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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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Battling battery imbalance Imbalances – when battery components fail to operate in unison – are a recurring challenge in energy storage projects. Kai-Philipp Kairies, CEO of Accure Battery Intelligence, examines the root causes of imbalances, their effects on operations and return-on-investment, and actionable best practices to mitigate them.
Kai-Philipp Kairies
19 hours ago
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‘Trading-as-a-service’ for battery storage systems Energy storage and revenue stacking specialists Greensolver and StackEase aim to provide French developers with financial models and market opportunity studies – based on field data – to determine optimal sizing for standalone and hybrid battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Gwenaelle Deboutte
Jul 08, 2025
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“Grid-forming technology is no longer experimental – it’s here and working” In grids increasingly dominated by renewables, grid-forming technology is emerging as critical tool for maintaining stability and ensuring reliable power system operation. In this interview with ESS News, Rui Sun, Sungrow’s Deputy General Manager-Grid Technology Center, explains how grid-forming works, why it matters, and where the technology is already proving its value. He elaborates on technical challenges, regulatory gaps, and why grid-forming could soon become the new industry standard.
Marija Maisch
Jul 07, 2025
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DJI offers new 2kWh Portable Power Station with new Power 2000 DJI previously offered a Power 1000, released in 2024, and the new model is uniquely compatible with the DJI ecosystem, plus expansion batteries.
Tristan Rayner
Jul 04, 2025
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Envision proves BESS fire resilience in CSA-certified test Envision recently completed a large-scale, CSA C800 witnessed burn test of its 5 MWh energy storage system, demonstrating robust thermal containment and adding to industry-wide safety efforts.
Vincent Shaw
Jul 03, 2025
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Honeywell adds Li-ion Tamer for battery fire safety in buildings Honeywell has acquired Nexceris' 'Li-ion Tamer' off-gas detection system for lithium-ion batteries, which can alert operators to thermal runaway before fires start.
Uma Gupta
Jul 03, 2025
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Redwood, Crusoe deploy second-life batteries at AI data center for 63 MWh storage The second-life project represents the second largest deployment in North America, and the largest battery-powered microgrid.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 27, 2025

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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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