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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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Consultation over 5 GWh French sodium-ion battery factory Startup Tiamat wants an initial 700 MWh-per-year pilot line operational but a 2025 commissioning date will likely be pushed back into next year.
Marie Beyer
Apr 25, 2025
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Finance and construction updates from 2 GWh of US batteries Spearmint Energy has secured $252 million funding for a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Texas, Trina is supplying a 371 MWh BESS in Houston, EDF has sourced long-term funding for an operational site in California, and Strata and Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Inc. (PSEI) have broken ground on a solar-plus-storage project in Arizona.
Max Hall
Apr 25, 2025
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Thermal storage startup Exowatt gets funding injection from Silicon Valley VCs The interest from Silicon Valley comes as data centers require rapid sources of new supply, with funding supporting a U.S. domestic manufacturer of thermal energy storage. However, the technology faces competition from solar PV and batteries.
Tristan Rayner
Apr 25, 2025
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Metlen sells 1.61 GWh of Chilean batteries as part of storage and solar portfolio The battery energy storage systems (BESS) are under construction and their completion, due this year, will close the $815 million sale.
Luis Ini
Apr 25, 2025
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Mercom: Energy storage funding fell off a cliff in Q1 A sector which attracted $11.7 billion in funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the first quarter of last year secured only $2.2 billion in January through March this year, according to the analyst.
Max Hall
Apr 24, 2025
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CATL posts strong Q1 results amid policy headwinds The Chinese battery giant reports record net profit and rising global sales but faces inventory pressure and US tariff risks.
Vincent Shaw
Apr 23, 2025
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Battery storage prices fall as demand grows in Italy, says industry Italian industry players saw energy storage systems fall in price in 2024, but 2025 may be a different story.
Lara Morandotti
Apr 22, 2025

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Chile has 15 GW of energy storage under environmental permitting The Chilean Association of Renewable Energy and Storage (Acera) says 3 GW of energy storage projects have gotten off the ground and another 15 GW are at the environmental permitting stage.
Luis Ini
Jan 09, 2025
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Quinone redox flow battery company secures $2.6m for commercial pilot site Quino Energy says the mildly alkaline nature of its storage medium means it can be installed in existing oil industry holding tanks.
Max Hall
Jan 09, 2025
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U.S. DOE loans $1.8 billion to Arizona utility for solar, storage, transmission The Department of Energy Loans Programs Office has approved a loan to Arizona Public Service (APS) to construct new electricity generation, storage and transmission assets.
Ryan Kennedy
Jan 09, 2025
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Chinese lithium-ion anode producer halts $1.4 billion Swedish investment The decision comes after the Swedish Strategic Products Inspectorate imposed regulatory conditions deemed unacceptable by China's Putailai New Energy Technology.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 08, 2025
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Grenergy approaches $1bn finance for Chile’s Oasis de Atacama site The Spanish company says it plans to continue expanding in Chile with new energy storage-focused projects and wants to replicate this model in Europe and the United States.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jan 08, 2025
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Energy storage element to PV and solar thermal grants in Italy’s Friuli-Venezia Giulia The $2.5 million available from the regional government and the European Union's European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) can finance storage units twinned with PV and solar thermal generation at businesses.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Jan 07, 2025
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Port of Alicante to rent batteries made from used EV devices The port will install three 7 MW systems, each comprised of hundreds of 14 kW modules assembled by startup GDV.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jan 06, 2025
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Tesla smashes its own records with big increase in energy storage deployments in 2024 Tesla's energy storage deployments broke its own year-on-year records in 2024, for another consecutive year.
Tristan Rayner
Jan 03, 2025
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Aypa Power finances construction of a new 400 MWh battery in Texas Aypa Power secures financing to construct a 200 MW / 400 MWh BESS near Houston.
Tristan Rayner
Jan 03, 2025

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