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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

Manufacturing

Eni Storage JV launches permitting for LFP battery factory in Italy The Seri Industrial business unit and Eni aim to capture more than 10% of the European stationary battery market by creating an integrated manufacturing hub between Brindisi and Teverola.

Sergio Matalucci

Sep 25, 2025

Recycling

University of Münster develops recycling process for dry-processed lithium-ion batteries Researchers at the University of Münster have developed a mechanical recycling process for production scrap from the dry processing of lithium-ion batteries. The method operates without solvents, preserves material properties, and allows the recycled cathode powder to be directly reused in electrode manufacturing.

Aug 18, 2025

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

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Manufacturing

Fraunhofer finds European battery recycling continuing to grow at pace Research institute Fraunhofer ISI has detailed the growth of the battery recycling industry in Europe, noting as manufacturing grows, so do recycling efforts to capture valuable and critical raw materials.

Aug 12, 2024

Recycling

$63 million allocated to advance battery recycling in the USA The Department of Energy (DoE) has announced $63 million of support allocated by the Biden-Harris administration to advance battery recycling and smart manufacturing across the United States.

Aug 08, 2024

R&D

Paper byproduct lignin’s potential for capacitors, sodium-ion batteries A research team at Germany’s Friedrich Schiller University of Jena have identified a potential way to make energy storage systems more sustainable using lignin waste from the timber industry.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jul 05, 2024

Policy

Global Battery Alliance launches Battery Passport pilots The Global Battery Alliance (GBA) has just launched the second wave of its Battery Passport pilots, which includes 11 pilot consortia. This second wave will establish the Minimum Viable Product of the GBA Battery Passport with a product-level ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) score.

Jun 21, 2024

Stationary storage systems from The Mobility House

Second-life batteries

The Mobility House moves forward with second-life battery systems and launches vehicle-to-grid business The Mobility House (THM) has announced a number of advances over the last week. The Munich-based company just launched its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) business and had their stationary storage systems in Germany requalified with transmission system operators.

Jun 19, 2024

Disassembled batteries

Recycling

Princeton NuEnergy scores $30 million in funding for lithium battery recycling In the USA, Princeton NuEnergy (PNE), a New Jersey-based specialist in lithium-ion battery direct recycling, has announced the close of a Series A funding round with a strategic investment from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation. PNE is now commercializing its lithium-ion battery recycling process that the company reports recovers up to 95% of materials found in all lithium-ion battery chemistries.

Jun 18, 2024

Bilen Akuzum and Lukas Hackl

Recycling

Aepnus garners $8m for sodium sulfate recycling In the USA, Aepnus Technology has accrued $8 million in seed financing to accelerate the production of its novel end-to-end sodium sulfate recycling technology.

Jun 18, 2024

Sorbiforce energy storage container

Recycling

SorbiForce uses agricultural waste to produce low-cost, safe batteries US-based start-up SorbiForce uses no toxic products or metals in production of its batteries. It claims its systems are cheaper and safer than lithium-ion batteries and have near zero end-of-life waste.

Jun 03, 2024

Disassembled batteries

Recycling

Spanish initiative for advanced battery recycling technologies Spain's Energy Technology Institute has initiated a project named RECILION in a bid to develop advanced recycling technologies that are reproducible on a commercial scale.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 27, 2024

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