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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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April 01 – August 31, 2026

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NeoVolta secures $13 million for 2 GWh energy storage manufacturing in US The company produces batteries and inverters for residential and commercial applications. It secured funding for a potential U.S. manufacturing facility, pending definitive agreements.

Nov 25, 2025

Manufacturing

Sinovoltaics updates financial stability ranking for battery manufacturers The quality assurance service provider’s latest financial stability ranking has Tesla, Mustang Battery and Solid Power in the top three spots again, in a report that tracks manufacturers’ Altmann-Z scores over the past three years.

Valerie Thompson

Nov 24, 2025

Manufacturing

The contract-fab model is heading for batteries Unigrid’s offshore contract manufacturing hints at a new playbook for storage startups that mirrors the chip industry’s evolution.

Nov 20, 2025

Products

CALB unveils two high-capacity cells, aiming at long-duration energy storage The Chinese manufacturer has launched 588 Ah and 684 Ah cells targeting 20-year lifecycle parity with solar assets.

Nov 20, 2025

Manufacturing

Australian lithium-sulfur specialist wins funding, targets 1 GWh annual output Battery technology developer Li-S Energy has secured almost $8 million in federal government funding to advance planning for a large-scale lithium-sulfur battery cell manufacturing facility in Australia.

Nov 18, 2025

Manufacturing

A late but decisive move to ESS: LONGi takes majority control of PotisEdge China’s largest solar manufacturer seeks to escape shrinking margins by securing 62% voting control of a fast-rising storage integrator.

Nov 17, 2025

Manufacturing

CATL, HyperStrong sign massive 200 GWh battery supply agreement for energy storage The procurement is part of a 10-year cooperation, signaling efforts to secure long-term capacity as stationary energy storage demands rise.

Nov 14, 2025

Manufacturing

NextStar’s Canadian battery plant shifts gears to stationary storage The plant has added an LFP line and yet will only produce stationary storage cells and batteries once production commences in December.

Nov 11, 2025

Industry

Senec CEO: “We are back in the market” The Leipzig-based company has completed more than 95 percent of the field replacements for the storage tank series affected by fires. In his first few months as CEO, Herbert Schein has already set a clear course for the company’s future. In an interview with pv magazine Germany, he outlines five key measures guiding this direction.

Sandra Enkhardt

Nov 07, 2025

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