Browsing: Energy Storage

Australia’s renewable energy transition gained a significant boost with Origin Energy announcing the commercial commencement of Eraring Battery 1, a 460MW/1,770MWh battery energy storage system in New South Wales.

Europe’s push toward next-generation energy storage received a strategic boost with the announcement of Argylium, a joint venture between Syensqo and Axens. The new company will focus on scaling up advanced materials for solid-state batteries, a technology widely viewed as critical for the next generation of electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage.

Renewable energy sources are projected to comprise 46% of global electricity generation by 2030, up from 30% in 2023, according…

Honda Motor Co. is consolidating its electric vehicle strategy in North America by acquiring full ownership of its Ohio battery production facility from LG Energy Solution for approximately $2.9 billion.

Nissan’s Melbourne production facility now offers a small but instructive case study, pairing a 100 kW rooftop solar system with a 120 kWh battery energy storage unit built from retired Nissan Leaf batteries, as manufacturers test whether circular energy systems can deliver measurable operational value rather than symbolic sustainability claims.

Rising peak loads from fast charging and electrification are forcing grid operators and site owners across Northern Europe to look for alternatives to costly grid reinforcements, and Nordic Booster is betting that second-life truck batteries can close part of that gap.

South Korea’s battery and automotive sectors are moving toward tighter vertical integration as Samsung SDI and KG Mobility formalize a new memorandum of understanding to co-develop advanced battery pack technologies for electric vehicles, centered on Samsung SDI’s 46-series cylindrical cells.

China’s energy storage market is increasingly shifting from pilot-scale deployments to standardized, high-volume procurement, and CATL’s newly announced three-year memorandum of understanding with Sieyuan reflects that transition.

California’s approval of a 500 MW energy storage project capable of delivering power continuously for up to eight hours underscores how rapidly long duration storage is moving from modeling exercise to permitting reality.

Australia’s electricity system is approaching a structural inflection point. Renewable generation is on track to overtake coal on an annual basis, reshaping how the National Electricity Market manages reliability, stability, and investment risk.