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Liam Critchley takes a deep dive into battery state of health (SoH), one of the most important metrics for battery storage operational and lifecycle management.

This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . President Donald Trump’s attacks on clean energy haven’t spelled disaster for the energy transition — but they have definitely hurt job prospects for Americans. Between January 2025, when Trump took office for his second term, and May 2026, a total of 216…

Victoria's State Electricity Commission (SEC) and Italian clean technology company Energy Dome have announced plans to develop the state's first long-duration energy storage (LDES) facility.

A 19.8MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) is to be added to an existing solar-plus-storage facility in the Republic of Palau, with Australian development finance backing the expansion of one of the Western Pacific's flagship hybrid renewable energy projects.

HMC Capital has launched Illuma Energy, a new identity that brings together the ASX-listed asset manager's energy investment, development and operating activities under a single platform.

For more than a year, the Ohio Supreme Court has been set to make a landmark ruling in a case with high stakes for renewable energy development. But now, the Ohio Power Siting Board has asked the court to skip that and dismiss the case altogether. In December 2022, the OPSB denied developer Vesper Energy’s permit…

<p>The Trump administration&#8217;s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has cost the country nearly half a million jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy investments and tax revenue since it was signed into law last year, according to an analysis published by the environmental business group E2. The report, which was compiled&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/07/e2-big-beautiful-bill-cost-us-nearly-500000-clean-energy-jobs/">E2: Big Beautiful Bill cost US nearly 500,000 clean energy jobs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Global smart technology firm SolarEdge Technologies Inc. has announced national order availability in the U.S. for its newest residential solar and storage platform, the SolarEdge Nexis. Previously launched in Germany,... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/residential-solar/solaredge-debuts-nexis-solar-and-storage-platform-in-u-s/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Power management company Eaton and home storage firm FranklinWH have announced a partnership to make new home energy systems more available to the North American public. Aiming to supply the... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/energy-storage/eaton-franklinwh-team-to-expand-home-storage-system-options/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

Solaben proyecta incorporar 100 MW de almacenamiento en baterías con 4 horas de duración a dos plantas termosolares hibridadas con fotovoltaica en Cáceres.

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The United States remained the world's largest crude oil producer in 2025, according to our International Energy Statistics database, extending a streak that began in 2018 when the United States overtook Russia to become the world's leading producer.

<p>FranklinWH is working with Eaton to make intelligent, flexible home energy systems easier to buy and install across North America. The Eaton AbleEdge smart breaker can now be integrated with the FranklinWH battery system. The joint solution is now available, with Eaton as FranklinWH’s preferred supplier for load management. Eaton’s AbleEdge smart breakers will add intelligent load&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/07/eaton-is-preferred-smart-breaker-supplier-for-franklinwh/">Eaton is preferred smart breaker supplier for FranklinWH</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

Independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy has closed a US$227 million financing for its operating renewable energy portfolio in Chile.

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) development and investment company Frontier Power USA (FPUSA) has exercised its exclusive Selection Right with respect to four BESS projects from clean energy platform Stella Energy Solutions.

<p>Peak Energy announced it will establish a grid-scale sodium-ion energy storage manufacturing facility in Sacramento, California. The company has chosen a 183,000-ft2 facility in Metro Air Park that should accommodate a 4-GWh annual manufacturing capacity. With more than 6 GWh of customer commitments already in place, Peak expects to enter production and begin shipments in&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/07/peak-energy-to-start-4-gwh-sodium-ion-ess-manufacturing-facility-in-sacramento/">Peak Energy to start 4-GWh sodium-ion ESS manufacturing facility in Sacramento</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Burlingame, California-based battery designer Peak Energy has chosen state capital Sacramento as the site for America&#8217;s first sodium-ion grid storage manufacturing plant. Representing a corporate investment of about $71 million,... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/energy-storage/peak-energy-building-u-s-s-first-sodium-ion-grid-storage-factory/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

Switzerland-headquartered power firm Alpiq will acquire a 90% stake in UK-based BESS developer-operator Harmony Energy.

<p>Palmetto has launched a battery-only leasing offering for residential customers. The Palmetto Energy Backup Plan addresses the potential for power interruptions from grid outages by delivering dependable backup storage without the traditional financial or maintenance burdens. While traditional ownership models require large upfront costs of over $16,000 or more, the Palmetto Energy Backup Plan is&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/07/palmetto-opens-battery-only-lease-plan-to-all-residential-contractors/">Palmetto opens battery-only lease plan to all residential contractors</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>The number of global climate initiatives launched or run by China has been growing since...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/interview-dr-sun-yixian-on-his-new-database-tracking-chinese-climate-leadership/">Interview: Dr Sun Yixian on his new database tracking Chinese climate ‘leadership’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

AI data centre battery storage announcements on both sides of the Atlantic explore the tapping of grid-balancing revenues and distributed computing.

Three companies across the BESS value chain, including PowerUp, describe how battery analytics has become a decision layer that the whole ecosystem acts upon.

This story was reported and published in collaboration with Hawaiʻi Public Radio . On June 8, 2015, Gov. David Ige sat under the great seal of the state of Hawaiʻi and signed the nation’s first legal commitment to run an entire state’s grid system on 100% renewable electricity. Ige, a Democrat, lamented that…

In the rugged mountains of Ashe County, North Carolina, woodstoves and propane heat are common — and money tends to be tight. That’s especially true for families still recovering from Hurricane Helene nearly two years later. Wood is cheap and easy enough to come by in the forested region. But propane has to be…

<p>Steel production accounts for roughly 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and nearly 70% of that comes from coal-fired blast furnaces; the dominant way the world has made iron for centuries. The Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) could decarbonize steelmaking because it can be powered by renewable electricity. It requires very pure sponge iron. Porous sponge [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org/concentrated-solar-heat-and-hydrogen-to-decarbonize-iron-ore-processing/">Concentrated solar heat and hydrogen to decarbonize iron ore processing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org">SolarPACES</a>.</p>