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Battery storage costs fall 11-16% as Australia’s CSIRO maps least-cost route to net zero
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (846+ words) While coal and gas power plants grappled with cost increases of up to 32% between 2024 and 2025, Australia's battery storage sector delivered a different story, with costs plummeting across all durations. This is according to the seventh annual'GenCost report from CSIRO, Australia's…...
Eolian and CyrusOne team up to deploy Texas data centre at site of 100MW BESS
16+ hour, 10+ min ago (393+ words) Data centre developer CyrusOne and independent power producer (IPP) Eolian have announced the deployment of a 200MW data centre campus at a pre-existing grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) site in Fort Worth, Texas, US. The data centre DFW7, which is currently…...
HD Renewable Energy puts energy storage at centre of 2026 ‘overseas expansion year’ strategy
19+ hour, 2+ min ago (749+ words) Taiwan-headquartered developer and services provider HD Renewable Energy (HDRE) is targeting further overseas expansion in 2026, with energy storage set to play a major role. " When announcing its December 2026 consolidated revenue figures this week (12 January), HDRE said 2026 is the company's "overseas…...
Illinois signs clean energy bill, will drive investments for solar PV, battery storage and VPPs
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (342+ words) The Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, has signed a clean energy bill into law that will boost solar PV and energy storage investments in the state, among others. With the signing of CRGA, Illinois aims to tackle rising electricity costs…...
Developer Noveria talks BESS industry successes and challenges: ‘community acceptance is generally good’
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (668+ words) The managing director of Bluestar Energy Capital's European BESS platform Noveria Energy, Ben Brooks, gave a Q&A to Energy-Storage.news'ahead of the'Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London next month. Noveria Energy's Ben Brooks discusses the big successes and challenges in…...
South Australia leads AU$14,271/MW battery storage revenue surge in NEM's first week of 2026
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (572+ words) Aurora Energy Research has released its latest battery storage performance data, showing mixed revenue results for energy storage systems across Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) during the first week of January 2026. South Australia led earnings, while New South Wales experienced…...
Terra-Gen puts 129MW/515MWh BESS in operation at California solar PV complex
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (433+ words) Jointly owned by Masdar and Igneo Infrastructure Partners, independent power producer (IPP) Terra-Gen's Lockhart CL I and II battery energy storage system (BESS) projects have reached commercial operations in San Bernardino County, California, US. The Lockhart CL I ESS project,…...
Jinko ESS and Yihe Green Power sign 3GWh framework cooperation agreement
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (278+ words) Jinko ESS and Yihe Green Power sign 3GWh framework cooperation agreement'Energy-Storage.News Jinko ESS and Yihe Green Power sign 3GWh framework cooperation agreement Jinko ESS has announced the signing of a framework cooperation agreement with Shaanxi Yihe Green Power New Energy, to…...
German large-scale BESS projects have built industry confidence, but FCA, grid and revenue challenges remain
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (725+ words) Leandra Boes, director of asset management for Green Flexibility, spoke to Energy-Storage.news ahead of the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London next month, where she will be speaking alongside hundreds of other industry experts. Green Flexibility was founded in 2023 with…...
Year in Review: Sodium-ion startup Alsym on supply chains, safety and scale
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (773+ words) Mukesh Chatter, CEO of US sodium-ion battery startup Alsym, on the prospects for non-lithium alternative technologies in 2026 and beyond. While many see sodium-ion as the closest possible competitor or perhaps complement to lithium, some startups have struggled with the cycle…...