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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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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.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 04, 2025
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Modo Energy raises $33M and sets out AI ambitions Venture capital firm Molten Ventures leads investment in global battery energy storage benchmarking business Modo Energy. Founded in the United Kingdom in 2019, Modo Energy has expanded to cover continental European markets, Australia and the United States.
Matthew Lynas
Dec 03, 2025
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462 storage projects totaling 7,614 MW are being processed in Spain 483 MW already have Administrative Construction Authorization, while 2,644 MW have obtained a favorable Environmental Impact Statement.
Pilar Sanchez Molina, Jose Pedrosa
Dec 03, 2025
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Malaysia’s 4 GW / 5.12 GWh solar-plus-storage complex gets World Bank funding The Southern Johor Renewable Energy Corridor (SJREC) will be developed as part of a $6 billion project for a 2,000 kilometer-squared hybrid solar and battery energy storage system zone connecting South East Asia.
Tristan Rayner
Dec 02, 2025
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Falling storage costs highlighted as India clears 600 MWh project for $75 million India advances its storage build-out with a 300 MW project in the state of Gujarat.
Tristan Rayner, Uma Gupta
Dec 02, 2025
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Canadian Solar consolidates US manufacturing under parent, including solar and storage By moving US manufacturing assets out from under its China-listed firm, while aiming to be a developer, a module manufacturer, and a battery producer, without the China-owned scrutiny.
Tristan Rayner
Dec 01, 2025
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US battery fleet grows 59% with nearly 14 GW added in 12 months, says EIA Data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that battery energy storage and solar are dominating capacity additions, while fossil fuel capacity continues to net a decline. Another 22 GW of storage is projected for the coming year.
Tristan Rayner
Dec 01, 2025

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Brazil’s electricity regulator delays decision on storage regulation amid grid tariff dispute Aneel postpones ruling on energy storage tariffs, with debate focusing on transmission charge treatment and limits.
Livia Neves
Aug 13, 2025
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Qair secures financing for 60 MW hybrid solar-plus-storage projects in Mauritius The four projects in the Stor’Sun initiative that Qair won in 2024 are now funded, and will aim to provide a consistent 12-hour energy output.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 13, 2025
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PGE completes 1.9 GWh of battery storage projects in Oregon with Seaside’s 800 MWh now operating The new portfolio consists of three four-hour duration projects finalized through the utility's 2021 all-source RFP.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 13, 2025
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Zero upfront cost solar-plus-storage startup receives $44 million in funding, aims to deploy 40 MWh Clean energy infrastructure startup National Renewable Network (NRN) has secured $44 million in fresh funding to accelerate the rollout of no-cost solar and battery energy storage systems across Australia.
David Carroll
Aug 13, 2025
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FlexGen to acquire assets from bankrupt rival Powin Energy After Powin’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this summer, the courts approved FlexGen’s bid to purchase Powin’s software, hardware and information technology systems.
Rachel Metea
Aug 12, 2025
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Indonesia announces bold 320 GWh distributed battery storage plan The new initiative features plans for 1 MW solar minigrids tied with 4 MWh of accompanying battery energy storage, to be deployed across 80,000 villages, alongside 20 GW of centralized solar power plants.
Patrick Jowett, Tristan Rayner
Aug 11, 2025
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Apatura gains approval for new 48 MWh battery storage site near Glasgow, Scotland Apatura has secured planning approval for its twelth battery storage project in two years; a new 24 MW BESS in the outer districts of the city of Glasgow, in the UK.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 11, 2025
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Sinovoltaics updates financial stability ranking of energy storage manufacturers The latest financial stability ranking has Tesla, Mustang Battery, and Solid Power holding the top three spots in a report that tracks Altmann-Z scores for 57 manufacturers over the past three years.
Valerie Thompson
Aug 11, 2025
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Gresham House, Thurcroft battery storage site
Gresham House reaches 1 GW operational BESS in the UK Energizing new projects sees storage fund portfolio breaks 1 GW barrier in power output terms, a year on from announcing 1 GWh milestone achieved through augmentation of existing projects.
Matthew Lynas
Aug 08, 2025

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