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China Cracks Power Storage Profit Puzzle: Capacity Charges Post-2026 Policy Reduce BESS Costs by Up to 40% Compared to US/Japan
S&P Global China Overview China has enhanced its energy transition by improving power sector pricing mechanisms with "Notice 114," a policy issued in January 2026, which introduces capacity charges for new energy storage systems like BES... -
U.S. Department of Energy Reinstates $57 Million Grant to American Battery Technology, Accelerating Lithium Refining Facility Construction
Waste Dive USA Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has reinstated a $57 million grant to American Battery Technology Co. (ABTC) for the construction of a lithium refining facility in Tonopah Flats, Nevada. This $115 million comm... -
GM Partners with Peak Energy to Develop Sodium-Ion Batteries for Stationary Storage, Bolstering Energy Business with AI Data Center Focus and Second-Life EV Batteries
Car and Driver USA Overview General Motors (GM) has announced a partnership with Peak Energy to develop and manufacture sodium-ion battery cells primarily for stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), aiming to meet increasing en... -
IndexBox Report: EV Battery Bio-Renewable Thermal Films Market to Grow Until 2035, Driven by Thermal Runaway Prevention and Sustainability Goals
IndexBox International Overview This article summarizes a market research report published by IndexBox, forecasting significant growth for the EV Battery Bio-Renewable Thermal Films Market through 2035. Key drivers include increasing dem... -
Stoke Space Completes Nova Stage 1 Proto-Qualification Testing for Fully Reusable Rocket, Targeting Aircraft-Like Operational Cadence
Stoke Space USA Overview Stoke Space announced the successful completion of proto-qualification testing for the first stage of its fully reusable Nova rocket. This crucial milestone demonstrates the maturity of Nova's hardware, software,... -
SpaceX Breaks Reusability Record with 35th Falcon 9 Booster Landing, Expanding Starlink Constellation
Space.com USA Overview SpaceX achieved a new reusability record by successfully launching and landing a Falcon 9 rocket's first-stage booster for the 35th time. This historic mission deployed 29 new Starlink satellites into Low Earth Orb... -
Orbital Data Centers Accelerate: SpaceX’s AI1 Satellite, AWS, Azure, Google Drive In-Space AI Training and Cloud Connectivity
Tom's Hardware USA Overview Leading companies are actively developing and deploying the first generation of orbital data centers and space data infrastructure. SpaceX, in particular, has unveiled the detailed design for its 'AI1 satellit... -
U.S. Department of Energy Highlights History and Importance of Space Nuclear Power, from 1961 Transit 4A to Current Curiosity Rover
Department of Energy USA Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) detailed the rich history and critical importance of nuclear power in space, spanning from the 1961 Transit 4A satellite's Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) ... -
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Strongly Backs Expanded COCOM Direct Access to Commercial Space Services, Enhancing National Security
U.S. Chamber of Commerce USA Overview The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in a letter to Congress regarding the DoD's FY2027 appropriations bill, expressed strong support for expanding combatant commands' (COCOM) direct access to commercial sp... -
India’s TakeMe2Space Secures IN-SPACE Funding for AI-Powered Star Tracker to Reduce Import Dependency
E Scow India Overview Indian space technology startup TakeMe2Space has secured funding from IN-SPACE (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre) to develop an AI-powered star tracker. Star trackers are essential components...
