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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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UL battery safety standard updated for new storage chemistries Underwriters Laboratories (UL) says the fifth edition of its ANSI/CAN/UL 9540A standard addresses technology such as sodium-ion batteries and new use-cases including rooftop installations.
Max Hall
16 hours ago
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Tracking the carbon intensity of battery electricity WattCarbon’s Aristotle platform offers the users of utility-scale battery electricity to hit clean energy goals by monitoring the carbon intensity of grid electricity stored at such sites.
Phoebe Skok
17 hours ago
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CATL unveils 587 Ah battery energy storage cell The competition in the development of large-capacity cells is heating up, with the industry's top player stepping up to shape the new standard in the battery energy storage space.
Marija Maisch
Apr 16, 2025
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Hithium unveils 587 Ah cell and 6.25MWh storage system The Chinese manufacturer said that several battery energy storage system integrators have already started incorporating the 587 Ah cell into their platforms and believes this new specification is well-positioned to become an industry benchmark for lithium iron phosphate (LFP)-based energy storage systems.
Vincent Shaw
Apr 16, 2025
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Sungrow contracts 140 MW of batteries under Italy’s grid capacity auctions Sungrow's Emilio Manzoni discusses the fire safety precautions built into the Chinese company's battery energy storage systems (BESS) and the prospects for Sungrow in Italy's red-hot energy storage market.
Sergio Matalucci, Massimiliano Tripodo, Lara Morandotti
Apr 16, 2025
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TrinaStorage launches Elementa 3 utility-scale battery storage system The new utility-scale battery energy storage features 565 Ah cells and delivers a rated capacity of 6.017 MWh with a typical discharge duration of four hours.
Vincent Shaw
Apr 15, 2025
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EcoFlow Stream Ultra
EcoFlow launches balcony power plant with new modular battery approach EcoFlow's new Stream series, its second-gen balcony solar plant, enables battery coordination and plug-and-play solar for distributed batteries, plus a standalone battery for existing sytems.
Tristan Rayner
Apr 15, 2025

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Roofs with rooftop solar installations
Australia’s virtual power plant pilot hits right notes for future markets A West Australian (WA) government virtual power plant technology pilot, Project Symphony, has successfully proven rooftop solar, batteries and major appliances can play an integral role in the state’s energy transition and create $920 million in value over the next decade.
Ev Foley
Jun 07, 2024
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Torus building
US commercial real estate to host VPP-connected flywheels and batteries US-based technology provider Torus has agreed to supply nearly 26 MWh of energy storage for Gardner Group's commercial real estate portfolio. The project will integrate battery and flywheel energy storage systems (BESS, FESS) with Torus' proprietary energy management platform. 
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jun 05, 2024
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Schneider Battery Energy Storage System
Schneider Electric launches new storage systems for microgrids The France-based group said its has released two new BESSs with enclosures of 7ft and 20ft. Their power ranges from 60 kW to 500 kW.
Lior Kahana
May 17, 2024
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Burnt house after fatal fire
‘Compromised’ battery blamed for fatal house fire in Australia Fire investigators in the Australian state of New South Wales have determined that a compromised lithium-ion battery was the cause of a recent house fire north of Sydney that killed two people.
PV MAGAZINE
Mar 11, 2024
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Gyucheol Lee
Standard Energy unveils vanadium-ion battery with 1% degradation Vanadium offers unique characteristics as a battery material, as it can shed electrons without shifting from its ionic state, ensuring high cycling stability. South Korea’s Standard Energy has developed a battery with just 1% degradation after 20,000 cycles. The company has already completed 10 MWh of projects in its home market and now aims to expand internationally.
Marian Willuhn
Mar 05, 2024
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Fire fighter extinguishing fire
Survey finds 26% of battery storage systems have fire detection and suppression issues The Clean Energy Associate’s survey also found 18% of the energy storage systems had issues with the thermal management system.
Kavya Balaraman
Feb 16, 2024
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Screenshot suena Autopilot
German startup Suena secures cash for its battery energy trading technolgy business The Hamburg-based battery energy trading software and services company has raised €3 million ($3.27 million) seed funding to expand its software-driven trading services across Europe. The capital will be used to introduce its software, dubbed Autopilot, and its trading services to new European markets.
Valerie Thompson
Jan 07, 2024

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