Browsing: energy storage

Industrial decarbonization in India is increasingly being shaped by direct investment in renewable generation rather than reliance on grid procurement, and ArcelorMittal’s latest capital allocation underscores that shift.

Moll Batterien has secured more than €22 million in public funding to support the construction of a 1 GWh sodium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Lichtenfels, Bavaria, anchoring a broader investment package of roughly €103 million scheduled to come online by the end of 2026.

At the Altindag Cultural Center in Visoko, on December 18, a panel discussion titled “Green and Digital Transition of Bosnia and Herzegovina” brought together experts in energy, digitalization, sustainable development, and media.

Saudi Arabia has completed the grid connection of its largest battery energy storage system (BESS) to date, totaling 7.8 gigawatt-hours across three southwestern sites in Najran, Khamis Mushait, and Madaya.

Masdar has started commercial operations at its 20MW/40MWh battery energy storage system facility on Welkin Road in Stockport, marking the first completed project under its £1 billion investment in UK battery storage.

US electric vehicle sales growth has slowed compared with earlier in the decade, prompting automakers to recalibrate capital allocation, as exemplified by Ford’s decision to cancel plans for a new pure electric van and a fully electric F150 pickup following the Trump administration’s removal of federal purchase incentives and easing of vehicle emissions regulations.

Iron-sodium batteries, built on sodium metal chloride chemistry, are advancing from laboratory validation into utility-observed system testing.

Nova Power & Gas, a subsidiary of the E-INFRA Group, has officially commissioned Romania’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS), a 200 MW facility with 400 MWh of storage capacity in Florești, Cluj County.

A recent public post on LinkedIn by energy commentator Joe Romm discusses concerns highlighted in a Bloomberg analysis regarding U.S. policy on renewable energy and its potential impact on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.

Europe’s battery storage sector is entering a period of rapid scale-up, with annual deployments set to climb from 11 GW in 2024 to 16 GW in 2025, a 45% year-over-year increase, according to new forecasts from Wood Mackenzie.