From plunging costs to policy upheaval, the global battery storage sector is transforming grid design—and facing unprecedented challenges. The energy storage industry stands at a pivotal crossroads.

An orange solid with a camphor-like odor has helped aqueous zinc-iodide batteries move a large step closer to supplying safe and economic grid and household energy storage. Researchers from the ARC ...

National Grid Ventures, co-owner of Long Island’s first two battery storage plants, has withdrawn plans for a half-dozen other plants across the region, even as it works with partner NextEra Energy ...

With more utility-scale battery storage on the grid, Aaron Zubaty says, the deadly trajectory of Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 could have been altered. “If we would have had these batteries online ...

In 2023, Greece ran its first battery storage auction, awarding 412 MW across 12 projects. In 2024, it ran a second tender awarding 300 MW of additional battery storage capacity across 11 projects, ...

U.S. electricity demand is rising faster than the grid was designed to accommodate. The demand is driven by artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, data centers and large-scale electrification. Energy ...

Amid Ford’s shift away from making large electric vehicles, the automaker is adding a new product line to find a home for its batteries. Ford said Monday that instead of scuttling plans to build the ...

California Pays Farms to Make Biogas from Hog Waste in North Carolina, Where Locals Say It’s Fueling Pollution Mamdani’s New Chief Climate Officer Wants to Make New York a ‘Better Place to Live’ ...

On April 28, 2025, a sudden and massive blackout plunged Spain and Portugal into darkness, disrupting daily life across the Iberian Peninsula. Within a mere five seconds, the region lost approximately ...

Nearly a decade ago, when the energy storage market was in its infancy, an industry organization set a dreamy goal: By the end of 2025, the U.S. would deploy 35 gigawatts of batteries connected to the ...

Duke Energy DUK is increasingly leveraging energy storage technologies as a core part of its grid modernization strategy. By storing power during low-demand periods and deploying it during peak times, ...