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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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Cegasa, Skeleton Technologies open new factories boosting Europen battery manufacturing In a big boost for Europe’s battery storage manufacturing industry, Skeleton Technologies in Finland and Cegasa Energía in Spain have announced major investments aimed at enhancing the continent's technological sovereignty.

Nov 06, 2025

Sodium-sulfur battery from BASF and NGK

Finance

Japan’s NGK discontinues manufacturing of sodium-sulfur batteries The manufacturer cites rising material costs, heightened competition from lithium-ion batteries, and the slow uptake of long-duration storage technologies as the reasons for the decision.

Nov 05, 2025

Manufacturing

Cornex breaks ground on 70 GWh battery mega-plant in Hubei The storage product lines will have a total capacity of 50 GWh and focus on production of high-capacity 588 Ah to 1000 Ah battery cells.

Nov 03, 2025

Eos battery with an American flag.

Industry

Zinc battery maker Eos Energy to invest $353m in manufacturing expansion, HQ relocation Eos will combine its $352.9 million investment with funds from Pennsylvania state to make the move from New Jersey, with the company's CEO hailing the benefits of public-private partnerships to expand US battery manufacturing.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Oct 30, 2025

Supply chain

Battery shortage intensifies as 100 Ah cells sell out into 2026 Orders for small-format 100 Ah cells now stretch into early 2026, with prices up more than 20% as demand outpaces capacity despite aggressive expansion by Chinese battery majors.

Oct 29, 2025

Second-life batteries

OMC Power, Honda Motor partner on energy storage solutions from repurposed EV batteries OMC Power, a distributed renewable energy (DRE) company targeting 1 GWp clean energy portfolio in India, and Honda Motor have partnered on innovative business models in energy storage and battery repurposing from the electric mobility ecosystem.

Oct 28, 2025

Manufacturing

Tesla Energy up 84%, 43.5 GWh deployed last 12 months, breakout Q4 quarter coming Tesla’s energy division continued its growth trajectory, marking its largest quarter yet as it deployed 12.5 GWh of energy storage while outlining plans for new factories and product lines.

John Fitzgerald Weaver

Oct 28, 2025

Manufacturing

Foxconn expands into energy storage business with launch of Fox EnerStor brand The Taiwanese multinational electronics manufacturer has unveiled its first commercial, industrial (C&I), and utility-scale battery storage products.

Oct 27, 2025

Grid-scale

Another 1.4 GWh of US energy storage, $350m of battery-related investment Utility Georgia Power is forging ahead with plans for battery energy storage systems (BESS), Canadian Solar-owned Recurrent Energy has secured $825m for a storage project and a solar site, and developer and battery materials firm Redwood Materials has attracted new investment.

Oct 24, 2025

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