Tesla has deployed what many believe will become the world’s largest battery system for PG&E at the Moss Landing station in California. However, the Tesla Megapack system has been shut down for months due to a fire investigation.

The global battery storage market will reach $10.84 billion in 2026, with the Asia-Pacific region accounting for 68% of total demand. China, Japan, India, South Korea and Australia will drive the regional market, according to GlobalData.

Electric vehicles are still a relatively new technology and researchers are studying their potential risks. It seems Americans are curious about the new cars too. One viewer recently asked us about electric vehicle battery fires, saying she’s seen on the news that these fires burn hotter than fires in gas-powered vehicles.

A 1.1MWh lithium ion battery located in bushland on the edge of the suburb stored energy in the daytime, when rooftop solar panels were pumping out cheap and abundant watts, and released it into the grid in the evening, when residents came home and demand peaked.

Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) is calling for a $750 million National Battery Institute in a a pre-budget submission to the federal government.

Transmission system operator Eirgrid and grid maintenance and construction group ESB Networks have released the full list of renewable energy projects to receive grid connection offers in Ireland through their enduring connection policy (ECP) process, with solar PV representing the majority of these.

The Portuguese island of Madeira will be able to radically reduce its fossil fuel consumption while keeping electricity supply stable and reliable, thanks to battery energy storage system (BESS) technology.