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Innovate UK Commits Over £13 Million to Accelerate Ultra Long-Duration Energy Storage (ULDES) Demonstrations
UKERC UK Overview Innovate UK has pledged new funding exceeding £13 million to bolster the UK's Ultra Long-Duration Energy Storage (ULDES) demonstration projects, allocating up to £3 million for Phase 1 and at least £10 million for Phase... -
Mana Battery and Saft Partner to Commercialize Anode-Free Sodium-Ion Batteries for Data Centers, Aerospace
Energy Storage - ESS News USA Overview U.S. startup Mana Battery and French cell manufacturer Saft have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the commercialization of anode-free sodium-ion batteries, targeting high-growth secto... -
IEA: Critical Minerals Investment Down 9% in 2025, Lithium Specialists Cut Spending 40%, Favoring Lower-Cost Projects Amid China’s Dominance in Battery Metal Production
Crux Investor Global Overview The International Energy Agency (IEA) reported a 9% decline in critical minerals investment in 2025, with battery materials companies cutting 20% and lithium specialists cutting around 40% in spending. This ... -
Sonoma Clean Power Activates First Local Solar + 4 MW LFP Battery Storage Project ‘Redemeyer Road,’ Providing 24/7 Local Renewable Energy in California
California Community Choice Association USA Overview Sonoma Clean Power and Renewable Properties celebrated the ribbon-cutting for the Redemeyer Road Solar project in Ukiah, California, SCP's first locally-sited solar + storage project. ... -
EV Battery Recycling Achieves Up to 95% Lithium and Cobalt Recovery with Advanced Chemical Processing; IRA Accelerates Domestic Infrastructure Development
CarBuzz USA Overview Modern chemical processing now enables the recovery of up to 95% of lithium and cobalt from shredded EV battery packs, efficiently reinserting these critical materials into the new battery manufacturing supply chain.... -
Energy X Secures $225M Eni Investment for 52,500 tpa Lithium Facility in Chile, Establishes $230M LFP Cathode JV in Texas for Domestic ‘Brine-to-Battery’ Supply Chain
EnkiAI USA Overview Energy X secured over $225 million in project-specific capital in 2026, including a $225 million investment from Italian energy major Eni for a 25% stake in Energy X's Black Giant™ project in Chile, funding a 52,500 t... -
Malaysia Inaugurates First 1.45 MWh Sodium-Sulfur BESS at LSE II Solar Farm, Setting National Benchmark for Commercial & Industrial Adoption
Plus Xnergy Malaysia Overview Malaysia's 2025 SELCO Guidelines, mandating BESS installation for solar PV systems above 72kWp after December 31, 2025, are accelerating commercial and industrial BESS adoption. Amidst this, the country's fi... -
Global Battery Storage Installations Soar 48% to 307 GWh in 2025, Cell Prices Expected to Approach $50/kWh by 2028
BENY Global Overview Global battery energy storage (BESS) installations reached 112 GW / 307 GWh in 2025, marking a significant 48% year-over-year increase, with BloombergNEF projecting 158 GW / 459 GWh of new installations for 2026. A p... -
Invinity Supplies Largest US Rural Co-op with 43 MWh Vanadium Flow Battery System for Dairyland Power Cooperative
agaic power USA Overview Invinity Energy Systems sold a 43 MWh Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) system to Dairyland Power Cooperative under the U.S. DOE’s REVIVE program, marking the largest single VRFB deployment for a U.S. rural elec... -
Advancing Practical Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Ni-Doped CoTe Catalyst Achieves 1,000 Cycles with 0.049% Capacity Decay
OAE Publishing Inc. China Overview New research demonstrates a lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery utilizing an Ni-doped CoTe catalyst achieved an ultra-low capacity decay rate of 0.049% per cycle over 1,000 cycles at a high current density of...
