Browsing: Energy Storage

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) represent a strategic advancement in the modernization of distribution networks, yet they introduce significant analytical complexities into expansion planning models.

The escalating demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), driven by the proliferation of electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage solutions, has simultaneously ushered in concerns over end-of-life battery waste.

Swiss greentech startup Plan-B Net Zero introduced a hybrid system that merges battery storage, green hydrogen, and artificial intelligence to stabilize power grids and improve energy utilization efficiency, at the DA-CH Hydrogen Symposium in Wiener Neustadt.

The U.S. energy storage sector recorded its strongest quarter on record in Q2 2025, adding 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie.

UK Oil & Gas PLC (UKOG), through its subsidiary UK Energy Storage (UKEn), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with National Gas Transmission PLC to align future salt cavern hydrogen storage projects with Project Union, the UK’s planned 100% hydrogen pipeline system.

Volvo Group has officially launched the PU2000 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), marking a strategic shift from transportation toward integrated energy infrastructure solutions.

ADS-TEC Energy GmbH has announced plans for a 1-GW/2-GWh battery energy storage facility in southern Germany, a project designed to provide both grid stability and long-duration storage capacity at a scale rarely seen in the European market.

Eurasian Resources Group proceeded with controversial Congolese mineral rights acquisitions worth tens of millions despite internal compliance warnings that transactions…

The United States deployed 5.6 GW of battery energy storage between April and June 2025, marking the highest quarterly installation rate on record, according to data released by the American Clean Power Association and Wood Mackenzie.

The Department of Energy announced the cancellation of $13 billion in federal financing allocated for clean energy projects, representing the largest single reversal in climate investment since the Inflation Reduction Act established $370 billion in tax credits, grants, and loans in 2022.