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Chinese lithium-ion anode producer halts $1.4 billion Swedish investment The decision comes after the Swedish Strategic Products Inspectorate imposed regulatory conditions deemed unacceptable by China's Putailai New Energy Technology.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 08, 2025
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Manufacturing
Tesla smashes its own records with big increase in energy storage deployments in 2024 Tesla's energy storage deployments broke its own year-on-year records in 2024, for another consecutive year.
Tristan Rayner
Jan 03, 2025
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Manufacturing
Tesla starts trial production at Shanghai Megapack manufacturing plant Tesla's Shanghai Megapack factory, its first outside of the USA, begins trial production.
Tristan Rayner
Jan 02, 2025
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Brazil’s UCB Power raises $24m from Inter-American Development Bank The energy storage company will invest in its operations in two states, including factory expansion plans, as well as funding other parts of its business.
Alessandra Neris
Jan 02, 2025
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Flow batteries
Schmid Pekintaş targets redox flow battery cost reduction with new Turkish gigafactory Production equipment supplier Schmid is expanding its joint venture with the Pekintaş Group to establish a vanadium redox flow battery production facility with an output of 3 GWh. The factory is scheduled to begin production in 2026.
Jonathan Gifford
Dec 20, 2024
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Manufacturing
Germany’s Manz announces insolvency application The production equipment manufacturer cited “market distortions in the European battery cell market” as the main reason.
Jochen Siemer
Dec 20, 2024
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Industry
‘We are not going to leave storage at all’ says SolarEdge GM for Europe Storage still key component of SolarEdge business, despite sell-off of cell manufacturing facility in South Korea. General manager for Europe Christian Carraro tells ESS News that product launches in 2024 plus opportunities presented by home energy management mean storage remains part of company’s core offer.
Matthew Lynas
Dec 19, 2024

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Manufacturing
In Conversation: Fluence mulls manufacturing in Europe While it may be cheaper and easier in China, battery manufacturing in Europe has its appeal. pv magazine ESS News caught up with Fluence at the last week's Smarter E in Munich to discuss its expansion plans.
Marija Maisch
Jun 25, 2024
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Supply chain
In Conversation: Weight – a new challenge for BESS in Europe Driven by the demand for higher efficiency and cost reduction, large-scale battery energy storage systems are increasigly featuring higher capacity cells. This has given rise to new challenges on the logistics front, particularly on the European soil. pv magazine ESS News caught up with Trina Storage at last week's Smarter E show to discuss this.
Marija Maisch
Jun 24, 2024
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Supply chain
Plans for BESS assembly plant in Nigeria RIPLEnergy Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with GIB EnergyX Slovakia s.r.o. to co-develop an assembly plant in Nigeria. The new plant should supply Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in support of RIPLE’s Renewable Energy investments to supply commercial and industrial demand for 24/7 electricity.
Carrie Hampel
Jun 21, 2024
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Manufacturing
Volkswagen enters C&I energy storage business with Elli The Volkswagen Group has announced its entry into a new business segment with its charging and energy brand Elli. It will develop massive industrial battery energy storage systems, including initial 350 MW/700 MWh projects already in its pipeline.
Marija Maisch
Jun 10, 2024
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Sodium-ion batteries
Altris, Stora Enso to develop sodium-ion anode from lignin Swedish sodium-ion battery specialist Altris has partnered with Stora Enso, Finish-Swedish cellulose and paper maker, to drive the adaptation of the corporation’s hard carbon solution Lignode as an anode material in its sodium-ion battery cells.
Marija Maisch
Jun 06, 2024
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Invinity large energy storage systems
Manufacturing
Invinity quadruples its vanadium-flow battery manufacturing in UK UK-based manufacturer Invinity Energy Systems has announced plans to set up a new manufacturing facility which would increase its long duration energy storage (LDES) manufacturing capacity to over 500 MWh per year.
Marija Maisch
Jun 04, 2024
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Recycling
SorbiForce uses agricultural waste to produce low-cost, safe batteries US-based start-up SorbiForce uses no toxic products or metals in production of its batteries. It claims its systems are cheaper and safer than lithium-ion batteries and have near zero end-of-life waste.
Marija Maisch
Jun 03, 2024
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Svolt battery
Manufacturing
SVOLT abandons plans to open battery factory in Germany Chinese battery manufacturer SVOLT has cancelled plans to open a plant in the German state of Brandenburg. Meanwhile, its plans for cell production in Saarland, southwest Germany, continue to be delayed.
Marija Maisch
May 29, 2024
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Manufacturing
Verkor secures €1.3 billion for French gigafactory French battery manufacturer Verkor has secured more than €1.3 billion ($1.41 billion) in green financing for the construction of its first gigafactory in France. The production facility will supply batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and stationary storage across Europe.
Marija Maisch
May 28, 2024
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