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From battery storage systems modelling, to revenue optimization platforms, battery analytics, and virtual power plants, there is a wide variety of software layers that battery energy storage systems can have.

Due to the ongoing technological development as well as the evolving flexibility needs of the energy system, new software features are set to grow in the coming years.

With fire risk a key concern for the industry, new solutions are emerging. Battery safety has come a long way, but there is still room for improvement.

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Skeleton Technologies develops new GrapheneGPU battery for AI data centers The use of the German-made supercapacitor-based high-performance battery is expected to reduce the energy consumption of AI data centers by 44 percent and at the same time increase computing power by 40 percent. This is made possible by control software that stores energy during idle times and releases it at peak times.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jun 20, 2025
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ZGR battery system kept one Spanish village powered during major Iberian blackout A 160 kW / 250 kWh standalone battery system installed by Spanish manufacturer ZGR (Zigor Corporación) ensured uninterrupted power for the village of San Vicente del Monte during a major blackout that affected the Iberian Peninsula on 28 April 2025. The system, connected to the low-voltage (400 V) grid, supplied electricity to the entire village for more than five hours.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jun 20, 2025
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Protecting energy storage: new policy tackles cyber threats A new, tailored cybersecurity insurance solution, purpose-built for the battery energy storage system (BESS) sector, shows how digital risks are being managed.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 20, 2025
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Entrix enters Italy to back international clients with MACSE, hybrid storage models Steffen Schülzchen, CEO and founder of Entrix, told pv magazine Italia that interest from international investors in the Italian BESS market is very strong – with approximately 50% of their customers in Germany actively considering entry into the Italian market.
Sergio Matalucci
Jun 19, 2025
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Segen, BNP Paribas offer C&I energy storage, solar finance product The new partnership will initially provide financing to help crowd in investment for photovoltaic systems and energy storage in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jun 18, 2025
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Eiko Power inaugurates 400 MWh Italian production site, 2 GW fab due 2027 Eiko Power explains its strategy to bring battery R&D, testing, and assembly knowhow back to Europe. It expects certification from Dutch testing company Kiwa this year for its “aeronautical” liquid-immersed battery cells.
Sergio Matalucci
Jun 18, 2025
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What happens when transportation infrastructure can’t handle heavier batteries?   System weight is becoming a larger obstacle to deployment than energy density, says director of energy storage at Clean Energy Associates.
Phoebe Skok
Jun 18, 2025

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Gotion launches 7 MWh BESS container, 650 Ah cell The Chinese manufacturer has joined the energy density race with the release of its latest utility-scale battery energy storage system and high-capacity cells.
Marija Maisch
Feb 27, 2025
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FranklinWH launches 15 kWh residential battery The 15 kWh aPower 2 battery can store input from solar, grid, generator and EV.
Anne Fischer
Feb 27, 2025
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Meet Scale Energy, the startup building Europe’s largest decentralized battery energy storage network Scale Energy has secured a EUR 2 million equity investment to build what it claims will be Europe’s largest decentralized battery energy storage network. The Berlin-based startup’s CEO and co-founder Elias Aruna told ESS News its business case rests on deploying its system on grid connection sites belonging to industrial customers, without their investment, and then sharing the profits with the customer.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Feb 26, 2025
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Huawei’s grid forming BESS delays fire ignition for seven hours in extreme test The Chinese manufacturer subjected its Smart String & Grid Forming ESS to thermal runaway and reported delayed fire ignition for seven hours, even as the number of impacted cells increased.
Marija Maisch
Feb 26, 2025
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German housebuilder puts some LG home batteries into standby mode after explosion Construction company Viebrockhaus made the move after an incident in Schönberg where a home fitted with a solar-plus-storage system suffered an explosion which destroyed a wall of the house. The builder, and battery maker LG, have put some units into standby mode and others have had their operating capacities reduced.
Sandra Enkhardt
Feb 25, 2025
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Exide releases mobile 200 kWh, 400 kWh storage solutions The company said the new product uses up to four lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. It is equipped with a single 180 kW or 2 x 90 kW chargers and multiple three-phase sockets.
Lior Kahana
Feb 24, 2025
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Site safety measures help limit spread of fire at 600 MWh BESS in England – updated It took 24 hours for the firefighters to tackle the blaze at Statera's 300 MW/600 MW battery energy storage site, which is currently under construction.
Marija Maisch
Feb 24, 2025
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Why BMS only goes so far in addressing thermal runaway Even the most sophisticated battery management system (BMS) can’t monitor every degradation mechanism, leaving gaps in battery safety.
Phoebe Skok
Feb 24, 2025
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Solar and battery-equipped home destroyed by explosion in Germany In the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, an explosion tore away the outer wall of a show home equipped with solar panels and a residential battery. The badly-damaged building, which was vacant at the time of the incident, will likely be demolished.
Sandra Enkhardt
Feb 21, 2025

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