Browsing: energy storage

The United States is on track to reach 200GW and 655GWh of cumulative energy storage capacity by 2031, nearly four times today’s installed base, according to Wood Mackenzie’s Q2 2026 US Energy Storage Monitor.

Energy developer NatPower and Tesla have signed an agreement to deploy 25 GWh of battery storage capacity across Italy and the United Kingdom, representing the first stage of a broader programme that could require up to $5 billion in investment.

EU electricity prices for energy-intensive industries averaged more than twice US levels and nearly 50% above those in China in…

Rising electricity demand in Texas is increasing the need for grid flexibility, with OCI Energy’s $130 million tax equity financing for the Alamo City Battery Energy Storage System highlighting the growing importance of large scale battery storage.

The global battery industry has spent years trying to reduce dependence on lithium, nickel, and cobalt, materials that remain central to today’s electric vehicle and energy storage markets but face supply chain, cost, and geopolitical pressures.

Germany’s grid-scale battery storage capacity stood at over 1.5 GW across 207 commissioned projects as of June 2025 and was…

The shift toward large scale renewable energy deployment in the United States is increasingly becoming a financing and infrastructure challenge rather than a technology question. Permanent Power Company, a national power platform backed by CIM Group, has secured approximately $600 million in construction financing for its Grape solar and energy storage project in California, highlighting the growing role of hybrid renewable projects in addressing grid reliability and clean energy demand.

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.

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.

Data centre electricity consumption reached 415 terawatt-hours globally in 2024, roughly 1.5% of total global electricity use, and the IEA…