Storage & Grid
AlphaESS Targets Europe With Unified Commercial and Utility Storage Platform
AlphaESS is positioning itself in the European energy storage market with a unified, open platform designed to serve projects ranging from commercial rooftop installations to utility-scale deployments...
Solar Hits 2.8 TW as Growth Meets Grid and Political Resistance
Solar power has officially overtaken coal in the global electricity mix, a milestone that underscores how dramatically the energy landscape has shifted. Yet as of October 2026, the industry faces a du...
India's Solar Village Modhera Expands Into Green Mobility
Modhera village in Gujarat, India, has taken its renewable energy ambitions a step further. Already recognised as India's first village to receive round-the-clock solar power, Modhera is now rolling o...
Brazil Allocates 228 MW to Data Centers in PNAST Transmission Debut
Brazil's National Policy for Access to the Transmission System (PNAST), established by Decree No. 12.772/2025, has completed its first competitive stage, allocating 228 MW of transmission capacity to ...
Global Solar Hits 2.8 TW as Storage and Policy Shape 2026
The world added 600 GW of new photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2025 alone, pushing total global installed solar to approximately 2.8 terawatts (TW) — a milestone that underscores just how rapidly the ene...
Battery storage beats gas peakers globally as North America faces trade headwinds
Battery energy storage has reached a decisive economic tipping point over gas-fired peaking capacity, according to the latest levelized cost of energy (LCOE) report from Wood Mackenzie. The analysis f...
Solar-Plus-Storage Advances in Arizona, Scotland and Chile
A wave of utility-scale solar-plus-storage (BESS) development is reshaping energy infrastructure across three continents, with groundbreakings, planning approvals and major financing deals all landing...
Wärtsilä Spins Off Storage Business Into New Joint Venture Valo
Wärtsilä has handed its energy storage business to a newly formed joint venture called Valo, created in equal partnership with RCT Solutions of Konstanz, Germany. The transfer took effect on 1 October...
MGA Thermal's Heat Storage Targets Industrial Decarbonisation and Grid Relief
MGA Thermal is advancing a form of long-duration energy storage that converts surplus renewable electricity into high-temperature heat, then dispatches it as steam or electricity to industrial custome...
Solar Sector Balances Record Growth With Grid and Security Challenges
Solar power remains the cheapest electricity source ever recorded, yet the industry's central challenge has shifted from simply building capacity to making that capacity work reliably within existing ...