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In the rapidly evolving energy storage sector, announcements and updates come thick and fast. From acquisitions and funding to new business models, the industry is growing and maturing by the day.
The number of gigafactories breaking ground has soared in recent years as the global rush to develop lithium-ion battery production capacity continues.
In parallel, there is a pressing need to develop a circular economy in the sector but also many open questions regarding safe and efficient recycling.
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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.
Funding for European energy storage startups reaches €2.14 billion
European energy storage hardware startups have raised over €2.14 billion in total equity funding, covering commercial, industrial, and grid-scale applications. According to new research from Avnet Silica, 46.7% of that funding was secured in the past three years, while 84.4% has been raised in the last five, highlighting a rapid acceleration in investment across the sector.
India’s Oriana Power explores compact pumped storage for C&I customers, raises BESS target to 20 GWh by 2030
Oriana Power is expanding its focus beyond battery energy storage to compact pumped-storage solutions – a new generation of systems that the company believes could redefine the future of commercial and industrial (C&I) energy management.
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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India, China strengthen battery storage ties with new manufacturing partnership, major supply deal
Servotech Renewable has partnered with China-based Zhuhai Piwin New Energy to manufacture advanced battery energy storage systems (BESS) in India, while ACME Solar has placed a 2 GWh BESS order with Chinese battery storage firm Chuzhou Lishen.
The Italian battery playbook 2025: How to make money with storage
Mauro Moroni offers a quick guide to revenue streams for Italian battery energy storage systems (BESS), including the MACSE procurement, the Testo Integrato del Dispacciamento Elettrico (TIDE), zonal spreads, and the capacity market (CM).
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How to size PV systems and batteries
Experts from Fonte Solar, Huawei, and Greener have exchanged solar-plus-storage tips, insights, and case studies at the invitation of pv magazine. In a panel at Intersolar South America 2025, they highlighted the need to understand consumption profiles and customer needs, as well as the technology's limitations and potential.
Securing Europe’s battery future: Why China’s LFP export ban must be a catalyst for action
China’s recent decision to restrict exports of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) battery cathode active material technology is more than just a trade move, or only the latest play in an escalating geopolitical game of tariffs and counter-tariffs. It’s nothing less than a wake-up call to energy, mobility, and defence sectors across the globe. For too long, much of the world has operated under the assumption that access to critical battery materials and know-how would remain open and uninterrupted. That illusion is now being shattered, writes Behnam Hormozi.
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