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SK on has completed the reorganization of BlueOval SK, its US battery joint venture with Ford, and will operate the Tennessee plant independently. Although the companies embarked on a large-scale joint investment to target the North American electric vehicle market, they have shifted to independent

Chinese power giant Sungrow unveils a series of new storage and micro-grid technologies, including a scaled up battery product that can deliver 1 GWh in 12 days. The post Miners, microgrids, EVs and other loads: New inverter technologies take battery storage to new markets appeared first on Renew Economy.

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OCI Holdings, the green energy and chemical conglomerate best known for producing polysilicon for solar panels, is expanding its footprint in the North American power grid. The company said Wednesday that its Houston-based subsidiary, OCI Energy, has broken ground on a major utility-scale battery storage project in Bexar County, Texas, amid a broader corporate push into the North American renewable energy market. The project, dubbed Alamo City, is being developed in partnership with San Antonio’s municipal utility, CPS Energy. Spanning a 140,000-square-meter site, the facility will boast an output capacity of 120 megawatts and a storage capacity of 480 megawatt-hours, making it one of the more significant grid-balancing installations in the region. Scheduled to begin commercial operations in 2027, the installation is engineered to discharge up to four hours of continuous backup electricity during peak demand periods — enough to supply roughly 30,000 households in the San Antonio

BNEF's latest annual New Energy Outlook details a "much changed" global market, spurred by energy security and huge uptake of cheap solar and batteries. The post Solar will be largest power generator in “much changed” world by 2032, but battery storage is the big mover appeared first on Renew Economy.

Last year, the smart money had the American energy sector investing a cool $100 billion (with a “b”) in battery storage for sustainable energy. Today, those batteries aren’t just supporting wind and solar, they’re propping up AI data centers – and the investments are just getting bigger. more…

Ford lands its first major grid battery deal as it seeks to turn a failed EV strategy into a profitable sideline to its car business. The post Ford lands 20 GWh battery deal as US car giant follows Tesla into grid-scale storage appeared first on Renew Economy.

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A Ford Motor electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the US state of Michigan, edging closer to inauguration, has shed light on global marques’ reliance on Chinese technologies to accelerate their EV transition amid US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing. With trade and investment among the top issues on the agenda for the summit between Trump and President Xi Jinping, the US$3 billion facility, with a capacity of more than 400,000 EVs a year, has heightened expectations for similar...

  Deepak Ahuja, the chief financial officer who took Tesla public in 2010 and served two terms steering its finances through the most volatile period in automotive history, has joined Redwood Materials as CFO. He told TechCrunch it is “too early” to talk about an IPO. Companies that are not thinking about an IPO do […] This story continues at The Next Web

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Tesla announced today that it will invest almost $250 million more in battery cell production at its Grünheide factory outside Berlin, more than doubling planned capacity to 18 gigawatt hours per year and creating over 1,500 battery-related jobs. The investment comes just two months after the automaker successfully scared workers away from IG Metall in a contentious works council election — a vote where CEO Elon Musk explicitly threatened to halt expansion if the union gained control. more…

Ford Energy’s LFP-powered DC block was designed to last 20 years and packs over 5 megawatt-hours of energy.

Ford has unveiled a new subsidiary, Ford Energy, to manufacture Energy Storage systems at Kentucky facility. Importance Rank:  1 read more

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Ford has officially unveiled Ford Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary that will manufacture and sell U.S.-assembled battery energy storage systems (BESS) for utilities, data centers, and large industrial customers. The new unit plans to produce 20 GWh of energy storage annually from its Kentucky gigafactory. The move formalizes what has been months in the making — Ford’s pivot from struggling EV battery overcapacity to the booming grid-scale energy storage market, where demand is surging thanks to AI data centers and renewable energy buildout. more…

Before joining Redwood Materials, Ahuja served as chief financial and business officer at the drone delivery startup Zipline for about three years.

Owner of Australia's most successful big battery developer says storage costs have plunge 65-70 pct in last two years, and are solving the grid's biggest problems. The post “They solve the problem:” Leading storage developer says battery costs have plunged 70 pct in two years appeared first on Renew Economy.

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla Semi, the 4680 battery cell, BMW iX3 price, Rivian R2 pickup, and more. Today’s episode is sponsored by GM Energy. If you want to experience more resilience and control over your home energy, the GM Energy Home System adds stationary battery power for always-ready backup energy for your home, and the GM Energy PowerBank takes in energy from the grid and stores it for when you need it most. Learn more at gmenergy.gm.com We are also sponsored by NeuroHUD: Check out the NeuroHUD PRO featuring a true Tesla-focused HUD experience with navigation, blind-spot alerts, Autopilot status, and freely switchable display modes now on Kickstarter or Trantor Vision.com more…

California’s Air Resources Board has officially confirmed the Tesla Semi’s battery capacities through a regulatory filing — and they’re smaller than what Elon Musk originally suggested back in 2022. The CARB Executive Order A-374-0095, signed on April 15, reveals that the Long Range Semi carries an 822 kWh usable battery pack while the Standard Range comes in at 548 kWh, both using NCMA lithium-ion chemistry with Tesla’s 4680 cells. more…

Tesla never unveiled the Semi’s battery capacities, but an official document let the cat out of the bag.

A California regulatory filing just confirmed the exact battery size inside each Tesla Semi variant. The post Tesla Semi’s official battery capacity leaked by California regulators appeared first on TESLARATI.

Listed fund hopes to press go on its first big wind and storage projects soon, with an extension to the Victoria Big Battery likely first to go. The post Fund nears financial close for wind and storage projects, with Victoria Big Battery extension first to go appeared first on Renew Economy.

Five years after Tesla (TSLA) unveiled its 4680 battery cell at Battery Day with promises of 5x the energy, 6x the power, and 16% more range, the data tells a very different story. Tesla’s homemade cells consistently deliver worse energy density, worse charging performance, and less range than the supplier cells they are meant to replace. The problem is getting harder to ignore now that Tesla is quietly swapping supplier batteries for its own 4680 cells in European Model Y vehicles — and owners are noticing the downgrade. more…

ESS is moving beyond its long-duration energy storage roots into the crowded short- and medium-duration battery storage market – but not with lithium. more…

As global demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to surge, a team of Rice University researchers has developed a

A high-mileage 2019 Model 3 Standard Range Plus drives just fine, but it has lost around a third of its original battery capacity.

LG Energy Solution is likely to supply BMW with its 46-series cylindrical batteries, a deal that would mark a potential first-time partnership to power the German carmaker’s pure electric vehicles. According to the battery industry on Thursday, the two sides are in the final stages of negotiating a contract estimated to be worth around 10 trillion won ($7.2 billion), with a supply period expected to span about 10 years. If finalized, the agreement would expand LG Energy Solution’s client base for the 46-millimeter-diameter cylindrical battery format, a technology widely seen as key for next-generation electric vehicles. The company has already secured supply agreements for the 46-series batteries with several global EV manufacturers, including Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Rivian, Chery Automobile and Aptera. However, an LG Energy Solution official declined to confirm the reported BMW contract, saying, “We cannot comment on matters related to specific customers.” The potential deal comes as

As demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to surge, new research could potentially help ease supply chain pressures and cut environmental harm.

The Spanish solar developer is betting that co-locating renewable generation with battery storage adjacent to data centres is the answer to AI’s power hunger, and investors are oversubscribed at 6.7x. Europe has a data centre problem. Electricity grids across the continent are struggling to keep pace with the power demands of the AI boom, planning […] This story continues at The Next Web

If Trump had every heard of the EIA it is likely he would have scrapped it - but it continues to make some stunning predictions about the roll out of renewables. The post US predicts stunning 80 GW increase in big solar, wind, and battery storage in next year – despite Trump appeared first on Renew Economy.

Samsung SDI on Tuesday reported a first-quarter operating loss of 155.6 billion won ($115.3 million) and revenue of 3.58 trillion won, as it sharply narrowed losses and returned to net profit. The company said revenue rose 12.6 percent year-on-year, while operating loss contracted 64.2 percent. Net profit came to 56.1 billion won, marking a return to profitability. By segment, the battery business generated 3.35 trillion won in revenue and posted an operating loss of 176.6 billion won, while the electronic materials business recorded 222 billion won in revenue and an operating profit of 21 billion won. Samsung SDI said battery performance improved as demand recovered across key applications, including energy storage systems (ESS), uninterruptible power supply (UPS), battery backup units (BBU) and power tools. Revenue rose 12.5 percent year-on-year, while losses narrowed by more than 61 percent. The improvement was driven in part by increased Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit

Chinese scientists have achieved a breakthrough in “all-iron flow battery” technology that could sharply reduce the cost of storing renewable energy while significantly extending battery lifespan. Lithium costs over 80 times more than iron as a raw industrial material at present. An iron battery may offer a potential solution to one of the biggest bottlenecks in the global energy transition, according to the researchers. A team from the Institute of Metal Research under the Chinese Academy of...

Summary: SoftBank Corp. plans to convert part of the former Sharp LCD factory in Sakai, Osaka into one of Japan’s largest battery production lines for AI data centres, with production expected within five years (~2031). The move completes a vertical integration stack spanning chips (Arm, Graphcore, Ampere), modular data centre manufacturing (Lordstown), energy generation (SB […] This story continues at The Next Web

Over the last couple of decades, our cars have become much more environmentally friendly in terms of their

The 2027 7 Series is available as an EV, with an inline-six, or an inline-six PHEV.

Chinese battery cell manufacturers are poised to benefit from the US-Israeli war in Iran, according to Fitch Ratings, even as fierce competition, overcapacity and thin margins weigh on some downstream firms. Global demand for energy storage was set to rise, driven by high oil prices and rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, said Wang Ying, a managing director at the credit rating agency. “We believe that China’s leading energy storage cell manufacturers will be the bigger...

Hybridisation is rapidly becoming the default model for utility-scale renewables. Not because it is elegant, but because the standalone model is no longer commercially sustainable The post Hybridisation of wind, solar and battery storage is no longer optional – it’s the new baseline appeared first on Renew Economy.

Gotlandsbolaget just inked a deal with ESK Energy Storage to outfit the Gotland Horizon X—a hydrogen-ready multi-fuel catamaran owned by…

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Samsung SDI signed a multiyear contract Monday to supply high-nickel batteries made of nickel, cobalt and manganese for Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation compact and midsize electric SUVs, as well as coupe models. This marks the first time the Korean battery maker has struck an electric vehicle (EV) battery supply agreement with the German carmaker. Both companies kept the scale of the deal confidential. With Samsung SDI CEO Choi Joo-sun and Mercedes-Benz Group Chairman Ola Kallenius in attendance, the two companies held a signing ceremony in Seoul, pledging to broaden their strategic cooperation in future mobility, including joint development of next-generation battery technology. Samsung SDI also emphasized that the batteries for Mercedes-Benz deliver high energy density, extended driving range, long lifespan and high power, along with the Korean firm’s own safety solutions. “This partnership brings together the innovative DNA of both companies,” a Samsung SDI official said. “It is

Samsung SDI announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Mercedes-Benz to supply batteries for next-generation electric vehicles, marking the company’s first EV battery supply to the automaker.The signing ceremony was held at Andaz Seoul Gangnam Hotel, attended by Samsung SDI Presi

An Australian energy storage designer and manufacturer secures a $2.3 million grant from ARENA to support a scale-up of its manufacturing capacity. The post Australian battery storage manufacturer secures $2.3 million grant from ARENA to scale up capacity appeared first on Renew Economy.

A YouTuber driving a Tesla Model X the entire length of the Americas ran out of battery in Chile’s Atacama Desert — the driest place on Earth — and had to deploy emergency solar panels on the side of the highway to survive. The whole ordeal, captured on video, is a fascinating look at both the promise and the very real challenges of long-distance EV travel in regions where charging infrastructure remains sparse. more…

The demand for batteries - for EVs and grid - has surged in the last year and is getting a further boost from the global fuel crisis as countries think energy security. The post Stunning growth of battery storage puts it at centre of global energy security needs, for cars and for grids appeared first on Renew Economy.

Owner of Australian solar farm portfolio that has been seeking a buyer for nearly two years suggests it may need to add battery storage. The post Australia solar portfolio marked for sale this year, but will likely need to add battery storage appeared first on Renew Economy.

Here's a stat to blow your mind. Australian households are installing batteries equal to 9% of the total storage capacity installed by power companies across the globe. The post Australian home battery installations equal to almost 10 pct of global utility capacity brought online in March appeared first on Renew Economy.

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Work is underway on the third stage of a massive battery energy storage system being built in Queensland, that will double its size to 2.3 gigawatt-hours. The post Construction and concrete pours begin on third stage of massive battery, adding another 312 Tesla Megapacks appeared first on Renew Economy.

A solar and battery storage project developed and financed by Sunrock Distributed Generation is now in operation at the County Jail in Salinas, California. Funded through a PPA, it is expected to save the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, which operates the jail, more than $12 million over its lifetime. The installation includes a 1.243-MW carport solar… The post California county jail to save $12 million in energy costs with solar carport and Tesla battery appeared first on Solar Power World.

EV manufacturer Rivian announced a partnership with battery recycler Redwood Materials to deploy second-life Rivian battery packs for on-site energy storage at Rivian’s EV manufacturing site in Normal, Illinois. “Electricity demand is accelerating faster than the grid can expand, posing a constraint on industrial growth,” said JB Straubel, Redwood Materials Founder and CEO. “At the same… The post Second-life EV battery packs to provide energy storage to Rivian car factory in Illinois appeared first on Solar Power World.

Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory, its largest production base, has the potential to build humanoid robots in future, the company’s China president says, with its manufacturing efficiency and innovative capability seen as potential drivers of CEO Elon Musk’s hopes of commercialising the technology swiftly. Allan Wang Hao said in a media briefing on Tuesday that the Shanghai Gigafactory could provide a “golden key” to the mass production of robots designed to resemble and move like humans. “Like other...

Thai coal mining company seeks federal green tick for gigawatt scale battery, one of four battery projects slated for transformation of coal mining centre. The post Thai developer sends new big battery project to EPBC as storage takes centre stage in old coal country appeared first on Renew Economy.

BMW Group has joined hands with Rimac Technology to develop a new high-voltage battery for the all-electric BMW i7, set to debut at Auto China 2026 on 22 April. The new battery combines BMW’s..

It is perhaps the most recent example of Tesla using unique engineering prowess and cross-pollinating vehicle elements to solve common problems, something it does better than most companies out there. The post Tesla is using a redesigned Cybertruck battery cell to mitigate Semi challenges appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla has added Sunwoda (also known as Xinwangda) as its fifth global power battery cell supplier, with LFP cells already shipping on Shanghai-built vehicles destined for export markets. The move continues Tesla’s aggressive push to diversify its battery supply chain and squeeze costs as automotive gross margins remain under pressure — down to roughly 15% from a peak of 27% in 2021. more…

China’s leading battery makers have unveiled plans to add more than 600 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of new production capacity for the energy storage system (ESS) market in just the first two months of 2026, underscoring surging global demand for renewable energy infrastructure. The planned facilities – spanning major players from Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) to Gotion High-tech – amount to roughly 10 times the 58GWh of total capacity installed across the US in 2025. According to the GGII...

While rooftop solar panels make a visible statement that a homeowner is an environmental steward and interested in improving utility consumption, residential energy storage systems provide real control. And that’s what residential battery brand FranklinWH aims to do — offer a suite of products that give households more control of their energy usage. The “WH”… The post American-made FranklinWH Energy Storage keeps manufacturing local SPW tours FranklinWH residential battery facilities in California. appeared first on Solar Power World.

James Dacey reviews The Elements of Power: a Story of War, Technology and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth by Nicolas Niarchos The post The dark heart of the lithium-ion battery revolution appeared first on Physics World.

SK On’s Hungary plant, its European production hub, is reportedly showing record-high operational efficiency, driven by the solid growth of the European electric vehicle (EV) market. The Hungary plant is a key European production base that supplies Nickel-Cobalt-Manganese (NCM) batteries to the Volk

The electric sector is standing at a pivotal moment. Utilities are no longer observers in the renewable transformation but instead are becoming direct owners and operators of technologies that were once primarily developed, financed, and managed by third-party developers. Among these technologies, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are moving to the center of long-term generation […] The post Battery Storage Is Reshaping the Grid; Integration Strategy Will Shape the Outcome appeared first on POWER Magazine.

BMW’s new rear-drive iX3 40 cuts battery size and price, yet still delivers 395 miles of WLTP range.

Australia setting battery records across the market as home energy rebate passes a new milestone and Bowen credits storage for shielding grid from overseas shocks. The post Home battery rebate numbers surge pass 300,000 as storage shields grid from overseas shocks appeared first on Renew Economy.

Lithium dendrites, i.e. tiny crystalline thorns that grow off of lithium-ion battery anodes during charging, have been a

For the first time, a home battery is live on a New York City rooftop, opening the door for residential energy storage across the five boroughs. more…

The new LEAF EV is a cornerstone of Nissan’s comeback plan, but it’s already facing a recall in Japan due to a battery defect. more…

It was confirmed on March 26 that Samsung SDI is pushing to purchase about a 7% stake in Pino, a precursor manufacturer. A precursor is a key raw material for cathode materials, one of the four core battery materials. The move is analyzed as an effort to meet de-China requirements in the battery mat

Battery component of solar and storage facility joins the grid, part of a boom that has already added more than 4 gigawatts of new capacity this financial year. The post Another big battery prepares to power up as Sunshine state leads extraordinary charge to storage in 2026 appeared first on Renew Economy.

Until recently, I had little interest in purchasing a household battery. I am now one of half a million Australians to have taken the plunge. Here's how it's going. The post A home battery case study: From little interest in storage, to bills that are always in credit appeared first on Renew Economy.