Storage & Grid
Tesla storage up 10% in Q3 2026 as Megafactory Texas starts
Tesla deployed 13.7 GWh of energy storage in the third quarter of 2026, a 10 percent increase year over year, according to the company's quarterly update published October 21. The figure marks a modes...
Peak Energy closes $108M Series B for sodium-ion grid batteries
Peak Energy, a U.S. developer of sodium-ion battery systems for the power grid, has closed an oversubscribed $108 million Series B funding round. GM Ventures led the round, joined by existing investor...
String vs central PCS: How BESS availability compares in practice
Battery energy storage system (BESS) operators face a fundamental design choice: string or central power conversion. A detailed analysis by Sergey Syrvachev, Director of Product Engineering at HyperSt...
Brazil solar-plus-storage costs second cheapest globally by 2035
Brazil is on track to become the second cheapest market globally for solar-plus-storage electricity by 2035, with levelised costs reaching approximately US$41 per MWh at 95% reliability, according to ...
Solaredge launches CSS-OD 107 C&I battery storage for European market
Solaredge has introduced the CSS-OD 107, a new commercial and industrial (C&I) battery storage system designed for the European market. The product combines a 107 kWh battery cabinet with an integrate...
India Curtails 96.9 GW Solar in September as Grid Strains Persist
India curtailed 96.9 GW of solar photovoltaic generation in September 2026, according to new data from JMK Research and Grid-India. Total renewable energy curtailment reached 118.6 GW during the month...
ev.energy lands $11M CEC award for ChargeWise Phase 2 EV program
The California Energy Commission has awarded $11 million to ev.energy for Phase 2 of its ChargeWise managed-charging program, targeting 79,000 enrolled electric vehicle drivers by 2028. The total Phas...
Rondo and Rio Tinto begin FEED on 360-MWh heat battery at Yarwun
Rondo Energy and Rio Tinto have started front-end engineering and design (FEED) on a 360-MWh electric heat battery at the Yarwun alumina refinery near Gladstone, Queensland. The Australian Renewable E...
Trina Storage completes first Portugal battery project in Castelo Branco
Trina Storage has completed its first battery storage project in Portugal, a 15 MW / 60 MWh system at Castelo Branco in the Centro region. The Albispark battery energy storage system (BESS) is paired ...
Ørsted and Econergy push UK battery storage past 720 MWh
Ørsted has completed its first UK battery energy storage system (BESS) co-located with the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, while developer Econergy has connected a 120 MWh project in Scotland — together...