Massive 20 GWh sodium-ion battery manufacturing plant announced in China
After last year’s slowdown, investment in China’s sodium-ion battery sector is rebounding in 2025, and one of the biggest projects yet has now entered the development pipeline.
Sinovoltaics updates financial stability ranking for battery manufacturers
The quality assurance service provider’s latest financial stability ranking has Tesla, Mustang Battery and Solid Power in the top three spots again, in a report that tracks manufacturers’ Altmann-Z scores over the past three years.
The Hydrogen Stream: Inpex launches blue hydrogen, ammonia demonstration plant in Japan
As Inpex launches its hydrogen park in Japan, ITM Power announces a possible delivery of 710 MW of electrolysers to Germany’s Stablegrid and Shell works on a 100 MW electrolyser in Germany.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Cybrid Technologies ships first optical conversion films for perovskite tandem solar modules
Cybrid Technologies announced the first mass delivery of optical conversion films for perovskite tandem solar modules, marking what it described as the world’s first commercial application of this technology.
Skyven Technologies commissions steam-generating, industrial heat pump
The company’s demonstration centre in Dallas, Texas, showcases its Arcturus steam-generating heat pump, which it says is eight times more efficient than natural gas boilers and six times more efficient that electric boilers and thermal energy storage.
Australia’s Raystech to supply 1 GWh of Sungrow battery storage in 2026
Sungrow signed new and renewed distribution agreements with Raystech Group, Supply Partners and Tradezone at the All-Energy Australia 2025 exhibition, covering solar inverters, battery energy storage systems and multi-year module supply for residential, commercial and utility-scale markets.
US startup Unigrid adopts contract manufacturing model for batteries
Unigrid is pursuing a contract manufacturing strategy for its sodium-ion batteries, drawing on semiconductor foundry practices to shorten development timelines while shifting most production to underutilized Asian factories.
SEIA warns 13 GW of Texas solar and storage at risk
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) says new federal permitting, tax, and grant policies place more than 13,000 MW of planned solar and battery capacity in Texas at risk of failing to come online in 2026, with far larger volumes exposed in 2027.
Waratah Super Battery transformer failure raises insurance questions
A transformer failure at the 850 MW Waratah Super Battery could trigger multimillion-dollar insurance claims and project delays, illustrating how a single unit outage can escalate at one of Australia’s largest battery projects.
Europe’s energy storage capacity on track to pass 100 GW
LCP Delta and Energy Storage Europe say installed storage capacity across the European Union, the United Kingdom, Norway, and Switzerland will exceed 100 GW this month, with battery systems driving the fastest growth.
