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Repurposed EV batteries now delivering 28 MWh of grid services to ERCOT
B2U Storage Solutions has brought its second Texas project using repurposed EV batteries into service near San Antonio. The Bexar Martinez BESS is del...
Sungrow turns to Samsung SDI battery cells to sustain its energy storage business
Sungrow is moving toward Samsung SDI battery cells for its energy storage systems as U.S. supply-chain restrictions tighten around China-linked equipm...
Switzerland's largest battery storage facility goes online
Switzerland’s largest battery storage facility has started operations in Gurtnellen, combining Axpo’s 50 MW system with Energie Uri’s 8.4 MW installat...
From more than 50 GW to under 10 GW: Ukraine doesn’t need its old energy system back
Ukraine’s reconstruction debate is shifting from restoring the old centralized grid to building a more resilient system with decentralized solar and s...
West Virginia solar project to pair lithium BESS with zinc long-duration energy storage
MN8 Energy will build an 86 MW solar project in West Virginia paired with 280 MWh of lithium-ion storage and 100 MWh of Eos zinc-based long-duration s...
Massachusetts extends bid deadline for 1-GW storage tender
Massachusetts has extended the bidding deadline for a 1 GW energy storage tender, giving developers more time to prepare proposals. The procurement is...
Jacobs to advise UK's MESH 300-MW/55-GWh offshore storage project
Jacobs has been appointed to advise the UK’s MESH offshore storage project, a planned 300 MW / 55 GWh long-duration energy storage facility. The scale...
EU deploys 33.8 GW of solar in H1
The European Union deployed 33.8 GW of solar in the first half of 2026, keeping the market close to last year’s record pace. SolarPower Europe now exp...
HiNa Battery scales Korean sodium-ion partnership from 15 MWh to 10 GWh
HiNa Battery has signed a five-year agreement to supply South Korea’s Volta with 10 GWh of sodium-ion batteries. The deal expands an earlier 15 MWh pa...
Türkiye Accelerates Energy Transition as Renewables, Grid Investment and Climate Policy Take Centre Stage
Türkiye is putting renewables, grid investment, and climate policy at the center of its energy transition agenda. The direction is important for solar...
Polysilicon playbook
US solar manufacturers and investors are assessing the implications of the Section 232 investigation outcome for polysilicon imports. The policy debat...
Nigeria's Niger State launches EPC tender for 100MW solar PV and grid interconnection works
Niger State in Nigeria has opened prequalification for EPC work on a 100 MW solar PV project and related grid interconnection infrastructure. The proc...