Standardisation is making US BESS an easy target for cyberattacks
Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Phil Tonkin, field chief technology officer at Dragos, and Dr. Peter Fox-Penner, a Brattle principal, on BESS cybersecurity.
‘The bar is going up and up’: Sodium-ion firm Natron Energy’s closure highlights alternative chemistry challenges
US sodium-ion battery firm Natron Energy has ceased trading, putting an end to its two domestic gigafactories. The news points to the challenges for battery chemistries hoping to compete with LFP, analysts told Energy-Storage.news.
Enhancing fire safety in lithium-ion energy storage: Understanding risks, chemistry and standards
Drew Bandhauer of Leeward Renewable Energy examines how changes in lithium-ion battery chemistries help manage fire safety risk and how industry standards are evolving in step with technological advances.
Don’t miss the moment: Why we must scale long-duration energy storage now
Now is the moment for long-duration energy storage to become a key pillar of the energy transition, writes LDES Council CEO Julia Souder.
Where is alpha? Market trends in ERCOT and CAISO impacting battery storage revenues
Evolving market dynamics in ERCOT and CAISO, the two leading US electricity markets for battery storage, call for smart optimisation strategies, write Ali Karimian and Alden Phinney of GridBeyond.
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.
