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Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) Tackle U.S. Energy Demand: Massachusetts Sets 3.5 GW VPP Target by 2035
Inside Climate News USA Overview U.S. states like Massachusetts and Minnesota are accelerating the adoption of Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) to manage rising energy demand and transition away from fossil fuels. VPPs, networks of distribute... -
MET Group Activates Hungary’s Largest BESS (40 MW / 80 MWh), Integrating Huawei and Tesla Technology to Propel Energy Transition
MET Group ハンガリー Overview MET Group has commissioned Hungary's largest standalone battery energy storage system (BESS), a 40 MW / 80 MWh facility in Százhalombatta. Expanding upon an existing Tesla Megapack 2 demonstrator and primari... -
Tesla Constructs 50 GWh Megapack Factory in Texas, Shipping Next-Gen Megapack 3 and New Megablock Systems by H2 2026
basenor USA Overview Tesla is constructing its largest Megapack factory in Brookshire, Texas, aiming for an annual production capacity of 50 GWh of energy storage (exceeding its California and China plants combined) and creating up to 1,... -
BESS Safety and Grid Interconnection Standards Tightened: UL 9540A 6th Edition Mandates Installation-Level Fire Testing, NFPA 855 Requires Active Explosion Control
JM Batteries USA Overview To address safety challenges with scaling Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), key U.S. safety standards have been strengthened. UL 9540A 6th Edition, published March 13, 2026, mandates large-scale, installati... -
Eos Energy Secures $305.3 Million DOE Loan Guarantee for Zinc-Bromine Battery Manufacturing Lines, Targeting 8 GWh Annual Production by 2026
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) USA Overview Eos Energy Enterprises has secured an up to $305.3 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office for the construction of two manufacturing lines for next-gen... -
Swiss FlexBase Partners with Invinity Energy Systems to Design World’s Largest 2.1GWh Vanadium Flow Battery for Data Center Storage, Expected by 2029
Energy-Storage.news Switzerland Overview Invinity Energy Systems has secured a contract to design a 1.5GW/2.1GWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) system for a FlexBase data center in Switzerland, marking the largest VRFB system globall... -
U.S. DOE Awards $3 Billion in Grants for Domestic Battery Manufacturing and Recycling, Supporting Next-Gen EV Batteries and LDES
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) USA Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing a total of $3 billion in grant programs under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to foster domestic production of advanced batte... -
EU Unleashes €1.5 Billion ‘Battery Booster’ to Fast-Track Gigafactories, Counter China Dependence
Battery Technology ヨーロッパ Overview The European Commission has launched a comprehensive strategy to secure its battery supply chain and establish leadership in gigafactory production. Addressing a critical vulnerability where 87% of ... -
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...
