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EORA Energy and Tulla Group have formed a joint venture aimed at mining and remote-energy projects. The partnership is intended to support EORA Energy’s expansion beyond battery storage into integrated energy infrastructure development.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has opened the Center for Energy Storage and Systems (ZESS) in Braunschweig. The research hub, backed by nearly €50 million from the federal government and the state, is intended to support work on battery and hydrogen technologies.
Otovo and InCharge Energy said they will work together to offer commercial customers a single service relationship covering solar, battery storage and EV charging equipment. The partnership combines their installation and maintenance services, which could simplify procurement and support for customers.
Verlume said its 500 kWh modular subsea energy storage system has completed testing before deployment. The system is intended for offshore wind applications, where subsea storage and power management could support operations.
The Texas Public Utility Commission approved Southwestern Public Service Company’s plan to close the Tolk coal plant near Lubbock and construct renewable energy and battery storage. The source says the projects are intended to provide reliable, clean electricity to Southwest Power Pool customers and could save millions of gallons of water every year.
EnerVenue has begun production of its water-based nickel-hydrogen Aqueous Metal Cell at its Wujin site in Changzhou, China. The company says the line is the first high-volume AMC line built anywhere, which may matter for scaling the battery technology.
The Solar Energy Industries Association said Governor Newsom signed several bills affecting clean energy in California. The statement says the measures should support electricity generation and transmission and expand access to cost-saving benefits.
Volvo Trucks has said it wants to use compressed hydrogen gas in pressurised tanks for its H2 trucks. The move highlights a different storage approach from Daimler Truck as both work on commercialising heavy-duty hydrogen trucks and related infrastructure in Germany.
Envision Energy said it has energised Morocco’s first large-scale lithium iron phosphate battery energy storage system at OCP Green Energy’s Benguerir phosphate mining site. The company said it supplied and commissioned the system under a contract signed in late 2025.
The US Energy Information Administration projects that renewables and battery storage will add about 82.7 GW of generating capacity in the next 12 months, while total fossil fuel and nuclear capacity is expected to decline by more than 1.4 GW.
CATL supplied cells for what the source describes as the world’s first large-scale battery energy storage project. The source says the cells were tested after 14 years and that none has been replaced.