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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

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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

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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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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.

1:00 – 5:00 pm, CEST | June 24, 2026

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This year we will accept entries across seven categories: Modules, Inverters, Balance of System (BoS), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Manufacturing, Sustainability, and Projects.

April 01 – August 31, 2026

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Saudi Arabia is accelerating its clean energy transition. Join the third SunRise Arabia Clean Energy Conference in 2026 to explore how solar PV and energy storage are powering the Kingdom’s growing digital economy, including data centers. Policymakers, investors, and innovators will share insights on technology, deployment strategies, and long-term value creation in Saudi Arabia’s evolving energy landscape.

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Markets

What California and Texas can learn from Australia’s energy storage boom Australia has positioned itself as a global laboratory for energy storage deployment.

Apr 23, 2025

Distributed

Boston hospital’s 572 kW battery to pay for itself in 7 to 10 years The battery system is expected to earn $80,000 per year by providing energy to the local utility during peak summer demand periods, while saving $57,000 per year by reducing the hospital’s own monthly and annual peak consumption.

William Driscoll

Apr 23, 2025

Distributed

Record quarter for UK small-scale BESS installations MCS records almost 3,000 small-scale BESS installations in March 2025, a record-breaking month. Certified BESS installations in Q1 2025 were more than double the same period in 2024.

Apr 22, 2025

Projects & Applications

Energy S.p.A plans 8 GWh battery production site in Italy Energy S.p.A. is making plans for a new 8 GWh battery production facility in Italy's Veneto region, where it already operates a 400 MWh production line in partnership with Pylontech EU.

Sergio Matalucci

Apr 22, 2025

Fire risk and safety

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.

Apr 17, 2025

Grid-scale

‘Without pumped hydro, Spain should install maximum 50 GW of solar’ Lobby group Ecologists in Action says pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) holds the key to unlocking an optimal total solar capacity of 70 GW to 72 GW in Spain in 2030.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Apr 17, 2025

Distributed

Bringing clean energy to the creative arts US-based nonprofit creative collective Solarpunks sees the arts sector as a testbed for clean energy innovation.

Apr 15, 2025

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German study flags benefits of energy storage for balcony solar Analysis by EUPD Research and Anker Solix shows a 2 kW plug-in solar array and 2 kWh of energy storage capacity can reduce grid electricity costs 64%, leading to a four-year payback time.

Sandra Enkhardt

Apr 10, 2025

Products

French solar-plus-storage product ‘could provide grid flexibility of six nuclear reactors’ Octopus Energy Services has responded to the government's decision to slash the payments made to solar home owners for their excess electricity by launching its SolarPlus, home solar-plus-battery product.

Francois Puthod

Apr 09, 2025

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