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Ecoflow debuts 5 k Wh residential inverter battery with 100% depth of discharge
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (381+ words) China-based storage system manufacturer'Ecoflow'has unveiled a new all-in-one battery inverter at the Key Energy tradeshow in Rimini, Italy. "The Ecoflow Ocean 2 is the evolution of the previous Ecoflow Ocean system," Idilio Ciuffarella, the company's Country Manager Italy, told'pv magazine. "It…...
Germany may curtail preferential treatment of large battery storage facilities near substations
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (454+ words) ESS News Germany may curtail preferential treatment of large battery storage facilities near substations The current impression is that every effort is being made to make the construction of large battery storage facilities in Germany as complex as possible. In…...
A closer look at CATL's new sodium-ion battery
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (525+ words) ESS News A closer look at CATL's new sodium-ion battery CATL has unveiled a new sodium-ion battery for energy storage at ESIE 2026 in Beijing, expanding its sodium-ion lineup beyond passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and auxiliary power into utility-scale and commercial…...
Improving sodium-ion battery stability with calcium
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (413+ words) Researchers at the'Tokyo University of Science'in Japan report a breakthrough in improving the stability of sodium-ion batteries under ambient conditions through a new calcium-doping strategy. Sodium-ion batteries have long struggled with surface instability in air and water, particularly in their…...
Mova launches new plug-in solar and storage: Lume Gret A2000, A4000
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (165+ words) Now Mova is joining the ranks of residential-sized energy storage, offering solar-plus-storage as a newcomer, with the launch this week of its Lume Gret A2000 and A4000 all-in-one solar and storage options. With those with existing and new balcony solar systems and…...
Key takeaways from ESIE 2026 (Pt 1): China storage enters a more disciplined growth phase
1+ week, 4+ day ago (338+ words) At ESIE 2026, the 14th Energy Storage International Summit and Exhibition in Beijing, scale was not in short supply. The show brought together more than 800 companies, featured more than 150 product launches, and made clear that China's storage industry is far beyond its…...
Envision launches 12. 5 MWh AI storage system, starts production of 790 Ah LFP cell
1+ week, 5+ day ago (456+ words) ESS News Envision launches 12. 5 MWh AI storage system, starts production of 790 Ah LFP cell Envision has launched a 12. 5 MWh AI battery energy storage system (BESS) equipped with a new AI-adaptive power conversion system (PCS), while also announcing the start of…...
Researchers make significant advancement into thermal runaway-free sodium-ion batteries
1+ week, 4+ day ago (285+ words) A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences" Institute of Physics has published a paper in Nature Energy showing a potentially game-changing development in electrolytes for sodium-ion batteries that may accelerate the commercial use of sodium-ion technology. The…...
New German allowances give further boosts for plug-in PV and storage
1+ week, 4+ day ago (305+ words) ESS News New German allowances give further boosts for plug-in PV and storage Storage as the central component The most impactful change for the industry in Germany is the formal inclusion of storage systems in the simplified registration process. Previously,…...
Anker Solix launches new Solarbank Max AC, targets rooftop solar retrofits with 7 k Wh plug-in system
1+ week, 5+ day ago (601+ words) Chinese battery solutions maker Anker Solix has launched the Solarbank Max AC, a 7 k Wh modular home battery system designed to retrofit existing rooftop solar installations, with a bidirectional 3. 5 k W inverter and capacity expandable to 42 k Wh. The modular…...