Marija Maisch
US orders recall of 10,500 Tesla Powerwall 2 battery systems
Tesla says its recall and replacement effort stems from a contained battery-cell defect that has raised safety concerns in both the United States and Australia.
Poland raises permit-free energy storage limit to 30 kWh
Poland’s lower house of parliament, the Sejm, has passed amendments to the Building Law to remove the requirement for building permits to construct energy storage facilities with capacities of up to 30 kWh.
Fluence to supply Leag’s 4 GWh battery project, Europe’s largest, in Germany
Fluence Energy says it will supply a 1 GW/4 GWh battery energy storage system for German power producer Leag, marking both Europe’s largest such project and the company’s biggest single installation to date using its Smartstack platform.
Battery projects dominate Belgium’s 2025 capacity market awards
Battery storage secured nearly all new-build capacity in Belgium’s latest capacity market auctions, cementing its central role in the country’s power supply plans through 2030.
Canada’s Cache Power advances 30 GWh compressed air storage project
Cache Power has commissioned an engineering study for a 640 MW compressed air energy storage and hydrogen project in Alberta, supported by provincial funding.
France’s Exide unveils 5 MWh battery with 95% roundtrip efficiency
Exide Technologies has launched its 5 MWh Solition Mega Five system for commercial, industrial, and utility-scale storage, featuring liquid cooling and advanced grid integration options.
Australia’s PowerCap enters US with sodium-ion batteries
Australia’s PowerCap has entered the US market with its sodium-ion stationary storage systems and plans to build a manufacturing facility to serve customers across the Americas.
Envision launches modular BESS platform based on 750+ Ah cell
Envision’s Gen 8 battery system uses high-capacity cells in a compact 10-foot modular design, offering configurations from 6 MWh to 12 MWh per unit with potential for larger setups.
Tennet to grant grid access to 6 GW of Dutch battery projects
After unlocking more than 9 GW of high-voltage grid capacity through flexible off-peak contracts, Dutch transmission system operator Tennet is set to allocate roughly two-thirds of the connection rights to battery energy storage systems.
IPS inaugurates Bulgaria’s first battery storage gigafactory
International Power Supply (IPS) has begun production at its 3 GWh battery factory near Sofia, with plans to expand capacity to 5 GWh by the second quarter of 2026.
