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<p>ESS Tech Inc. announced it has acquired the intellectual property and assets of VoltStorage GMbH, a German iron-salt battery technology company. VoltStorage recently wound down operations after a decade in business. This acquisition adds VoltStorage&#8217;s portfolio of patents and technical development work to ESS&#8217;s existing intellectual property base. Through the transaction, ESS also gains access&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/02/ess-inc-acquires-additional-iron-flow-battery-ip/">ESS Inc. acquires additional iron-flow battery IP</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Residential solar and storage installers do much more than just install equipment. They step into a customer&#8217;s living room and talk about comfort, money and safety. That’s why communication about grid services and virtual power plants (VPPs) has never been more critical. These aren’t abstract “grid assets” – they’re batteries in someone’s garage, attached to&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/02/how-to-communicate-vpp-value-to-homeowners/">How to communicate VPP value to homeowners</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

El proyecto, con una inversión total de 200.000 euros, ha permitido dotar de sistemas fotovoltaicos a edificios municipales con una capacidad de generación que el consistorio estima por encima de los 140 MWh anuales.

<p>Bottled water company Primo Brands has installed a 13-MW solar project at its bottling facility for Poland Springs in Hollis, Maine. The project was constructed by PowerFlex and is owned and operated by Onyx Renewables. “At Primo Brands, water is our business, and being good stewards of natural resources is core to who we are,”&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/02/poland-springs-water-bottling-plant-adds-13-mw-solar-array-on-site/">Poland Springs water bottling plant adds 13-MW solar array on site</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Open and transparent data can accelerate the decarbonisation of China’s industries and boost public interest...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/ma-jun-no-business-interest-in-chinese-coal-power-due-to-cheaper-renewables/">Ma Jun: ‘No business interest’ in Chinese coal power due to cheaper renewables </a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

El consorcio iniciará la construcción de su planta en el 2026 con una inversión total de 1.650 millones de euros y una capacidad de producción de 2,7 millones de toneladas de acero plano que reduce el 98 % de emisiones con respecto a una fábrica siderúrgica de alto horno. Cuenta con socios tecnológicos, acuerdos industriales y 60 M€ del PERTE de descarbonización.

The 2026 edition of The Energy Storage Report is out now and available to download, charting the key trends, challenges and successes in the industry.

Investigadores de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili participan en el desarrollo de un método innovador que identifica en tiempo real el estado de carga y de salud de baterías de almacenamiento energético.

Ukraine's government sees energy storage as a tool of strategic national importance as the country weathers Russian attacks and looks to the future.

Investigadores de la Universidad de Corea han desarrollado un marco de aprendizaje automático que predice la eficiencia de las células solares a partir de la calidad de las obleas, lo que permite una selección temprana de las obleas y optimizar las rutas de producción.

This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter . It’s no secret that U.S. electricity prices have been rising over the last few years: The average residential energy bill in 2025 was roughly 30 percent higher than in 2021. This jump is largely in line with the overall…

Before temperatures plunged to the teens in the wee hours of Feb. 2 in North Carolina, Duke Energy pleaded with customers like me to conserve. Since electricity supplies would be strained, the utility said in a blanket email, we could help avoid planned blackouts by lowering our thermostats and perhaps putting on a…

Heat pumps can save households money on their utility bills and are essential to cutting carbon emissions. The catch? The superefficient appliance can cost thousands of dollars more than a new gas furnace. Zero Homes aims to change that. The startup just raised $16.8 million to make it cheaper and easier for…

New South Wales (NSW) energy minister Penny Sharpe has directed ASL to deliver a firming capacity tender addressing forecast energy shortfalls from 2033-34.

“Australia remains a multi-gigawatt proving ground for utility-scale energy storage systems,” says Kashish Shah of Wärtsilä Energy Storage.

<p>GameChange Solar has launched GeniusShip to aid utility-scale solar project site logistics. The system provided advanced logistics enhancement designed to streamline site receiving, improve material visibility, and reduce installation delays across... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/news/gamechange-solar-unveils-geniusship-to-transform-project-site-logistics/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

Since the late 1800s , the grid has used more or less the same devices to convert electricity to different voltages. They’re called transformers — and they’re in increasingly short supply as power demand surges nationwide. A crop of startups wants to solve that problem and modernize transformer technology at the…

IPP Lydian Energy has secured US$689 million in financing for two solar projects and a battery energy storage system (BESS) project in New Mexico, Texas, and Utah, US.

More needs to be done to cement energy storage's vital role in European energy resilience, writes Teresa Casacchia, head of storage at Baywa r.e.

Adani Group plans to invest $100 billion by 2035 to build hyperscale, renewable-powered data centers across India, targeting 5 GW of capacity. The company says the program could catalyse a further $150 billion in related industries, creating a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem over the next decade.

North Macedonia’s cumulative solar capacity passed the 1 GW milestone in 2025, with the market currently led by utility-scale and C&#38;I installations. Looking ahead, all market segments are anticipated to move towards hybrid solar-plus-storage solutions following the introduction of a new energy law last year.

El presupuesto final de la línea asciende a 408,2 millones de euros. El plazo de presentación de solicitudes finalizó el 13 de febrero de 2026.

A global study finds climate change will sharply increase high-temperature risks, accelerate degradation, and raise costs for rooftop PV, with economically disadvantaged regions hit hardest. Researchers warn current IEC standards underestimate future risks, urging urgent updates to avoid stranded assets and rising electricity costs.

A record five large-scale renewable energy generation projects totaling 1.2 GW reached financial close across Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) in the last quarter, but industry figures say more needs to be done to ensure investment momentum continues.

Contact Energy plans to raise NZ$525 million (US$316 million) in equity funding to fast-track its Contact31+ strategy for its renewable energy and storage pipeline in New Zealand.