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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has selected developer and IPP Elevate Renewables’ 600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for development in Ridgefield, New Jersey, US.

Enefit, the electricity business of state-owned Estonian utility and power generator Eesti Energia AS, will build three new battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Lithuania, with a combined capacity of 46MW/184MWh.

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/donut_2x1.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Donut Lab has now released five independent test reports from Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre on its solid-state battery — and not a single one addresses the two claims that actually matter: the 400 Wh/kg energy density and the 100,000-cycle life.</p> <p>The Q1 2026 deadline that Donut Lab set for delivering production batteries inside Verge Motorcycles is eight days away. The latest report, a cycling test dated March 13, adds another data point — but the overall picture remains unchanged.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/donut-lab-solid-state-battery-5-tests-no-energy-density-cycle-life/#more-460714">more…</a>

La ministra ha reiterado que el apagón constituye un evento “inédito e impredecible”, para el que no existían señales previas de alerta, a pesar de contar con un marco regulatorio y operativo que, en condiciones normales, "debería haber evitado su ocurrencia".

Although homes can have a mix of bulbs for indoor lighting, 90% of U.S. households reported using light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, according to the most recent results of the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). Over one-third of households (37%) used LED bulbs for all indoor lighting. In contrast, 5% of households reported using incandescent or halogen bulbs and 2% used compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs for all indoor lighting.

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/Kia-cheaper-EV2-prices.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1400" /></div><p>Kia revealed EV2 prices and final specs as orders are now officially open in Europe. The <a href="https://electrek.co/guides/kia-ev2/">EV2 </a>is cheaper than expected, with prices starting at just €26,600 ($30,500).</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/kia-reveals-ev2-prices-cheaper-than-expected/#more-459791">more…</a>

<p>Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is investing heavily in distributed solar and storage to avoid new base load investments with a multi-billion dollar program now one year old. The... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/canada/ontario-distributed-solar-massive-boost-with-save-on-energy-program/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

Energy-Storage.news spoke exclusively with Argentina's National Energy Secretary, María Tettamanti, about the launch of its second BESS tender.

Entre las más de 80 medidas para mitigar el impacto energético del conflicto en Oriente Próximo aprobadas por el Gobierno se cuentan la ampliación de la distancia máxima para autoconsumo de 2 a 5 km, el impulso a comunidades energéticas locales y el refuerzo de infraestructuras de almacenamiento, incluyendo baterías y bombeo hidroeléctrico, declarado de utilidad pública.

<p>The Harry Tompson Center day shelter in New Orleans will soon benefit from a renewable energy upgrade thanks to a new partnership with nonprofit solar provider Everybody Solar. The organization will install a 43.8-kW rooftop solar array at the Rebuild Center, home to three mission-driven nonprofits: The Harry Tompson Center, Lantern Light Ministries and Depaul&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/new-orleans-day-shelter-to-benefit-from-44-kw-solar-array/">New Orleans day shelter to benefit from 44-kW solar array</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Emissions from the new data centres set to drive the UK’s AI “revolution” could be...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-co2-from-uk-data-centres-could-be-hundreds-of-times-higher-than-thought/">Analysis: CO2 from UK data centres could be ‘hundreds of times’ higher than thought</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

Los investigadores observaron que el daño en los recubrimientos antirreflectantes es permanente y probablemente resultado de reacciones químicas, ya que no se detectaron efectos mecánicos durante los ensayos.

Se trata de sistemas de baterías de flujo de vanadio de 1 MW / 8 MWh; de sodio azufre, de 1 MW /n5,8 MWh de energía; e ion-litio de 600 kW / 1,3 MWh, que se hibridan con la planta fotovoltaica de 2,2 MWp.

ACME Solar has commissioned just over 480MWh of battery storage in Rajasthan, India, following the recent signing of several storage-backed renewable energy deals.

Una vez ejecutadas las dos fases del proyecto, el ayuntamiento estima que la producción de energía superará el millón de kWh anuales. La inversión global de las dos fases superaría los 2 millones de euros, e incluyen la creación de la comunidad energética con participación ciudadana.

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/ridstarhead.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a stark warning to riders of the Ridstar Q20 and Q20 Pro electric bikes, urging owners to stop using them immediately due to a serious fire risk. But in a troubling twist, the manufacturer has refused to cooperate with a recall.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/cheap-e-bike-maker-refuses-recall-as-cpsc-tells-riders-to-stop-using-it-immediately/#more-460706">more…</a>

This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter . When Krystal Steward started knocking on her neighbors’ doors in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2021, to discuss energy efficiency and sustainability upgrades, she was met with a lot of blank stares. She was new to the issues…

Big batteries have begun reshaping the U.S. grid. Now, the country has made surprising strides in making those energy storage systems itself, rather than depending on imports from China. Batteries were always crucial for the effort to scale up renewable energy production, but they have taken on even more…

Eku Energy and Valent Energy have recorded separate milestones in their respective expansions of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia.

Australian utility AGL has started commissioning its 500MW/1,000MWh Liddell battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales.

<p>While exploring booths at New York Build Expo, Copper’s electric range stood out. In a show targeting professionals, there were not a lot of home cooking appliances. The design was simple and attractive. But the battery within the base of the range was what really makes it exciting. Steve Hanley ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/21/coppers-battery-equipped-induction-range-makes-electrification-storage-accessible/">Copper’s Battery-Equipped Induction Range Makes Electrification &amp; Storage Accessible</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>SunLine Transit Agency, which provides transportation for the large western California county that includes Palm Springs and Coachella, has spent a quarter century doing more than almost any transit agency in North America to try to make hydrogen buses work. It started hydrogen production and dispensing around 2000, has cycled ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/21/gray-hydrogen-high-costs-and-the-real-emissions-of-sunlines-fuel-cell-fleet/">Gray Hydrogen, High Costs, and the Real Emissions of SunLine’s Fuel Cell Fleet</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/08/Mahindra-BE-6-Batman-Edition-2-copy.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Indian ag and automaker <a href="https://electrek.co/2024/03/12/mahindra-electrifying-its-three-wheelers-across-india-with-the-help-of-irp/">Mahindra</a> has launched a limited-run Batman Edition of its BE 6 Electric Origin SUV, calling it, “a production car that brings to life a rare fusion of cinematic heritage and modern luxury, inspired by Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed <em>The Dark Knight</em> Trilogy from Warner Bros. Pictures.”</p> <p><strong>UPDATE 21MAR2026</strong>: if you bought one last year, Mahindra could buy it back.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/21/mahindra-reveals-batman-be-6-ev-and-its-kind-of-amazing/#more-430208">more…</a>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/Truck-photo_Charging.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>UK-based Zenobē backed up its ambitions of fleet electrification leadership by closing on its acquisition of California-based Revolv, signaling the company’s continued confidence in North America’s commercial EV market.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/21/zenobe-acquires-revolvs-100-unit-electric-delivery-van-fleet/#more-460583">more…</a>

<p>The war in Iran has already eaten a big chunk of the US defense budget. Now the government wants $200 billion more from us.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/21/who-should-pay-for-trumps-war-on-iran/">Who Should Pay For Trump&#8217;s War On Iran?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>