# battery energy storage (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover battery energy storage. Page: Feed: --- ## [18GWh of BESS comes online in July, year-to-date total up 27%](https://www.energy-storage.news/18gwh-of-bess-comes-online-in-july-year-to-date-total-up-27/) _2026-08-27 · Cameron Murray · Energy-Storage.News_ A total of 18GWh of large-scale BESS capacity came online in July 2026, of which China accounted for 70%. ## [ROUNDUP: Greenvolt, Elesela, Enlight, European Energy and GEN-I move large-scale BESS projects forward in CEE and Baltics](https://www.energy-storage.news/roundup-greenvolt-elesela-enlight-european-energy-gen-i-large-scale-bess-projects-forward-cee-baltics/) _2026-08-27 · Cameron Murray · Energy-Storage.News_ A roundup of large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects being financed, acquired or contracted in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland and Romania. ## [Africa’s first 24/7 ‘solar baseload’ power plant, enabled by batteries, goes online at DRC copper mine](https://www.energy-storage.news/africas-first-24-7-solar-baseload-power-plant-enabled-by-batteries-goes-online-at-drc-copper-mine/) _2026-08-27 · Andy Colthorpe · Energy-Storage.News_ Solar-plus-storage project, claimed as the first of its kind in Africa to deliver 24/7 renewable electricity, has come online at a copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ## [LFP cathode active material startup Nano One brings a strategy to meet demand from supply chains outside China](https://www.energy-storage.news/lfp-cathode-active-material-startup-nano-one-brings-a-strategy-to-meet-demand-from-supply-chains-outside-china/) _2026-08-27 · April Bonner · Energy-Storage.News_ Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cathode material producer Nano One has reaffirmed its strategy for addressing growing demand for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active materials outside China, focusing on a licensing-based approach through regional development company partnerships. ## [Reliability outlook improves, but Australia’s NEM still needs system security investment, AEMO finds](https://www.energy-storage.news/reliability-outlook-improves-but-australias-nem-still-needs-system-security-investment-aemo-finds/) _2026-08-27 · George Heynes · Energy-Storage.News_ AEMO has published its 2026 ESOO, finding a clearer pathway to maintaining a reliable electricity supply across the NEM in the coming decade. ## [HMC Capital’s KKR partnership funds 90% of first new-build battery storage site equity in Australia](https://www.energy-storage.news/hmc-capitals-kkr-partnership-funds-90-of-first-new-build-battery-storage-site-equity-in-australia/) _2026-08-27 · George Heynes · Energy-Storage.News_ HMC said it has committed equity to develop its first new-build battery storage project in Australia, a 300MW/1,200MWh facility in Victoria. ## [‘Often too late’: Insurers warn battery storage developers to bring cover in earlier](https://www.energy-storage.news/often-too-late-insurers-warn-battery-storage-developers-to-bring-cover-in-earlier/) _2026-08-27 · George Heynes · Energy-Storage.News_ A battery storage system can meet every contracted performance guarantee and still leave its owner watching day-to-day output fall short of expectations. ## [US IPPs Swift Current, Avantus raise US$1 billion+ for clean energy projects](https://www.energy-storage.news/us-ipps-swift-current-avantus-raise-us1-billion-for-clean-energy-projects/) _2026-08-26 · William Norman · Energy-Storage.News_ US independent power producers (IPPs) Swift Current Energy and Avantus have secured financing for their pipelines and projects, respectively. ## [US TECH ROUNDUP: Software tie-ins and technology partnerships, gas-BESS hybrids bring speed-to-power](https://www.energy-storage.news/us-tech-roundup-software-tie-ins-and-technology-partnerships-gas-bess-hybrids-bring-speed-to-power/) _2026-08-26 · April Bonner · Energy-Storage.News_ In this news roundup, Eos and WATTMORE; Gotion and Gamma Technologies; Middle River Power and PowerTransitions; and Electra AI and MinTech are advancing battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in the US. ## [Ford Energy’s grid-scale BESS product: an analysis](https://www.energy-storage.news/ford-energys-grid-scale-bess-product-an-analysis/) _2026-08-26 · Liam Critchley · Energy-Storage.News_ In May, US automotive group Ford made the surprise announcement that it was launching a BESS product via new division Ford Energy. In this deep dive article, we look at its product's specifications and how they compare to other existing solutions. ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GwTCXn1tNzJg) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [The financial realities facing US long-duration energy storage integration](https://www.energy-storage.news/the-financial-realities-facing-us-long-duration-energy-storage-integration/) _2026-08-25 · April Bonner · Energy-Storage.News_ Raafe Khan of Camelot Energy Group breaks down financial realities, market contradictions, and other dynamics shaping the energy storage space. ## [TC Energy appoints Worley to advance development of 11GWh Ontario pumped hydro energy storage project](https://www.energy-storage.news/tc-energy-appoints-worley-to-advance-development-of-11gwh-ontario-pumped-hydro-energy-storage-project/) _2026-08-25 · April Bonner · Energy-Storage.News_ Canadian pipeline and energy infrastructure company TC Energy has selected Worley to advance the next development phase of its 1GW/11GWh Ontario Pumped Storage Project in Meaford, Canada. ## [Shell offloads residential battery storage and VPP provider sonnen after seven years](https://www.energy-storage.news/shell-offloads-residential-battery-storage-vpp-provider-sonnen/) _2026-08-25 · Andy Colthorpe · Energy-Storage.News_ Shell has sold sonnen, the residential battery storage company it acquired in 2019, as the oil & gas major focuses its attention on “portfolio high-grading efforts.” ## [Germany: FCAs should come with a reduction in BKZ fee, developer says](https://www.energy-storage.news/germany-fcas-should-come-with-a-reduction-in-bkz-fee-developer-says/) _2026-08-25 · Cameron Murray · Energy-Storage.News_ If BESS are to be given restricted grid access, they should be given a commensurate reduction in the BKZ fee, Marie-Sophie Braun, head of markets & regulatory affairs for developer Kyon Energy, said. ## [US firm Lyten sets sights on Norway’s Morrow Batteries following Northvolt acquisition](https://www.energy-storage.news/us-firm-lyten-sets-sights-on-norways-morrow-batteries-following-northvolt-acquisition/) _2026-08-25 · Cameron Murray · Energy-Storage.News_ US lithium-sulphur battery company Lyten is aiming to acquire another of Europe’s failed homegrown battery startups, Norway’s Morrow Batteries, which went into bankruptcy earlier this year. ## [UK government launches £28 million Ultra-Long Duration Energy Storage Challenge](https://www.energy-storage.news/uk-government-launches-28-million-ultra-long-duration-energy-storage-challenge/) _2026-08-25 · Cameron Murray · Energy-Storage.News_ The UK government has launched a new grant funding programme for energy storage technologies that can provide inter-day and seasonal energy shifting applications. ## [Australia’s battery storage contracts shift from ‘physical tolls’ toward commoditised products](https://www.energy-storage.news/australias-battery-storage-contracts-shift-from-physical-tolls-toward-commoditised-products/) _2026-08-25 · George Heynes · Energy-Storage.News_ Australia's BESS market evolves from physical tolls to commoditised contracts as spreads compress & investor return expectations rise to 14%. ## [Battery storage investors ‘feeling the pinch’ as arbitrage spreads narrow across Australia’s NEM](https://www.energy-storage.news/battery-storage-investors-feeling-the-pinch-as-arbitrage-spreads-narrow-across-australias-nem/) _2026-08-25 · George Heynes · Energy-Storage.News_ BESS developers who built business cases on assumptions of faster coal plant closures are now absorbing the consequences of that timeline slipping. ## [US data centre power goes distributed: Sunrun signs VPP deal with Google supplier Voltus](https://www.energy-storage.news/us-data-centre-power-goes-distributed-sunrun-signs-vpp-deal-with-google-supplier-voltus/) _2026-08-24 · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo · Energy-Storage.News_ Sunrun has agreed with distributed energy resource platform Voltus to support its Bring Your Own Capacity (BYOC) programmes for AI hyperscalers. ## [CESA’s Scott Murtishaw on safety, misinformation, and California’s BESS milestones](https://www.energy-storage.news/cesas-scott-murtishaw-on-safety-misinformation-and-californias-bess-milestones/) _2026-08-24 · April Bonner · Energy-Storage.News_ Scott Murtishaw, executive director at the California Energy Storage Alliance, discusses local opposition, safety misconceptions, and why the state's containerised projects have proven safe. ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EazninOKy3EY) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [‘Company wasn’t ready in 2021’: ESS Inc CEO on pivoting away from iron flow batteries to sodium-ion](https://www.energy-storage.news/company-wasnt-ready-in-2021-ess-inc-ceo-on-pivoting-away-from-iron-flow-batteries-to-sodium-ion/) _2026-08-21 · Cameron Murray · Energy-Storage.News_ Why should people take ESS Inc and its pivot to sodium-ion BESS seriously, having failed to deliver on its iron flow battery promises since going public in 2021? We catch up with new CEO Drew Buckley about how he hopes to turn the ship around. ## [New Jersey Board of Public Utilities releases 150MW BTM energy storage proposal](https://www.energy-storage.news/new-jersey-board-of-public-utilities-releases-150mw-btm-energy-storage-proposal/) _2026-08-21 · April Bonner · Energy-Storage.News_ The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has released a proposal for the next phase of its Garden State Energy Storage Programme (GSESP) consisting of approximately 150MW of energy storage capacity in the US state. ## [India’s BESS supply chain suffers a ‘policy intent and operational capacity’ gap, with battery cell self-sufficiency a decade or more away](https://www.energy-storage.news/indias-bess-supply-chain-suffers-a-policy-intent-and-operational-capacity-gap-with-battery-cell-self-sufficiency-a-decade-or-more-away/) _2026-08-21 · Andy Colthorpe · Energy-Storage.News_ India’s battery storage sector will remain far from self-sufficient in cell supply for at least a decade, Wood Mackenzie says. ## [Australia’s Allegro Energy partners with Jena Batteries to scale microemulsion flow battery manufacturing](https://www.energy-storage.news/australias-allegro-energy-partners-with-jena-batteries-to-scale-microemulsion-flow-battery-manufacturing/) _2026-08-21 · George Heynes · Energy-Storage.News_ Allegro Energy has entered a strategic partnership with Jena Batteries and its parent company Suqian Time Energy Technology. ## [Are conventional BESS degradation guarantees restricting asset value?](https://www.energy-storage.news/are-conventional-bess-degradation-guarantees-restricting-asset-value/) _2026-08-20 · Andy Colthorpe · Energy-Storage.News_ Battery energy storage projects must respond to changing market conditions over their operating lives. Their degradation guarantees need to evolve with them, writes Faisal Mohd, BESS solutions director at Envision Energy Australia. Anyone who has negotiated a utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) Supply and Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) knows that battery degradation guarantees… ## [Key Capture Energy raises US$300 million from Standard Chartered, with NY-ISO and MISO deployments in mind](https://www.energy-storage.news/key-capture-energy-raises-us300-million-from-standard-chartered-with-ny-iso-and-miso-deployments-in-mind/) _2026-08-20 · Andy Colthorpe · Energy-Storage.News_ US battery storage developer Key Capture Energy (KCE) has closed a US$300 million financing agreement with British multinational bank Standard Chartered. ## [Handling cell imbalances, communications interoperability and other blockers to BESS asset success](https://www.energy-storage.news/handling-cell-imbalances-communications-interoperability-and-other-blockers-to-bess-asset-success/) _2026-08-20 · Andy Colthorpe · Energy-Storage.News_ Orchestrating battery storage components, containers, systems and portfolios is key to successful operation, says Ryan Franks. ## [Denmark: BeGreen enlists Danske Commodities for co-located BESS optimisation](https://www.energy-storage.news/denmark-begreen-enlists-danske-commodities-for-co-located-bess-optimisation/) _2026-08-20 · Cameron Murray · Energy-Storage.News_ Danske Commodities will optimise a BESS project that developer-operator BeGreen has added to a solar PV plant in Denmark, which the trading house already operates for BeGreen. ## [US ROUNDUP: BESS projects and deals for EDP Renewables, Tucson Electric Power, and EDF](https://www.energy-storage.news/us-roundup-bess-projects-and-deals-for-edp-renewables-tucson-electric-power-and-edf/) _2026-08-20 · April Bonner · Energy-Storage.News_ In this US news roundup, BESS projects in California, Arizona, and Nevada advance from EDP Renewables, Tucson Electric Power, and EDF Power Solutions North America. ## [LG Energy Solution begins LFP and NMC BESS and EV cell production at Michigan factory](https://www.energy-storage.news/lg-energy-solution-begins-lfp-and-nmc-bess-and-ev-cell-production-at-michigan-factory/) _2026-08-20 · April Bonner · Energy-Storage.News_ Two South Korean-headquartered companies, LG Energy Solution and DeltaX are establishing battery cell factories in the US. ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DPiR4eTthTpF) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Windlab, Squadron Energy submit 500MW battery storage system for federal assessment in Queensland, Australia](https://www.energy-storage.news/windlab-squadron-energy-submit-500mw-battery-storage-system-for-federal-assessment-in-queensland-australia/) _2026-08-20 · George Heynes · Energy-Storage.News_ Windlab and Squadron Energy have referred a 500MW BESS at the Bungaban solar-plus-storage project in Queensland for approval. ## [‘One market into many’: AER says battery storage systems are reshaping Australia’s NEM](https://www.energy-storage.news/one-market-into-many-aer-says-battery-storage-systems-are-reshaping-australias-nem/) _2026-08-20 · George Heynes · Energy-Storage.News_ The AER has found that growth in renewable energy and battery storage eased pressure across Australia's wholesale electricity market in 2025. ## [APA to build 104MWh battery storage system for Evolution Mining’s Ernest Henry operations in Australia](https://www.energy-storage.news/apa-to-build-104mwh-battery-storage-system-for-evolution-minings-ernest-henry-operations-in-australia/) _2026-08-20 · George Heynes · Energy-Storage.News_ APA Group has taken a final investment decision to construct, own and operate the 104MWh Sybella Creek solar-plus-storage site in Australia. ## [US capacity markets create ‘major disconnect’ for LDES financing, says Camelot’s Raafe Khan](https://www.energy-storage.news/us-capacity-markets-create-major-disconnect-for-ldes-financing-says-camelots-raafe-khan/) _2026-08-19 · April Bonner · Energy-Storage.News_ Energy-Storage.news speaks with Raafe Khan, head of energy storage at Camelot Energy Group, ahead of the upcoming Battery Asset Management Summit (BAMS) USA in Garden Grove, California.