New Zealand-based company ArcActive has launched a pilot energy storage system using advanced lead-acid batteries. The installation is located at Deakin University’s 7.25 MW microgrid test facility in Waurn Ponds, Australia. The project is supported by Origin Zero and integrated…
Batteries are no longer considered a bottleneck in the energy transition. The latest analyses from Finland’s LUT University indicate that technological advances, the development of sodium-ion batteries, and the use of electric vehicles in a V2G model are effectively eliminating…
Australian Vanadium Ltd. has signed a preliminary agreement with US battery technology developer Tyfast Energy. The partnership aims to evaluate Australian vanadium oxide for use in innovative lithium vanadium oxide (LVO) anodes. The new technology is intended for ultra-fast-charging lithium-ion…
Austria’s energy market regulator, E-Control, has adopted new regulations governing system usage charges. The new rules, which will take effect on January 1, 2027, aim to improve the utilization of existing transmission capacity, promote flexibility, and reduce the need for…
Italian company Energy Dome, a pioneer in long-duration energy storage, has opened its first manufacturing facility in Piacenza, northern Italy. The factory will produce key components for the company’s proprietary carbon dioxide battery systems, including its distinctive large-scale domes used…
International investment platform Nala Renewables has issued a notice to proceed for the Nala Vuolijoki project, a utility-scale battery energy storage system with a power output of 125 MW and a capacity of 250 MWh. It is currently one of…
A coalition of industry associations, companies, workers and non-governmental organizations is calling for a demonstration in Berlin against planned amendments to Germany’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) and a new grid connection package. According to industry representatives, the reforms currently…
China Huaneng has announced the successful commissioning of the entire system at the Jintan project, a large-scale compressed-air energy storage facility. The 700 MW installation, located in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, consists of two 350 MW units and is currently the…
According to the latest report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as many as 37% of new residential PV installations in the United States were equipped with battery storage in 2025. This marks a significant increase from 2024, when the figure…
Iron-sodium battery manufacturer Inlyte Energy and clean technology company CutPeak Energy have announced plans to build a long-duration energy storage system with a power rating of 4 MW and a capacity of 80 MWh. The facility will be located at…