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NEOM’s $8.5 Billion Green Hydrogen Plant, Set to be World’s Largest, Completes Construction in Saudi Arabia
Fast Company ME Saudi Arabia Overview The NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) has completed construction of its monumental $8.5 billion green hydrogen project in Oxagon, Saudi Arabia. This facility, poised to be the world's largest, is no... -
Virtual Power Plants Take Hold in the U.S.: Home Batteries Evolve into Active Grid Assets, Driven by Energy Density Gains and Cost Reductions
WAMC USA Overview Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), networking home batteries to support the grid, are gaining significant traction in the U.S. Driven by substantial improvements in battery energy density and cost reductions, residential batt... -
Seven Trends Reshaping Battery Energy Storage: Fire Safety Mandates and Grid-Forming Features to Redefine Design from 2026 Onward
Energy Storage News UK Overview From 2026, the battery energy storage market is poised for significant shifts in design and procurement strategies due to new fire safety mandates like NFPA 855 and the compulsory integration of grid-formi... -
Cummins to Supply Battery Energy Storage Systems for U.S. Data Center Project, Addressing AI Workload Demands
Local News USA Overview Cummins Inc. has been selected as the supplier for battery energy storage systems (BESS) for a significant U.S. data center project. This marks Cummins' largest BESS deployment to date, aimed at managing power flu... -
U.S. Utility-Scale Battery Storage Capacity Hits 52 GW, Averaging 70% Annual Growth Over Three Years, with 54 GW Planned by 2028
Energies Media USA Overview According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. utility-scale battery storage capacity reached approximately 52 GW by mid-2026, demonstrating an impressive average annual growth of 70% over... -
Fluence Energy Establishes Dominance in Grid-Scale Storage Market, Responding to Surging AI Data Center Power Demand
Kalkine Media USA Overview Fluence Energy has established a strong position in the grid-scale battery storage market by offering integrated solutions combining hardware, software, and services. The company's growth is significantly drive... -
U.S. DOE Funds Next-Gen Battery Tech, Including Solid-State Battery Dry Electrode Manufacturing for >400 Wh/kg, >1Ah Cells
U.S. Department of Energy USA Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding, as part of the AMMMTO Battery Manufacturing Lab Call, for projects advancing next-generation all-solid-state battery (SSB) technology, spec... -
Kanazawa University Pioneers One-Step Recycling of Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells for Critical Metals
Kanazawa University Japan Overview Researchers at Kanazawa University have developed a groundbreaking single-step method for efficiently recovering lead (Pb), gold (Au), and indium (In) from spent flexible perovskite solar cells. This in... -
U.S. DOE Invests $25M in Next-Gen Battery Manufacturing via Energy Storage Grand Challenge, Opens Grid Storage Launchpad
U.S. Department of Energy USA Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is advancing its comprehensive "Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC)" to accelerate the development, commercialization, and deployment of next-generation energy ... -
Dragonfly Energy & Sphere Energy Forge AI-Enhanced Dry Electrode Partnership to Accelerate Solid-State Battery Revolution
Dragonfly Energy USA Overview Dragonfly Energy and Sphere Energy have announced a strategic partnership to develop next-generation AI-enhanced battery technology. This collaboration integrates Dragonfly's patented dry electrode manufactu...
