Storage & Grid
Lynus launches BESS Cube 2.0 for large-scale commercial and grid storage
German energy storage specialist Lynus has launched the BESS Cube 2.0, a large-scale battery storage system designed for commercial and grid applications. Each unit delivers roughly 800 kWh of usable ...
Saft opens solid-state battery lines in Bordeaux for aerospace
Saft, the battery unit of TotalEnergies SE, opened solid-state battery cell production lines in Bordeaux on October 19, 2026. The lines produce both sulfide all-solid-state and polymer semi-solid cell...
PCS safety risks grow with mixed PV and battery storage systems
The growing trend of pairing photovoltaic systems and battery energy storage systems from different manufacturers is creating new safety challenges for power control systems, according to industry exp...
CHN Energy connects 60 MW battery at Rudong solar-hydrogen complex
CHN Energy has connected a 60 MW / 120 MWh battery storage station at the Rudong solar-hydrogen complex in Jiangsu province, completing the power generation side of the integrated project. The state-o...
Qnetic begins flywheel testing with 200 kWh Pulsar unit in Shanghai
Qnetic, a California-based energy storage company, has begun low-speed testing of its Pulsar flywheel in Shanghai. The company reported that the Pulsar unit achieved an initial capacity of 200 kWh, ex...
Fidra Energy picks ACCURE analytics for 1.4GW Thorpe Marsh BESS
Fidra Energy has selected ACCURE Battery Intelligence to provide AI-driven analytics for its Thorpe Marsh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Doncaster, UK. The 1.4GW/3.1GWh facility, currently th...
FES Chile 2026 presale ends today with 90% of capacity sold
The Future Energy Summit (FES) Chile 2026 closes its presale today, October 19, with 90% of event capacity already occupied. The summit takes place October 28-29 at the InterContinental Santiago Hotel...
Alert fatigue threatens returns for global battery storage operators
Global battery storage capacity is on track to reach 500–700 GWh by 2030, but a less visible problem is eroding returns for operators: alert fatigue. As fleets expand, operators are drowning in alarms...
National storage targets hit 822 GW but lag COP29 pledge by 45%
National energy storage targets have surged to 822 GW by 2030, a 190% increase from pre-COP29 levels, but still sit 45% below the international pledge of 1,500 GW made at the Baku climate summit, acco...
Foresight invests in 40GWh Scottish pumped hydro LDES project
Foresight Group has invested in the 1.8GW/40GWh Earba pumped hydro storage project in the Scottish Highlands, the largest long-duration energy storage (LDES) scheme in the UK by capacity.