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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.
Tristan Rayner
Apr 09, 2026
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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.
Phoebe Skok
Apr 09, 2026
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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.
Tristan Rayner
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.
Phoebe Skok
Mar 26, 2026
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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.
Tristan Rayner
Mar 24, 2026
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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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Smoke and vanadium leak from Swiss home energy storage unit Vanadium redox flow energy storage manufacturer Prolux Solutions said 50 l of vanadium electrolyte leaked from a residential unit in Arbon but no fire occurred.
Sandra Enkhardt
Apr 09, 2025
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Slashed French net metering rates boost residential battery storage demand The 2025 edition of France's BePositive trade show coincided with the publication of new rates to be paid for excess solar power injected into the grid from small systems.
Gwenaelle Deboutte
Apr 08, 2025
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Ampere launches energy storage and management product for energy communities The company says its Ampere Communities is "the first platform in Spain for managing energy communities with smart batteries, real-time response, and variable [electricity] distribution." Ampere says the platform "reduces energy costs by up to 80% and quadruples [a] community's energy independence."
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Apr 08, 2025
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German home battery owners can save state millions with ‘a maximum of six clicks’ Berlin-based researchers behind the 'Your Power Storage Can Do More!' initiative want home battery owners to use intelligent charging to help the grid and state budget, and slow battery aging.
Sandra Enkhardt
Apr 08, 2025
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Brazil’s Brasol to invest $26m in commercial batteries-as-a-service The director of Brasol's new business unit, Diogo Zaverucha, said the company sees huge pent-up demand for applications that are not yet regulated, and intends to participate in the storage-dedicated capacity reserve auction planned for the second half of the year.
Lívia Neves
Apr 08, 2025
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Australian-made cybersecure residential battery launched On the back of the federal government’s AUD 2.3 billion ($1.38 billion) subsidy, Energy Renaissance (ER) has launched an Australian-made residential battery featuring a world-class, cyber-secure battery management system designed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
Ev Foley
Apr 08, 2025
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Australian PM vows $1.4bn home battery subsidy if re-elected The proposed Cheaper Home Batteries Program (CHBP) would offer installation discounts of up to 30% – around AUD 4,000 ($2,400) – and would take effect from July 1.
Ev Foley
Apr 07, 2025
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Tesla Powerwall demand declines on negative sentiment toward Musk A Roth Capital Partners survey of residential solar and energy storage installers has revealed an apparent market shift away from the leading home battery provider in some parts of the United States.
Ryan Kennedy
Apr 01, 2025
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Texas Senate bill to expedite permits for home solar, batteries The legislation aims to curb unnecessary permitting delays and to fast-track residential solar and energy storage systems.
Rachel Metea
Mar 28, 2025

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