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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... -
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... -
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... -
Upcycling Spent LiFePO4 to High-Performance LiMnxFe1−xPO4 Cathodes: Achieving 91.1% Capacity Retention After 500 Cycles, Bridging Resource Circularity and Enhanced Performance
Chemical Science (RSC Publishing) UK Overview A new strategy proposes upcycling spent LiFePO4 (LFP) cathode material into high-performance LiMnxFe1−xPO4 (LMFP) cathodes. The regenerated LMFP cathode demonstrated excellent specific capaci... -
Xos Launches 2.5MWh Power Hub, Delivering Grid-Independent Energy Storage to Data Centers in Days, Not Years, Resolving Multi-Year Bottlenecks
Nasdaq USA Overview Xos has unveiled its 2.5 MWh "Power Hub" designed for data centers, a solution that can deliver grid-independent energy storage in days rather than years, addressing long-standing grid interconnection bottlenecks. Wit... -
Bitumen-Derived Hard Carbon Emerges as Next-Gen Anode Material: Achieving 343 mAh/g in Na-ion Batteries with Cost Superiority over Li-ion
Bitumen Battery Industry Unknown Overview Bitumen-derived hard carbon is gaining significant attention as a next-generation anode material for both lithium-ion (LIB) and sodium-ion batteries (NIB). Research demonstrates this material can...
