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Swedish industry seeks battery recycling checks for grid service access Sweden’s solar industry association and a battery producer responsibility organization want the national grid operator to check that recycling obligations have been met before battery storage systems can offer grid services.

Brian Publicover

Oct 23, 2026

Industry

VoltR raises €22 million to scale battery remanufacturing in Europe French battery remanufacturer VoltR will use €16 million ($17.9 million) in equity and €6 million in grants to double its factory footprint and increase production capacity sixfold within two years.

Francois Puthod

Oct 07, 2026

Recycling

Battery recycling remains uneconomic in Europe A new study finds that EU recycled-content rules could raise electric vehicle battery costs as recycling remains commercially challenging.

Aug 28, 2026

Industry

Hunan Yuneng plans CNY 24 billion LFP complex in China Hunan Yuneng will invest CNY 24 billion ($3.5 billion) in an integrated battery materials and recycling complex in southwestern China, adding 800,000 metric tons of annual lithium iron phosphate (LFP) production capacity.

Jul 20, 2026

Manufacturing

India roundup: 500 MWh project awarded, new battery recycling facilities India's battery industry continues to ramp up with a new 250 MW project awarded, and a critical minerals recycling plant for batteries being set up at a cost of $25 million.

May 08, 2026

Grid-scale

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.

Dec 08, 2025

Recycling

Moss Landing BESS: Historic battery recycling effort begins for 100,000 damaged lithium-ion batteries Truckloads of damaged battery cells have already been arriving for rapid processing to recycle spent materials into as much as $30 million of battery grade metal feedstocks.

Nov 14, 2025

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Supply chain

Falling prices, geopolitic risk define energy storage market Speakers from the NetZero Milan Expo-Summit 2025, that opens tomorrow, have told pv magazine a falling lithium price is putting pressure on emerging battery alternatives such as sodium-ion as the industry shifts from incremental gains in performance to larger battery cells.

Sergio Matalucci

May 13, 2025

Second-life batteries

Tesla mulls Australian battery repurposing fab The headline-grabbing US company also made enquiries about building a Megapack remanufacturing site in Collie, Western Australia (WA), two months ago.

Apr 10, 2025

Industry

Battery Council International calls for US Congressional action to protect domestic battery manufacturing Battery Council International (BCI) is asking US Congress to advance measures and retain existing provisions remain for domestic battery manufacturers

Feb 19, 2025

Second-life batteries

Canada’s Moment Energy lands $15m for US second-life battery gigafab The Vancouver-based company, which repurposes used electric vehicle (EV) batteries for stationary energy storage sites, wants to open a site in the United States.

Feb 06, 2025

Recycling

Indian budget focuses on recycling to secure lithium battery supply chain Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has submitted the Union Budget for 2025-26, which proposes a customs duty exemption for scrap from lithium-ion batteries and critical minerals.

Feb 04, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

Battery energy storage system decommissioning and end-of-life planning starts now With a disposition plan in place, and leveraging practical knowledge and experience, Brian Davenport, vice president for energy at Industrial Process Design (IPD), and Steve Feinberg, president at Bluewater Battery Logistics, break down the process into five key steps.

Brian Davenport, Steve Feinberg

Jan 24, 2025

Recycling

Heating not shredding: German battery recycling research Academics at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences want to thermally break down lithium batteries to recover raw materials. The energy required for the process is still high, however.

Jan 24, 2025

Finance

Energy storage corporate funding nears $20bn in 2024 Mercom Capital Group reported the second highest annual funding result for energy storage sector, after 2022. Venture capital backing fell 60% from 2023 but debt and public sector financing went up by 65% year-on-year.

Jan 23, 2025

Policy

Germany’s DIN and DKE offer guidance for companies preparing for EU battery passport The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (DKE) have developed a standard that defines the data attributes of battery passports, which will become mandatory.

Jan 16, 2025

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