This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to use it or lose it.

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) look straightforward from the outside – select a capacity, install it, start saving. In ...

When New York state passed its ambitious Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in 2019, Brooklyn-based NineDot Energy saw an opportunity. The state needed to establish a 70 percent renewable ...

A new sodium-ion battery from Chinese battery giant CATL could eventually affect something much closer to home: the power grid that keeps your lights on. CATL has introduced its TENER Sodium Energy ...

Global battery storage capacity surged to 375 GWh in 2024, led by China and the U.S., and is projected to rise ninefold by 2040. Falling costs and new technology are making storage projects more ...

Energy storage demand rising, but won't offset EV battery overcapacity Factory conversions to storage batteries are costly, time-consuming Traditional automakers lag Tesla, whose storage business is ...

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are revolutionizing our power grids, dramatically enhancing resilience, and facilitating greater integration of renewable energy sources like solar and wind. This ...

For the first time, a complete aluminum-graphite-dual-ion battery system has been built and tested, showing that lithium-free, high-power batteries can deliver stability, fast response, and ...

GM is exploring new markets for its EV batteries due to lower-than-expected consumer demand for electric vehicles. The company is partnering with Redwood Materials to supply battery modules for energy ...