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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.

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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

Manufacturing

“Made in the USA” batteries might still fail FEOC Even US-assembled storage systems can carry FEOC exposure via upstream ownership and materials processing, which is forcing developers to rethink diligence, serviceability and replacement strategies.

Feb 03, 2026

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Indian startup Meine Electric raises $750,000 for iron–air long-duration energy storage Indian energy storage startup Meine Electric has raised $750,000 (INR 6.7 crore) in a pre-seed funding round to support its transition from laboratory-scale prototypes to pilot-ready iron–air battery systems.

Jan 23, 2026

Manufacturing

NeoVolta, PotisEdge, and LONGi partner on 8 GWh battery manufacturing facility in Georgia The partnership with PotisEdge and LONGi marks NeoVolta’s first move into domestic manufacturing.

Jan 21, 2026

Manufacturing

India manufacturing: GoodEnough Energy starts 7 GWh gigafactory, ChemVolt Global announces 5 GWh battery plant India's domestic manufacturing scene for lithium-ion batteries for stationary storage is heating up, with GoodEnough Energy commissioniong its 7 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) factory in Noida, marking the largest such facility in India. The company plans to expand the facility’s capacity from 7 GWh to over 25 GWh over the next three years.

Jan 21, 2026

Manufacturing

GCL, Cornex, TBEA to build 5 GWh storage and solar manufacturing complex in Egypt Egypt’s Kemet has signed three agreements with Chinese companies over the last week, covering plans for a 5 GW solar cell complex, a 5 GWh battery energy storage factory and Egypt’s first solar inverter factory.

Jan 20, 2026

CATL batteries

Manufacturing

CATL locks $17 billion battery material deal as lithium prices soar As lithium prices surged to a two-year high in early 2026, the world’s largest battery maker, CATL, moved to secure a mega-order of lithium iron phosphate cathode material in what ranks among the largest battery materials deals ever announced.

Jan 15, 2026

Manufacturing

Waaree Energy Storage Solutions raises funding for 20 GWh lithium-ion cell and battery pack manufacturing facility Waaree Energy Storage Solutions has raised INR 1,003 crore ($111 million) to support the development of a 20 GWh lithium-ion cell and battery pack manufacturing facility.

Jan 05, 2026

Supply chain

What’s next for battery technology in 2026 Longer-duration storage, safety-driven procurement and Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) compliance in the United States compliance are starting to push alternative chemistries closer to scale.

Jan 02, 2026

Sodium-ion batteries

Moll Batterien garners more than $25 million for sodium-ion battery plant in Germany The Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs is supporting the project with €19.65 million, and there is an additional €2.5 million from the EU.

Sandra Enkhardt

Dec 19, 2025

Manufacturing

JA Solar expands into energy storage with new subsidiary The PV giant is stepping up its energy storage push with a new Beijing subsidiary capitalized at RMB 300 million ($42 million).

Dec 16, 2025

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