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Greenvolt Power has inaugurated the 200 MW Turośń Kościelna Battery Energy Storage Facility in Poland, with energy trading and optimization services to be provided by Entrix. The project is one of the largest operational battery storage facilities in Poland and represents a significant milestone for the country’s emerging storage market. Poland’s grid is undergoing rapid transformation as coal retirements accelerate and renewable targets tighten, creating urgent demand for flexible capacity. The Turośń Kościelna facility will provide frequency regulation, capacity, and energy arbitrage services to the Polish power market. Entrix’s involvement as optimizer highlights the growing role of specialized energy traders in maximizing BESS revenue stacks in European markets.

Aecon Group has executed an agreement with Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for the 150 MW / 1,200 MWh Simcoe energy storage project in Norfolk County, Ontario. The eight-hour duration project is among the longer-duration battery storage assets under development in Canada and is designed to provide capacity and energy shifting services to the Ontario grid. The IESO agreement provides revenue certainty through Ontario’s capacity market framework, addressing a key bankability challenge for Canadian storage developers. The Simcoe project reflects Ontario’s strategic emphasis on storage to manage nuclear baseload inflexibility and integrate growing renewable generation. Aecon’s execution of the agreement signals a firm commitment to delivery.

The Maryland Public Service Commission held a public hearing on Round 1 of the Next Generation Energy Act, reviewing four transmission-connected battery storage proposals totaling 1,240 MW. The projects include the 500 MW / 6-hour Oystercatcher Energy Storage Project, the 300 MW / 4-hour Fourth Quarter BESS Project, the 400 MW / 4-hour Chalk Point Storage Project, and the 40 MW / 4-hour Jade Meadow III Battery Storage Project. The Commission is expected to issue decisions on Energy Storage Capacity Credits by October 1, 2026. This proceeding represents one of the most significant state-level storage procurement processes in the U.S. this year and could establish precedent for how transmission-connected storage is valued and compensated in the PJM region.

Georgia Power has completed construction of the 49.5 MW / 198 MWh Moody Battery Facility located outside Valdosta, Georgia. The project adds to the utility’s growing battery storage portfolio as it manages increasing solar penetration on its system and addresses peak demand requirements. The four-hour duration configuration aligns with Georgia Power’s resource planning and IRP objectives, which emphasize storage as a cost-effective alternative to peaker plants. Completion of the Moody facility demonstrates the utility’s execution capability in delivering regulated storage assets and provides operational experience that will inform future procurement rounds. The project will participate in Georgia Power’s resource adequacy and ancillary service markets.

Veolia has been selected to operate and maintain a 350 MW microgrid powering an AI data center campus in New Albany, Ohio, which includes a 430 MWh battery energy storage system. The project highlights the convergence of AI-driven data center load growth and behind-the-meter / front-of-meter storage deployment. As hyperscalers seek reliable, low-carbon power for AI training and inference workloads, integrated microgrids with large-scale BESS are emerging as a preferred solution. Veolia’s selection as O&M provider reflects the growing need for specialized asset management expertise in complex hybrid systems. The project also illustrates how AIDC-related demand is becoming a tangible driver for U.S. storage deployment beyond traditional renewable pairing applications.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has submitted a 520 MW standalone battery energy storage system in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) for assessment under the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. The submission represents a major regulatory milestone for what could become one of the largest standalone BESS assets in the ACT. The project is designed to support the ACT’s 100% renewable electricity target by providing firming capacity for intermittent wind and solar generation. EPBC approval is a critical path item for projects of this scale, and the submission indicates advanced development status. If approved, the project would significantly bolster the ACT’s storage fleet and serve as a template for large-scale urban-adjacent BESS deployments.

Neoen Australia has broken ground on a 227 MW / 907 MWh grid-forming battery energy storage system in South Australia. The project is notable for its grid-forming capabilities, which allow the battery to provide synthetic inertia and voltage support—critical services as South Australia operates with high renewable penetration. This marks a significant step in the evolution of battery storage from energy arbitrage assets to essential grid infrastructure. The project aligns with AEMO’s system strength requirements and reinforces South Australia’s position as a global testbed for high-renewable grid architecture. Construction commencement signals a firm delivery timeline, with commercial operations expected in the near term

According to a press conference held by the National Energy Administration (NEA), in the first half of this year, driven by the rapid development of high‑tech industries such as new energy vehicles and artificial intelligence, electricity consumption in the charging and swapping service sector and the internet data service sector grew strongly, reaching 81.0 billion kWh and 49.4 billion kWh respectively, up 56.9% and 44% year‑on‑year. Together, they contributed 0.9 percentage points to the growth of total electricity consumption of the whole society.

CSBearing stated on its interactive platform that the company is primarily engaged in the R&D, production, and sales of self‑lubricating bearings and high‑performance polymers, with products covering automotive, construction machinery, clean energy, embodied intelligence, and other sectors. As a Tier‑2 or Tier‑3 supplier to automotive OEMs, the company already has products used in Tesla vehicles. In the field of embodied‑intelligence components, CSBearing has established business and technical cooperation with multiple domestic enterprises along the embodied‑intelligence industry chain.

Aohai Technology announced that its holding subsidiary, Zhixin Control Systems Co., Ltd., has signed an investment agreement with the Administrative Committee of Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone to invest in and construct the Zhixin Control R&D Center and Production Base project. The project will primarily build an R&D center as well as SMT/THT/coating lines, assembly, testing, and packaging lines, which will be applied to the R&D, production, and testing of new products such as new energy vehicle control systems, AI smart backup power generation control systems, and robot central domain control units. The total estimated investment is approximately RMB 570 million, of which RMB 400 million is allocated for R&D and RMB 170 million for fixed asset investment. The project is expected to commence production in 2026 and reach full capacity by 2030, with an estimated annual output value or revenue of approximately RMB 3 billion upon reaching full capacity.

In H1 2026, South Korea’s NEV sales and exports posted double-digit growth, while domestic battery output declined. BEV sales rebounded from a low base, but export growth was led by hybrids, limiting the impact on large-format battery and NCM demand. NCM cell output continued to fall, while LFP capacity expanded. LFP-based ESS is emerging as a new growth driver, but remains too small to offset the NCM decline.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has issued the 15th Five‑Year Plan for Green and Low‑Carbon Industrial Development, which calls for consolidating and upgrading green competitive industries. It accelerates technological iteration and scenario expansion in key sectors such as new energy vehicles (NEVs), new energy equipment, and new‑type energy storage. It promotes innovative applications of next‑generation power batteries, automotive‑grade chips, and automotive operating systems, and expands the deployment of heavy‑duty NEV trucks in scenarios including trunk line transport, short‑and‑medium‑haul logistics, urban construction, and mining and port operations. It substantially increases the share of green electricity used in polysilicon production, breaks through design and manufacturing technologies for highly reliable wind turbines in desert‑Gobi‑wasteland, high‑altitude, and deep‑sea environments, and promotes the integrated application of wind‑solar‑storage equipment tailored to local conditions. It accelerates the development of large‑capacity, high‑safety, all‑climate, long‑life lithium‑battery products, extends high‑performance lithium batteries to applications in low‑altitude equipment, intelligent robots, electric vessels, electric construction machinery, and new‑energy agricultural machinery, and expands new‑type energy storage applications in areas such as coordinated power supply operation and grid stability support.

In 2026, as restored lithium iron phosphate (LFP) capacity expands from 150,000–160,000 tons to 170,000–180,000 tons, traditional hydrometallurgical LFP recycling companies are facing a wave of profit and competitive landscape reshaping driven by rivalry between different technological routes.

With the booming development of the new energy vehicle industry, China's first wave of power batteries has entered a large-scale retirement phase. Recently, lithium battery recycling projects have been intensively launched across multiple regions nationwide, covering every link of the industrial chain — from dismantling and crushing to hydrometallurgy, from cascade utilization to material regeneration.