Energy storage

Battery materials at a factory in China
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Unpacking China’s cheap battery costs

There’s more to China’s manufacturing advantage than subsidies and cheap labor.

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Global markets
Are things about to turn around for the U.S. battery sector?

It's been a rough year for U.S. manufacturing of batteries and solar modules. But experts think Chinese oversupply will soon correct itself.

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Gov funding
DOE designates $3 billion for the advanced battery supply chain

The funding targets 25 projects aimed at boosting domestic production of advanced batteries and materials.

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Grid edge
Tesla’s take on the residential battery shakeout

An interview with Tesla about the company’s not-so-quiet plans for residential storage expansion

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The trouble with Exowatt’s ‘groundbreaking’ tech: We’ve seen it before

Exowatt says its energy tech is “unlike anything seen in history.” However, some are skeptical.

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VC
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Which sectors are most at risk of falling for the 'better mousetrap fallacy'?

VC Andy Lubershane said that certain sectors are trying for technical breakthroughs when they should be scaling existing technologies.

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VC
A summer of ups and downs in the battery sector

In the last few months, some advanced battery companies have raked in the cash, while others have faltered.

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U.S. market
How one Texas energy retailer plans to forge a new path for VPPs

Branch Energy is working to build an energy company from scratch, specifically for behind-the-meter resources.

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Corporates
How Northvolt’s bet on lithium metal batteries fell apart

The story behind the decision to close Cuberg: “If Cuberg had been acquired by a legacy company, they’d still be in business.”

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U.S. market
Peak Energy's quest to build US sodium-ion battery dominance

The company's COO predicts sodium-ion batteries will hit cost parity with the lowest-cost lithium batteries as soon as next year.

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Grid edge
Scoop: Swell is shutting down

The VPP company recently laid off all staff and is carrying out an alternative to Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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DATA + CLOUD
The data center boom could shift priorities for battery makers

Venkat Srinivasan, battery lead for the Argonne National Lab, said the storage world is waiting for the AI dust to settle.

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Portable battery startup Moxion is bankrupt. What happened?

The startup raised $100 million in 2022. But in 2024, things took a turn.

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ERCOT’s first geothermal electrons are coming to the grid

Startup Sage Geosystems is taking advantage of Texas’ easy-to-navigate permitting process to build a first-of-a-kind storage project.