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Enspired partners with Energreen on 962 MW BESS pipeline in Italy “Together with enspired, we are creating a powerful market access offering that enables battery asset owners to capture value across multiple revenue streams,” said Benedikt Kormaier, CEO of Energreen Trading and CEO of Energie SpA.

Sergio Matalucci

Apr 20, 2026

Products & Services

Key takeaways from ESIE 2026 (Pt II): Four technology shifts reshaping China’s storage market Vincent Shaw in China wraps his takeaways from the showfloor, looking at four major technology shifts happening now to BESS.

Apr 16, 2026

Products

Span and Nvidia to develop backyard AI data centers with batteries, starting in Nevada or Arizona XFRA has been announced: A distributed network of compute nodes connected to homes with smart panels, batteries and optional solar generation, in partnership with Nvidia.

Apr 15, 2026

Products

GivEnergy enters administration, UK Energy Storage Association issues guidance [UPDATED] GivEnergy's troubles continue as the UK's ESA chimes in on the separate company GivEnergy Software Ltd, and battery warranty.

Apr 13, 2026

Software

Drax completes Flexitricity purchase adding AI tools to its BESS operations FlexGen business director tells ESS News how acquiring optimizer can support company’s battery trading operations. The purchase comes as Drax increases exposure to the UK battery energy storage system (BESS) market.

Apr 01, 2026

Software

Entrix secures €43 million investment, eyes growth for flexibility services in Iberian market Battery optimizer Entrix has surpassed 3 GW/8.5 GWh of contracted battery storage capacity, with 2 GW expected to be operational by the end of 2026.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Mar 26, 2026

Software

Why battery storage is becoming the engine of AI growth Data centers are using batteries to run more AI on the same grid connection.

Mar 24, 2026

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High-level discussions on solar and energy storage across Europe. Experts explore how to plan and execute bankable BESS projects, what quality and warranty factors matter, and how energy management systems optimize residential and C&I applications, including heat pumps, EV charging, and new market opportunities.

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April 01 – August 31, 2026

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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

bms

Fire risk and safety

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.

Feb 24, 2025

Fire risk and safety

Accure raises $16 million, secures 730 MWh of Texas contracts In its next stage of growth, the German company is looking to scale its battery energy storage system (BESS) safety and performance offerings across Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific.

Feb 12, 2025

Revenue streams

Germany’s Tesvolt begins energy trading from pooled commercial batteries The Tesvolt Energy subsidiary will work with algorithm traders Enspired, Entrix, and The Mobility House to use pooled 100 kWh-plus battery units for energy trading.

Sandra Enkhardt

Feb 06, 2025

Revenue streams

Enspired, Volytica work battery aging into energy storage trading algorithm Enspired has joined hands with battery diagnostic service provider Volytica to include degradation in its trading optimization services.

Jan 30, 2025

Products & Services

Why EcoFlow developed a home energy management system of its own EcoFlow has made a name for itself in portable power stations, and is taking further steps in software by embracing the challenge of developing a home energy management system.

Jan 21, 2025

Software

Brazil’s UCB Power prepares battery-as-a-service solution Expansion of factories in Manaus and Extrema will strengthen UCB's battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing strategy and will enable the company to offer rental of its equipment.

Alessandra Neris

Jan 17, 2025

Software

Texans can get two sonnen batteries at no upfront cost as part of new virtual power plant Under a new Virtual Power Plant Power Purchase Agreement (VPA), Texan homeowners can get solar panels and two 20 kWh sonnen batteries at an affordable monthly rate of 12 cents per kWh.

Jan 17, 2025

Software

China launches work on its first GW-scale residential virtual power plant China is developing its first gigawatt-scale residential virtual power plant (VPP) in Jiangsu Province, aiming to integrate millions of high-power household appliances into a cloud-based energy pool to enhance grid stability and renewable energy utilization.

Jan 16, 2025

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