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UK residential battery supplier GivEnergy enters administration proceedings Early-stage administration process raises questions over warranties, installer exposure, and UK residential storage market confidence.

Apr 09, 2026

Grid-scale

The community warning signs that can make or break a battery project Early signals from misinformation to tense public meetings are helping developers identify community opposition before permitting begins.

Apr 09, 2026

Projects & Applications

Swiss startup’s subscription model offers lifetime guarantee for second-life batteries Switzerland startup Evolium Technologies' subscription-based business model offers residential battery owners a lifetime guarantee on second life batteries. The startup tests and remotely monitors each battery cell so it can alert customers when a cell is under-performing.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Apr 02, 2026

Distributed

Switzerland’s behind-the-meter storage still beats utility-scale at 1.5 GWh, new installations up 90% Swiss households, farms, and businesses have installed 400% more behind-the-meter storage over the past four years, according to Swissolar's Battery Monitor Switzerland 2026, a first comprehensive study on just how many storage units are in use.

Mar 27, 2026

Distributed

Sunrun installs nearly half of US residential storage in 2025 The company boasted over 70% attachment rates last quarter.

Mar 26, 2026

Revenue streams

Why Rhythm Energy turned to Origin’s Kinergy for its Texas VPP ambitions In a first for North America, the Texas retailer is entering home battery aggregation, using Origin's Kinergy platform that comes out of Australia, along with interoperability specialist Intertrust. Co-founder Matthew Tolliver explains the choices, why residential batteries are the starting point, and the still strong friction in scaling VPPs.

Mar 24, 2026

Grid-scale

How on-site batteries are fast-tracking data center grid connections Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are already regularly deployed in uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications for data centers, but current market conditions are now driving new deployment needs and strategies. Blathnaid O’Dea hears from industry insiders about increasingly popular approaches like bring your own capacity (BYOC) and flexible grid connections (FGC), and why batteries can provide services beyond speed to power that gas turbines can’t.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Mar 19, 2026

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April 01 – August 31, 2026

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What Ecosummit is set to reveal about energy storage innovation Three diverse energy storage companies show the innovation on offer in Europe.

May 26, 2025

Auctions

Utility-scale batteries show exponential growth in Italy While the development of bigger battery energy storage systems (BESS) is booming, deployment of residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) equipment fell last year.

Sergio Matalucci

May 23, 2025

Manufacturing

Jinko unveils 520 kWh C&I battery storage system Jinko ESS has launched a new modular 520 kWh battery energy storage system for commercial and industrial users. The product will be available for global shipment in Q3 2025.

May 22, 2025

Manufacturing

India’s Pure partners with Charge Power to offer energy storage products in North America Charge Power and PURE are partnering to offer energy storage solutions in Canada and the U.S., with products in residential, commercial and grid scale applications.

May 21, 2025

Software

Germany’s Voltfang offers battery warranty independent of number of cycles The Aachen-based company has further developed its energy management system (EMS) under real-world conditions, to minimize the cyclic aging of its batteries.

Sandra Enkhardt

May 21, 2025

Products

Bluetti Apex 300 with 2.7 kWh battery pricing now available ahead of launch Bluetti has now launched the Apex 300 portable power station, bringing a new scalable power solutions for home backup, travel, and off-grid living.

May 19, 2025

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Demand for home solar energy storage rising in Switzerland Trade body Swissolar has called for a national energy storage strategy to support the rising popularity of home solar-plus-battery systems in the country.

Sandra Enkhardt

May 15, 2025

Sodium-ion batteries

Biwatt launches commercial sodium-ion energy storage product The manufacturer has unveiled a 155 kWh sodium-ion battery energy storage system for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers.

May 15, 2025

Flow batteries

Flow battery startup VFlowTEch banks $20.5M as ramp up continues The Singaporean company is working on long duration storage and received wide backing from a variety of investors.

May 14, 2025

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