Powin ‘struggling to compete with Chinese OEMs’ integrated BESS offerings’
Competition from Chinese manufacturers put Powin on a tricky footing, even before industry headwinds dealt the company what appears to have been a lethal blow.
Will the 90-day US-China tariff pause lead to stockpiling or further paralysis for the BESS industry?
What does the 90-day reduction in US-China tariffs mean for the BESS industry? We hear from industry analysts while also discussing the topic with CATL and fellow China-based battery OEM Rept Battero.
Market saturation, intelligent optimisation, smarter development: The future of the ERCOT market
A panel of owner-operators, optimisers and developers discussed the evolving dynamics of the ERCOT, Texas market at last month’s Energy Storage Summit USA 2025 in Dallas.
‘Phase-out of ITC/PTC in 2025 is our base case’: Future of US clean energy tax credits hangs in the balance under Trump
Trump’s budget reconciliation bill looks like it could take aim at the current tax credits for downstream clean energy projects, and Clean Energy Associates’ base case is that they will be phased out by the end of the year.
For energy storage fire safety, will perception become reality?
The Moss Landing BESS fire has focused attention on safety, as Aaron Marks at Clean Energy Associates (CEA), takes a closer look.
Behind the numbers: BNEF finds 40% year-on-year drop in BESS costs
BNEF analyst Isshu Kikuma discusses trends and market dynamics impacting the cost of energy storage in 2024 with ESN Premium.
Cutthroat competition: the race to the top of the BESS supply chain
Rho Motion’s head of research Iola Hughes analyses some of the trends shaping the battery storage supply chain as market growth accelerates worldwide.
‘Bad for energy transition’: Industry reacts to US’ new tariffs on China’s batteries
We hear from developers, IPPs and upstream battery sources about the US’ decision to massively hike tariffs on batteries and battery components from China.
Highly technical subject of battery analytics is ‘now something for the CFO to think about’
Kai-Philipp Kairies, CEO of analytics firm ACCURE, discusses some of the areas in which battery analytics can have the most impact on battery energy storage system (BESS) project success.
What goes up must come down: A review of battery energy storage system pricing
Despite geopolitical unrest, the global energy storage system market doubled in 2023 by gigawatt-hours installed. Dan Shreve of Clean Energy Associates looks at the pricing dynamics helping propel storage to ever greater heights.
