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System integrator HyperStrong will deploy sodium-ion BESS first in its home market of China, before bringing a product to the international markets, its president of technology said.

Eni Storage Systems has broken ground on a gigafactory in Italy set to build LFP cells for energy storage applications, while Chinese firm Hithium has won an €80 million grant from the Spanish government for a battery and BESS plant there.

Developers must use all the tools at their disposal and be aware of the frontline climate risks that battery storage projects in Southeast Asia will be subject to.

Chinese system integrators have cemented their dominance of the global battery energy storage system (BESS) market, capturing 76% of global market share in 2025.

This story originally appeared in New York Focus , a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. When renewable energy credits hit the market as soon as next month, New York City building owners will for the first time be able to support a clean energy project…

Energy-efficiency standards can make it more expensive to construct new buildings, but they save money for residents in the long run. In a new analysis, the Trump administration ignored the second half of that equation — a move that energy experts fear could undermine efficiency efforts nationwide. Late last month,…

New Zealand state-owned energy company from a Fast-track Approvals Panel to access contingent hydro storage at Lake Pūkaki in New Zealand.

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. — When the startup Electra Research launched four years ago, its founders set out to hook more batteries up to the electric grid. Energy storage is key to balancing the coming and going of wind and solar power, and it can help reduce strain on the electricity system during the busiest hours. But with…

For months, clean energy and consumer advocates in North Carolina have pressed Duke Energy to follow the national trend and create special rules and prices for data centers. The state’s predominant utility insisted such rules were unnecessary, rejecting claims that the power-hungry facilities could overwhelm the grid…

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