CATL announced it expects a new trend of “sodium and lithium batteries shining brightly together.” December 29, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: CATL From ESS News  hinese battery giant CATL has detailed a wider and larger-scale deployment of its sodium-ion battery range across multiple sectors, including battery storage. Chinese media reports said that CATL, at its supplier conference in Ningde, Fujian province in China, held on December 28, 2025, confirmed its 2026 plans for its sodium-ion batt...

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has announced the winners of its first storage procurement, also called a Section 83E energy storage solicitation. The state selected four large-scale projects totaling 1,268 MW, as it aims to reach a legislative demanded 5,000 MW of operational storage capacity by July, 2030. The winning projects include Jupiter Power’s Trimount ESS, set to be situated at a former 100-year-old Exxon oil terminal in Everett. The fossil fuel legacy infrast...

BYD says global installations of its BatteryBox residential energy storage systems have increased by 500,000 since June 2024, lifting the total past 1.5 million worldwide. December 22, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: BYD From ESS News BYD Energy Storage said it has passed 1.5 million installed residential energy storage systems worldwide via its BatteryBox brand, a milestone the company first announced on Dec. 18. It said the milestone reflected 10 years of effort in the residential and small commerc...

State-owned generator Stanwell and Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners signed memorandums of understanding to deliver a 780 MW / 6,240 MWh CATL battery energy storage system integrated with 1,080 MW of gas turbines at the Gladstone State Development Area in Queensland, Australia. December 4, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: Stanwell From ESS News State-owned generator Stanwell has revealed that it has moved to lock in major shifts to the grid in the Australian state of Queensland, as it signed an exclus...

The Southern Johor Renewable Energy Corridor (SJREC) forms part of a $6 billion project developing a 2,000 kilometer-squared hybrid solar and battery energy storage system zone set to connect South East Asia. December 2, 2025 Tristan Rayner...

A transformer failure at the 850 MW Waratah Super Battery could trigger multimillion-dollar insurance claims and project delays, illustrating how a single unit outage can escalate at one of Australia’s largest battery projects. November 19, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: Transgrid From ESS News The major failure of a transformer at the Waratah Super Battery is still causing ripples across industries more than a week later, and ongoing questions about the exact causes remain, for now, unanswered. T...

The Swiss startup presented the battery plus hydrogen idea to a Symposium this week. October 3, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: Plan-B Net Zero From ESS News Plan-B Net Zero has presented a concept that integrates battery storage and hydrogen systems for grid balancing, specifying the option as ideal for the grids in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The company outlined the approach at the D-A-CH Hydrogen Symposium in Wiener Neustadt this week. The Swiss company, founded in 2023, proposes using bat...

Volvo Energy has launched the 1 MW PU2000, a containerized battery energy storage system, while also offering core services for potential customers. October 2, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: Volvo Group From ESS News Volvo Energy, part of the Volvo Group, has launched a new battery energy storage system (BESS) called PU2000, offering 1 MW of power and 2 MWh of capacity, specifically designed for the commercial and industrial sectors. The containerized system can be deployed in parallel configuration...

The Global Solar Council has launched what it calls the first global trade association for battery storage to drive manufacturing, deployment, recycling, and adoption of new technologies. September 24, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: American Public Power Association, Unsplash From ESS News The Global Solar Council, based in Washington, DC, has launched what it calls the world’s first global trade association for battery storage to promote manufacturing, deployment, recycling, and advanced technolo...