Integrals Power secures government funding for cathode manufacturing feasibility project

UK battery technology company Integrals Power has been awarded funding under the UK government DRIVE35 Scale-up Feasibility Studies competition, facilitated by the Advanced Propulsion...

SP Energy Networks powers up new flexibility platform to help balance the grid

Electricity network operator SP Energy Networks has launched a new flexibility platform that will make it faster and easier for service providers to take...

Determining the Appropriate Protection Strategy for BESS Fires

A battery fire can occur at any time and at any place within a battery energy storage system (BESS), and that’s why multiple safety...

Lithium-free energy storage pioneer closes $300 million Series B funding round

EnerVenue Holdings, a company commercialising energy storage solutions designed to behave like durable infrastructure, announces the appointment of Henning Rath as Chief Executive Officer...

EDF And Matrix Renewables partner on major 500MW battery storage project in Scotland

EDF has entered into a long-term Battery Optimisation Agreement with Matrix Renewables for a 500MW/1GWh battery energy storage system under development at Eccles, Scotland....

The growing need for explosion control in battery energy storage systems

As Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) adoption continues to increase, their deployment will expand more and more into populated areas. Therefore, understanding the potential...

Grid connection delays dominate as the biggest barrier to battery storage rollout

An overwhelming 98% of delegates identified grid connection delays as the biggest execution bottleneck affecting deployable capital. Gathered in London for Tamarindo’s inaugural Investing in...

From lab to EV: Why material control is the key to scaling solid-state batteries

The solid-state battery (SSB) market is undergoing significant changes, with its global value projected to soar from $1.60 billion in 2025 to an impressive...

Echion Technologies and GUS unveil launch of XNO battery products

Echion Technologies, this week announced the commercial launch of a new range of fast-charging, high power battery products, powered by its proprietary XNO technology,...

National Grid DSO partners with Squid to improve accessibility of electricity network data

National Grid Electricity Distribution’s (NGED) DSO has partnered with energy data technology company Squid to make electricity network model data more accessible and usable...

UK Power Networks delivers record 11GWh through day-ahead flexibility

UK Power Networks’ Distribution System Operator (DSO) has delivered more than 10GWh of flexibility through more than 500 daily auctions, making it the first distribution-level day-ahead service in...

Samsung Ventures joins GridBeyond’s shareholder base as part of a €12M equity investment

Samsung Ventures (Samsung)has invested in GridBeyond as part of a €12M equity round alongside existing shareholders including Alantra’s Energy Transition Fund, Klima, Energy Impact Partners, Mirova, ABB, Constellation Technology...

Webinar: From cost to profit – integrating battery storage with site operations

In an upcoming webinar (2pm, 23rd April) hosted by Tim McManan-Smith, experts from ABB and GridBeyond will explore how battery storage can move from...

Battery power specialist enhances funding flexibility with new ABL facility

FRP Corporate Finance has helped Power Saving Solutions, a battery power specialist, to secure a new asset-based lending facility to support continued investment in...

National Grid DSO moves to day-ahead flexibility procurement

National Grid Distribution System Operator (DSO) has announced it will transition its short-term flexibility procurement from a week-ahead to a day-ahead tender process from 31st March,...

Levelise launches open calculator tool to accurately model UK solar and battery returns 

Levelise has launched the Levelise Calculator, a free, open-source tool designed to help installers, energy managers, and system designers accurately model the financial performance of battery storage...

Trina Storage celebrates 6GWh of storage projects in Europe

Trina Storage has secured over 65 projects in Europe since its first contract was signed in December 2020, with over 30 of these being...

Licensing rush risks locking out small flex innovators, warn industry bodies

Proposals to introduce statutory licensing for domestic and microbusiness flexibility services risk being rushed through in just 12 months, potentially squeezing out smaller innovators...

Tolling agreement for 200MW of BESS

Drax has signed a tolling agreement with Zenobē Coalburn (an independent Battery Energy Storage Systems developer), for 200MW (800MWh) of new BESS capacity. Drax Group...

Battery storage costs hit record lows as other clean power technologies Increased

Clean power costs sent mixed signals in 2025. According to BloombergNEF’s Levelized Cost of Electricity 2026 report, the cost of battery storage projects...