US president Donald Trump will enact an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, affecting batteries and BESS, on top of a previously-announced tariff increase set to come in next month.
The European Union (EU) has launched the Clean Industrial Deal and Affordable Energy Action Plan, which dedicate at least €100 billion towards boosting industry, manufacturing and speeding up the rollout of renewables and energy storage.
As Europe’s BESS industry matures, project owner-operators are taking on more control – and risk – when it comes to procuring technology and services for their projects.
European lithium-ion OEM Northvolt has sold the division in which its ESS manufacturing plant in Poland sits, as it continues to divest non-core assets amidst its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The CEO of ‘All-iron’ flow battery manufacturer ESS Tech Inc (ESS Inc) has resigned, one of a number of steps the company has taken to ‘position it for the future’ after slower-than-expected growth.
Norway-based startup Elinor Batteries has launched a new product, the Orkan DC Block, which it claims will deliver 30% more energy density than existing products.
Battery Council International (BCI) is asking congress to defend domestic battery supply chains. BCI published a briefing for legislators outlining steps to “create jobs, support domestic battery manufacturers and defend the US economy from unfair foreign competition.”
