Trump Declares National Emergency, Bans Imports of Inverters, Transformers and BESS Equipment
WASHINGTON — President Trump has declared a national emergency over foreign-made power equipment, banning imports of grid-connected inverters, transformers and battery energy storage systems (BESS) that he says pose an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to US bulk-power system security. The ...
Africa's First 24/7 Solar Baseload Plant Goes Live at DRC's Kamoa Copper Mine
KOLWEZI, DRC — A solar-plus-storage plant claimed as Africa's first to deliver round-the-clock renewable power has reached commercial operation at Kamoa Copper, the continent's largest copper mining complex. Developer and IPP CrossBoundary Energy announced the milestone on August 25. The facility ...
Global BESS Deployments Hit 18GWh in July 2026; Europe Posts Record Month
LONDON — Global grid-scale battery storage is on pace for a record year. A total of 6,199MW/18,817MWh of BESS capacity came online in July 2026, pushing the year-to-date total to 154GWh, up 27% year on year, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. China accounted for 70% of July's additions (4...
Saudi Arabia Leads Global BESS Installations: SPPC Awards 2GW/8GWh Contracts Worth US$1.16 Billion
The Desert Grid: Saudi Arabia Overtakes the World in Battery Storage RIYADH — August 28, 2026 — The oil kingdom just became the storage capital of the world. Saudi Arabia led global utility-scale BESS installations in July — and its government has signed off its first-ever battery storage tender in ...
The Giant Steps Back: Shell Sells sonnen After Seven Years — What It Means for Europe's Home Storage Market
The Giant Steps Back: Shell Sells sonnen — and Europe's Home Storage Market Enters a New Era MUNICH / VALLETTA — August 27, 2026 — The oil giant that bought into Germany's home storage market at the peak of its ambition has walked away. Shell has completed the sale of sonnen Group — the German ...
When 2 GWh Meets 2,695 GWh: India's Storage Ambition and the Supply Chain Reality Gap
When 2 GWh Meets 2,695 GWh: The Supply Chain Reality Behind India's Storage Ambition NEW DELHI / LONDON — August 26, 2026 — India wants to be a battery storage powerhouse. Its supply chain, by the numbers, is not there yet. According to Wood Mackenzie data reported by Energy-Storage.News (August 21, ...
Australia's Largest Battery Expands: GE Vernova and CATL Power Supernode Stage 3 to 3GWh Scale
One Site, 3 GWh: GE Vernova and CATL Expand Australia's Largest Battery to Full Scale BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — August 25, 2026 — Australia's largest battery storage system just got its final piece. Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has selected GE Vernova and CATL for Stage 3 of the Supernode BESS in ...
More Storage, Less Solar: Germany's Home Battery Installations Jump 67% in Q1 2026 — The European Shift Explained
More Storage, Less Solar: Germany's Q1 2026 Data Marks the Battery-First Turning Point BERLIN — August 2026 — For years, the rule was simple: households bought solar panels, and batteries were the optional add-on. Germany's Q1 2026 numbers just inverted the rule. New battery storage capacity ...
The Inverterless Battery Arrives: Relectrify Installs First AC1 System in South Australia
No Inverter Required: The AC Battery Just Got Its First Real-World Installation ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA — August 21, 2026 — A battery that speaks AC directly. No separate inverter. No external power electronics cabinet. Just a battery that plugs into the grid like a machine. That is the promise of the ...
