India’s battery energy storage sector recorded one of its strongest growth periods in early 2026, with 4.6 GWh of new battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity added in the first quarter, according to Mercom India Research’s Q1 2026 India Energy Storage Landscape Report.
Ireland’s renewable expansion is facing growing storage challenges, with a proposed €2 billion LDES facility in County Carlow aiming to convert surplus renewable power into green hydrogen for later electricity generation.
Wärtsilä is separating its global Energy Storage business into a new joint venture with German engineering company RCT Solutions GmbH as competition, supply chain pressures, and margin challenges reshape the battery energy storage sector.
Barcelona’s public transport transition is reshaping the city’s bus fleet, with zero emission vehicles now accounting for one quarter of the network’s 1,140 buses.
The European Union is preparing to significantly broaden the reach of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), with member states backing changes that would extend the carbon pricing system beyond basic industrial materials and into a wider range of downstream products.
Europe’s upcoming recycled content requirements could force a fundamental restructuring of automotive material flows, with Volkswagen warning that the industry will need to process significantly more end-of-life vehicles to meet future obligations.
