‘It depends’: Designing battery storage for AI data centre co-location is a moving target
The many considerations developers must factor in when deploying battery storage for data centres were discussed on a panel at Energy Storage Summit USA 2026.
‘Unfettered optimism’ on US BESS degradation hits wall of operational reality
Industry leaders warned that “unfettered optimism” regarding battery degradation is hitting a wall of operational reality.
US battery storage developers get creative as pure merchant model fades
A panel at the 2026 US Energy Storage Summit in Dallas, Texas, discussed the “creative, innovative structures” developers are having to embrace to secure long-term revenues for energy storage projects.
Experts weigh in on navigating supply chain bottlenecks in US energy storage
A panel at the 2026 US Energy Storage Summit in Dallas, Texas, focused on the evolving landscape of battery energy storage system (BESS) procurement.
ERCOT after RTC+B: How real-time optimisation is reshaping battery storage economics
Tapas Peshin of energy management software provider PCI Energy Solutions, on one of the biggest changes in Texas’ ERCOT market for battery storage assets.
‘It’s all about oil, isn’t it?’: BESS and EV expansion in the US vs Europe
As battery energy storage systems (BESS) and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure expand in the US and Europe, a clear contrast is becoming evident in their market growth.
What end-to-end visibility reveals about hidden BESS safety risks
BESS safety issues become all too visible when it’s already too late, but a considered approach through the full lifecycle can mitigate these and many other risks, writes Sunny Rai from Intertek.
US BESS industry is ‘primed for years of growth’: Enertis Applus+ on financing storage in the FEOC era
Energy-Storage.news speaks to Willliam Lauwers, head of technology, BESS, at consulting, engineering and quality control firm Enertis Applus+, ahead of the upcoming Energy Storage Summit USA.
Google bets big on 30GWh of Form Energy’s iron-air battery storage despite efficiency trade-offs
Recently, utility Xcel Energy announced it would install 30GWh of US startup Form Energy’s iron-air batteries at a data centre in Pine Island, Minnesota, owned by tech giant Google.
US import tariffs ‘increase the policy risk’ for BESS
Energy-Storage.news speaks with Isshu Kikuma, energy storage analyst at BloombergNEF (BNEF), ahead of the upcoming Energy Storage Summit USA.
