Tag: Energy News
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Vertically integrated cell-BESS suppliers lose market share as competition increases
The market share of vertically integrated battery cell and BESS companies has fallen since 2023, market intelligence firm Rho Motion said.
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Voltfang opens second-life battery factory in Germany
German battery storage systems provider Voltfang has inaugurated its manufacturing facility in the city of Aachen, which it says is the largest second-life battery factory currently in operation in Europe. Image credits: Voltfang. The opening ceremony for the Voltfang Future Fab was attended by Hendrik Wüst, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, who praised the project as…
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Fuel cells: A distributed approach for accelerating load growth
Utilities are under increasing pressure to maintain grid stability while accommodating record levels of electrification, industrial growth, and decarbonization. At the same time, large energy users — including manufacturers and data centers — are requiring access to much more reliable, high-quality power on a much shorter timeline than traditional utility infrastructure solutions can deliver. In…
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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Maxeon posts H1 net loss as US import ban hits sales
Maxeon Solar Technologies said net losses widened to $65.5 million in the first half of 2025, while revenue fell 89.5% year on year to $39 million. Shipments dropped 84.9% to 153.2 MW. Chief Executive George Guo said the losses reflected the ongoing impact of a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ban imposed in July 2024…
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Virtual Power Plants Showed Up for Their Biggest Test Yet. Here Are the Results
If what happened on July 29 in California is any indication of the future of the power grid, then there is reason for optimism. Let’s look at it from the perspective of Tom Weldon, who owns a house on the south end of San Jose and has rooftop solar and a battery system. Weldon didn’t…
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Oil gains as US-China tariff pause extension boosts trade hopes
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the United States and China extended a pause on higher tariffs, easing concerns an escalation of their trade war would disrupt their economies and crimp fuel demand in the world’s two largest oil consumers. U.S. President Donald Trump extended a tariff truce with China by another 90 days, a…
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Solar cell, wafer exports from China rise as panel exports fall
Solar cell and solar wafer exports from China increased significantly during the first half of the year, according to analysis by London-based think tank Ember Energy. Figures from the company’s online data tool shows solar cell exports increased 76% over the first six months of 2025, equivalent to 19 GW of capacity, while solar wafer exports were…
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Why this storage investor is choosing execution risk over technology risk
Investments are shifting focus to late-venture and early-growth storage bets that scale proven business models rather than novel chemistries or technologies. Even before the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBA) sent seismic waves through the clean energy industry, 2025 wasn’t off to the best start for energy storage hardware companies. Recent high-profile bankruptcies…
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New real-time measurement process can determine State of Charge and battery operational safety
Impedance measurements are crucial for understanding the capacity and health of batteries, but until now, they could only be performed when the battery was at rest. Due to complex measurement and analysis procedures, characterizing a single battery cell could take up to 20 minutes. This limitation, as described by the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology…
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TESVOLT and Samsung to collaborate on cybersecure battery systems for public utilities
In a move set to redefine standards in energy storage for public utilities, TESVOLT, a leading European provider of commercial and industrial energy storage systems, has partnered with battery technology giant Samsung SDI to deliver an advanced, cyber-secure battery container solution for critical infrastructure applications. At the heart of the collaboration is the launch of the new SBB 1.5…