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587 Ah vs. 588 Ah: the difference is more than 1 Ah The new LFP formats reflect two competing paths for large-scale storage: standardization first, or long-duration optimization.

Apr 29, 2026

Manufacturing

Beyond the cell: The evolution of battery costs For years, the battery energy storage (BESS) story has followed a familiar script: costs fall, deployment accelerates, economics improve. Yet with rising costs for battery cells, the opposite might be expected. Paola Perez Peña, senior principal analyst at S&P Global Energy, examines why the latest jump in lithium prices has only had limited impacts on overall BESS costs so far.

Paola Perez Peña

Apr 29, 2026

Eos battery with an American flag.

Finance

US medium duration storage endures woes, while Form’s long duration grows, and lithium overflows U.S. medium and long duration manufacturers EOS and ESS are showing stress, while Form Energy is outpacing projections and now must scale – all while being stalked by lithium’s ever widening use profile.

John Fitzgerald Weaver

Apr 28, 2026

Manufacturing

Dyness battery container stolen from BM Energy logistics partner, units to be remotely blocked A market alert for the attention of installers, distributors and traders in the solar and storage market.

Apr 27, 2026

Industry

EVE Energy outlines 230 GWh manufacturing capacity expansion within weeks Even as concerns over overcapacity mount, the Chinese battery heavyweight is racing to expand its manufacturing footprint, aiming to capture a larger share of the fast-growing global energy storage market.

Apr 23, 2026

Manufacturing

EU to cover only 21.4% of battery demand by 2030 despite global market surge; costs remain up to 50% higher than Asia A report from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) warns of the urgent need to accelerate battery manufacturing in the European Union to achieve a solid competitive position against powers such as China or the United States.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Apr 23, 2026

Manufacturing

Australia’s PowerPlus secures grant to triple battery production capability Australian battery designer and manufacturer PowerPlus Energy has secured $2.3 million in federal government funding that will support its plans to triple annual battery module production capacity to 150 MWh over the next two years.

Apr 22, 2026

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Portugal signs off €350 million incentives for CALB’s €2.07 billion Sines battery plant The Portuguese government has confirmed incentives for CALB’s Sines battery plant, including project of national interest (PIN) fast-tracking and grid-access support.

Jan 28, 2026

Finance

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

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