size but increased energy density over a previously manufactured cell.

Apr 17, 2025

Manufacturing

Indian BESS manufacturing expansion remains uncertain, despite growing promise With an accelerating deployment of lithium-ion batteries in energy storage applications, telecommunications, and mobility, demand in India for advanced technologies is expanding. However, progress towards establishing a domestic manufacturing industry has been “uncertain,” report analysts – despite the promising example set by India’s solar producers.

Jonathan Gifford

Apr 15, 2025

Policy

What Trump’s tariffs mean for US battery storage industry Analysts see negative impacts across the board, but EV and battery energy storage industries seem particularly vulnerable to US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Apr 08, 2025

Projects & Applications

Australian-made cybersecure residential battery launched On the back of the federal government’s AUD 2.3 billion ($1.38 billion) subsidy, Energy Renaissance (ER) has launched an Australian-made residential battery featuring a world-class, cyber-secure battery management system designed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

Apr 08, 2025

Supply chain

Deal to manufacture Energy Vault batteries in India SPML Infra Ltd has entered into a technology transfer agreement which could lead to 40 GWh-plus of battery energy storage systems (BESS) being installed in India by 2035.

Apr 04, 2025

Manufacturing

Stryten Energy ramps up its US battery manufacturing capacity to 24 GW The energy storage company’s investment will add 10 GW to its domestic manufacturing capacity.

Apr 03, 2025

Finance

Northvolt to continue operation with downsized workforce The company's bankruptcy trustee has secured an agreement with key shareholders for a scaled-down operation in Sweden. However, more than a third of its workforce will be made redundant.

Apr 02, 2025

Manufacturing

CALB breaks ground on $1.7bn battery plant in China Chinese battery maker CALB has launched the second phase of its Chengdu facility, aiming for a 30 GWh annual capacity boost as its energy storage business surges.

Apr 02, 2025

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