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Demand diligence from US battery integration

Tariffs continue to reshape the US storage market. Rising costs for overseas systems have created new incentives to integrate equipment domestically, and many developers are turning to US firms to assemble battery systems. Integration capacity can scale faster than battery cell manufacturing, but not without risk. Unlike cell plants, where automated processes keep variations in check, battery assembly and integration depends on people, as Jeff Zwijack from Intertek CEA explains.

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pv magazine

03 Nov 2025

Image: Recurrent Energy

Every connection, seal, and installation step in battery manufacturing carries the chance of failure. Defects that begin on the factory floor quickly snowball into delays, disputes, and unexpected costs once equipment ships. The details vary, but the pattern remains consistent. Certain weak points show up again and again. More than ever, building a reliable energy …

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