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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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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.
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.”
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.
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Ford launches battery storage business, repurposing EV manufacturing capacity
The automotive giant will leverage its plants in Kentucky and Michigan, along with its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) technology know-how, to provide solutions for energy infrastructure and the expanding data center market. The company plans to begin shipping battery energy storage systems (BESS) in 2027.
Tata’s battery arm advances construction of 20 GWh manufacturing facility
Agratas, the global battery business of the Tata Group, is rapidly advancing the construction work for its battery manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat. This facility will have a planned annual capacity of 20 GWh in its first phase.
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Spanish storage: Iberdrola details its winning storage projects totalling $198M, local battery maker expands manufacturing
The innovation energy storage project auction is seeing positive outcomes for Spain with a series of projects announced, and a domestic battery manufacturer rapidly expanding its output.
Demand diligence from US battery integration
Tariffs continue to reshape the US storage market. Rising costs for overseas systems have created new incentives to integrate equipment domestically, and many developers are turning to US firms to assemble battery systems. Integration capacity can scale faster than battery cell manufacturing, but not without risk. Unlike cell plants, where automated processes keep variations in check, battery assembly and integration depends on people, as Jeff Zwijack from Intertek CEA explains.
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Sodium nickel chloride battery factory proposed for New Mexico
North America’s Desert Mountain Energy Corporation has signed a non-binding letter of intent to form a joint venture to build and operate a sodium-nickel-chloride (SNC) battery manufacturing plant in Roswell, New Mexico. As per the proposal, the facility would use produced water from oil and gas wells as part of a cooling and processing system intended to support battery production as well as a data center complex.
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