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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.

POSCO FUTURE M is partnering with Kumho Petrochemical and BEI to embark on the development of next-generation battery technology.On March 25, POSCO FUTURE M signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kumho Petrochemical and BEI at the POSCO Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, for the joint development

With the present development of energy storage technology, consumers and industries have made battery safety a primary concern.

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Samsung SDI has embarked on building a ‘China-free’ supply chain for core battery materials. This is a strategic move to respond to strengthening US-centric rules of origin while simultaneously accelerating its push into the North American Energy Storage System (ESS) market.On March 24, Samsung SDI

Samsung SDI has signed a 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) supply agreement with L&F for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials, a strategic move to strengthen its presence in the North American energy storage system (ESS) market and diversify its supply chain away from China. The company announced Tuesday that the mid- to long-term deal with L&F, a leading Korean battery materials manufacturer, will span three years starting in 2027. The materials will be used to produce LFP batteries specifically for ESS applications, with the contract including an option to extend the supply for an additional three years. Samsung SDI plans to use the L&F-supplied materials to manufacture ESS batteries at StarPlus Energy (SPE), its joint venture with Stellantis located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Since the fourth quarter of last year, SPE has been gradually converting a portion of its production lines from electric vehicle batteries to ESS batteries. The facility is expected to begin

Samsung SDI has secured a key supply agreement for battery materials as it moves to strengthen its presence in the North American energy storage system market while diversifying its supply chain away from China.The company announced today that it has signed a mid- to long-term supply agreement with

Development and construction of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Massachusetts has become more feasible as a result of expanded statutory protections and the implementation of new safety regulations. Energy storage has been called a “Swiss Army Knife” because it makes possible a wide range of applications, including peak shaving, grid stabilization and distributed generation… The post Battery storage moves forward in Massachusetts as barriers fall appeared first on Solar Power World.

Tesla Semi program lead Dan Priestley took Jay Leno on an extensive tour of the production-intent electric truck, revealing significant engineering details — including 1,000 lbs of weight savings that bring the 500-mile version to payload parity with diesel trucks. The episode is packed with new technical information about the powertrain architecture, charging capabilities, and production readiness as Tesla prepares to ramp its dedicated Semi factory outside Reno, Nevada, to 50,000 units per year. more…

A newly published Tesla patent application describes a sophisticated dual-battery management system designed to integrate an auxiliary battery pack with a vehicle’s primary pack — including a configuration where the auxiliary battery lives inside a towed trailer. The patent was filed in August 2024, months before Tesla officially cancelled the Cybertruck’s bed-mounted range extender, suggesting the automaker’s engineering team continued developing the underlying technology even as the original product was being abandoned. more…

The week in business and tech saw Rivian Automotive strike a $1.25 billion robotaxi deal with Uber Technologies, investor Ross Gerber push EV adoption amid rising oil prices, Canada propose a U.S.-focused auto strategy, Tesla, Inc. plan a $4.3 billion battery plant, and United Airlines cut flights due to higher fuel costs. Importance Rank:  1 read more

As part of the country’s strategic program to strengthen the stability of the national grid, Cuba has begun load testing of the first unit of a battery energy storage system (BESS) at the El Cotorro substation in Havana. This is the first of four systems with a total capacity of 200 MW. According to the […] The post Cuba Begins Testing First Battery Energy Storage System to Boost Grid Stability appeared first on POWER Magazine.

With new incentives driving battery uptake, the focus is shifting to size and flexibility - and Fox ESS is betting on modular systems that can grow with household energy needs. The post Two storage pathways for homes under Australia’s evolving battery incentive programs appeared first on Renew Economy.

Samsung SDI announced on March 18, that it held the 56th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in Seoul, attended by individual shareholders, institutional investors, and key executives including president and CEO Joo Sun Choi.Chairing the meeting, Choi said "With the expansion of downstream indust

Tesla is expanding ties with LG Energy Solution to include a $4.3 billion deal for U.S.-produced cells for energy storage systems from Michigan.

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The US government has officially confirmed that Tesla is the customer behind LG Energy Solution’s massive $4.3 billion lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery supply contract — ending months of speculation since LG first disclosed the deal last July. The three-year agreement will see LG produce LFP prismatic cells at its Lansing, Michigan factory starting in 2027, feeding directly into Tesla’s next-generation Megapack 3 energy storage systems assembled at the Houston Megafactory. more…

Tesla and LG Energy Solution are partnering together on a lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) prismatic battery cell manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan. The cells, which should start coming off the lines in 2027, will power Tesla’s Megapack 3 battery energy storage systems that will be assembled in Houston, Texas. The Lansing site was previously a joint-venture… The post LGES, Tesla partner on $4.3 billion lithium battery cell plant in Michigan appeared first on Solar Power World.

Trump's DOI announces agreements worth $56 billion in private sector, including Tesla & LG's $4.3 billion battery plant. Importance Rank:  1 read more

What began as an open secret in the energy industry was confirmed by the U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday: Tesla is the buyer behind LG Energy Solution's blockbuster $4.3 billion battery supply agreement. The post Tesla named by U.S. Gov. in $4.3B battery deal for American-made cells appeared first on TESLARATI.

The U.S. government has confirmed that global electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla was the customer in a battery supply deal secured by LG Energy Solution in July, industry sources said Tuesday. The U.S. Department of the Interior posted the results of the Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum held in Tokyo over the weekend, which included the Tesla-LG Energy Solution deal. "Tesla and LG Energy Solution are expanding their partnership with a supply agreement to build a $4.3 billion LFP prismatic battery cell manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan, launching production in 2027," the U.S. department said on its website. "American-made cells will power Tesla's Megapack 3 energy storage systems produced in Houston, creating a robust domestic battery supply chain," it added. In July, LG Energy Solution said it signed a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery supply deal with an overseas client, without disclosing the buyer. The South Korean battery maker said it will

Samsung SDI has secured another major order worth more than 1 trillion won (Around $689 million) in the U.S. energy storage system (ESS) market. As demand for ESS increases rapidly due to the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and the spread of renewable energy, the company appea

Samsung SDI said Monday it has secured another large-scale contract to supply energy storage system (ESS) batteries in the United States, accelerating its expansion in the fast-growing global ESS market. According to the Korean battery maker, its Michigan-based subsidiary, Samsung SDI America, recently signed a 1.5 trillion won ($1 billion) deal to supply ESS batteries in phases to a U.S. energy company over four years through 2029. The company did not disclose the name of the customer under the agreement. The batteries will be produced at StarPlus Energy’s plant in Indiana, a joint venture between Samsung SDI and automaker Stellantis. Initial shipments will consist of nickel-cobalt-aluminum (NCA) batteries, with supplies later expanding to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The latest contract highlights Samsung SDI’s technological competitiveness in both NCA and LFP battery technologies in the global market, the company said. Samsung SDI has been strengthening its presence in

A technology is being developed to decompose methane, a representative global warming substance, and produce graphite, a battery anode material. POSCO Future M expects that this technology will not only contribute to greenhouse gas reduction but also dramatically cut the cost of battery anode materi

Lithium dendrites, i.e. tiny crystalline thorns that grow off of lithium-ion battery anodes during charging, have been a persistent challenge for the world's most widely used form of energy storage. "Dendrites can penetrate the battery's separator, causing catastrophic short circuits and safety hazards," said Qing Ai, a former research scientist at Rice University who is a first author on a new study published in Science that reports for the first time exactly how these tricky structures behave inside batteries. "Despite decades of study, the fundamental nanomechanical properties of lithium dendrites remained a mystery—until now."

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For all of the praise heaped onto Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 last summer, its clamshell sibling felt a little bit like an afterthought. The company did make some meaningful changes to its hardware, slimming the chassis down by over a millimeter while adding in a larger battery and expanding its cover display to fill the entire panel. While plenty of us have held out hope that this year’s Flip 8 would see the sort of transformation Samsung delivered to its book-style foldable, it’s not sounding too promising so far. more…

Huge wind project that survived LNP's perilous project call-in process kicks off full federal environmental assessment, with novel plan for battery with every turbine. The post A battery with every turbine: Huge wind project seeks federal green tick with novel storage plan appeared first on Renew Economy.

Climate change was poised to create an interesting catch-22 for electric vehicles. Electrifying transportation can go a long

The update was shared by Tesla observers on social media platform X, citing monthly China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data. The post Tesla China posts strong February wholesale growth at Gigafactory Shanghai appeared first on TESLARATI.

Betting on rising global demand for energy storage, shares of Chinese lithium battery makers continued to rally on Wednesday, led by Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL), which reported stronger-than-expected growth driven in part by its expansion into new energy storage markets. CATL shares surged more than 10 per cent to HK$608 during morning trading hours in Hong Kong on Wednesday – the highest level in five months – before closing 9 per cent higher at HK$599.50. That followed another 9...

Samsung SDI said Wednesday it will not tolerate patent infringement or technology theft involving its prismatic battery technology as more competitors move to enter the segment. “We will not overlook any patent infringement or technology misappropriation involving the prismatic battery,” Joo Yong-lak, executive vice president and head of Samsung SDI’s research center, said on the sidelines of InterBattery 2026 at Coex in Seoul. Responding to a question about competitors’ recent plans to enter the prismatic battery business, Joo said the company is closely monitoring the situation. “As a company leading the technology, we are keeping a close eye on developments,” he said. Joo emphasized that prismatic battery technology has a high barrier to entry. “The technology and manufacturing processes for prismatic batteries involve very high entry barriers,” he said. “Extensive know-how and technological expertise must be accumulated across materials, components, design, manufacturing and

The startup's third test evaluates whether its solid-state battery is actually a supercapacitor. Here's what the results say.

Images and video of the Cybercab fleet were shared by longtime Giga Texas observer Joe Tegtmeyer in posts on social media platform X. The post Tesla gathers Cybercab fleet in Gigafactory Texas appeared first on TESLARATI.

First sod has been turned at one of Australia's biggest DC-coupled solar battery hybrid projects, heralding a major change to the generation profile of large-scale PV. The post Solar, storage and sheep: First sod turned at game-changing hybrid PV and battery project appeared first on Renew Economy.

A Chinese laptop manufacturer has announced the world's first rugged industrial laptop with a solar panel. The device is geared towards professionals who need a device that can work for long periods of time away from a power outlet.

When Donut Lab first announced its solid-state battery earlier this year, there was some speculation around whether the Finnish startup had actually produced a supercapacitor, which is a much shorter-term form of electrical storage. Supercapacitors can charge and discharge quickly, similar to Donut Lab's claimed solid-state battery. But supercapacitors are totally different from batteries in terms of energy storage capacity and long-term use. Was Donut Lab's battery actually just a supercapacitor in disguise? The startup says no, and it has the independent test results to prove it. The test, which was yet again conducted by state-owned VTT … Read the full story at The Verge.

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Australia is shifting toward solar and storage hybrids, with battery-centric DC-coupled systems helping manage curtailment, simplify grid connections and deliver energy when it’s most valuable. The post Why developers are choosing battery-centric DC coupling for big solar and storage in Australia appeared first on Renew Economy.

Samsung SDI said Monday it will display a sample of its all-solid-state battery pouch under development for physical artificial intelligence (AI) applications during the three-day InterBattery 2026 trade show starting Wednesday in Seoul. This will be the first public unveiling of the battery maker’s all-solid-state battery for humanoids and other types of robots. “Our goal is to show how Samsung SDI’s battery technology can turn the full potential of the AI era into reality,” a Samsung SDI official said. “Building on decades of expertise, we will present premium battery solutions tailored to the evolving needs of AI-driven industries.” The official added that Samsung SDI will host the largest booth among exhibitors, featuring a comprehensive portfolio of new technologies and products under the slogan “AI thinks, Battery enables.” Aiming to begin mass production in the second half of next year, Samsung SDI has developed prismatic all-solid-state batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). To

SK On Co., a major South Korean battery manufacturer, has laid off nearly 1,000 workers at its U.S. battery plant in Georgia amid slowing electric vehicle (EV) demand, a company filing showed Saturday. SK Battery America Inc., SK On's U.S. unit, dismissed 968 employees at its battery manufacturing facility in Commerce, Georgia, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice posted on a Georgia state website. The layoffs reportedly account for about 37 percent of the plant's total workforce of around 2,500 employees. The company said the workforce reduction was part of restructuring efforts prompted by slowing EV sales and changing market conditions. The decision was also made to adjust operations while maintaining its commitment to the state of Georgia and efforts to build a strong U.S. supply chain for advanced battery manufacturing. The Georgia plant has been supplying EV batteries to automakers including Germany's Volkswagen and South Korea's Hyundai

Another major Japanese automaker is jumping into the race for the “holy grail” of EV batteries after buying out an all-solid-state battery business. more…

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LG Energy Solution (LGES) said Friday that NextStar Energy, the Korean battery maker’s Canadian subsidiary, has completed Canada’s first and only commercial-scale battery manufacturing facility, built to produce batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems on a 390,000-square-meter site. During the grand opening ceremony on Thursday (local time), Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan called the new factory “an important symbol and milestone” of industrial cooperation between Korea and Canada, and asked his Canadian counterpart to continue bilateral collaboration in the submarine sector as well, extending government support for Hanwha Ocean’s bid to win the Royal Canadian Navy’s order for 12 new patrol submarines worth 60 billion Canadian dollars ($43 billion). At the event, Kim said it was particularly meaningful that the plant was built in Ontario, a province that sent troops to help defend Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War. “Just as LGES has fulfilled its commitment to

BYD’s new Blade Battery 2.0 and flash-charging network promise ultra-fast EV charging, potentially cutting charging times to minutes. The post Tesla’s top rival launches EV battery tech promising full charge in about 10 minutes appeared first on Digital Trends.

Big battery projects including stand-alone BESS and solar-hybrids dominated investment activity in the final quarter of 2025, featuring in 16 deals across financing, M&A and PPAs. The post Big battery deals dominate as investors buy, sell, finance and contract Australian energy storage appeared first on Renew Economy.

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The report was initially published by TheElec, citing industry sources. The post Tesla expands US LFP battery supply with LG Energy Solution deal: report appeared first on TESLARATI.

When the sun goes down, solar panels stop working. A new solution doesn't require bulky batteries or electrical grids.

A new report finds Texas is set to overtake California in battery storage as US installs hit a record 57.6 GWh in 2025, up 30% year-over-year. more…

Oxford researchers have found a way to visualize one of the most hidden — yet critical — components inside lithium-ion batteries. By tagging polymer binders with traceable markers, they revealed how these tiny materials are distributed at the nanoscale and how that affects charging speed and durability. Small manufacturing adjustments reduced internal resistance by up to 40%, potentially unlocking fastcer charging. The technique could help improve both today’s batteries and next-generation designs.

Plans for one of Australia's biggest solar-battery hybrid projects have been waved through the federal EPBC queue just one month after joining it. The post Plan for Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid, with eight hours storage, get federal green tick appeared first on Renew Economy.

A new artificial intelligence framework developed at Cornell can accurately predict the performance of battery electrolytes while revealing the chemical principles that govern them, providing engineers with a new tool for designing better batteries.

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Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a powerful new method to visualize an essential lithium-ion battery electrode component that had been extremely difficult to trace before. The discovery, published in Nature Communications, could lead to increased manufacturing efficiency of battery electrodes and ultimately help improve the charging rate and lifetime of Li-ion batteries.

Melbourne based renewables developer and operator Mint Renewables begins community engagement for a proposed solar farm and battery energy storage system in NSW Southern Tablelands. The post Locally developed solar-battery project with four hours of storage joins NSW planning pipeline appeared first on Renew Economy.

Researchers develop high-performance quasi-solid-state calcium-ion batteries using redox covalent organic frameworks, achieving strong cycling stability as a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion technology.

Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles.

Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles.

Lunar Energy, a leader in integrated home battery systems and virtual power plant software, announced it raised $102 million in an oversubscribed Series D round led by B Capital and Prelude Ventures. This round follows a previously unannounced Series C financing of $130 million led by Activate Capital. The post Lunar Energy Raises Millions to Support VPPs, Home Battery Energy Storage appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Tesla has launched its first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) program in the United States, starting in select Texas markets. The “Powershare Grid Support” program allows Cybertruck owners to discharge their truck’s massive 123 kWh battery, equivalent to roughly nine Powerwalls, back to the grid during high-demand events and earn bill credits in return. The announcement, made by Tesla Energy on social media, marks a significant milestone for a company that has been promising bidirectional charging capabilities for years but has consistently delayed delivering them across its vehicle lineup. more…

Williamsdale battery in Canberra to fund two rooftop solar and battery storage systems for local not-for-profit organisations, as part of a combined $500,000 community benefit program. The post Canberra’s biggest battery to fund rooftop PV and storage for charities through community benefit scheme appeared first on Renew Economy.

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Queensland's newest big battery has reached full operation at its location at a former coal generation hub south of Brisbane. The post “From coal to gas to battery storage:” CleanCo hits Big Blue Button on big new BESS appeared first on Renew Economy.