Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

Enphase Q3 Revenue Falls 29% as US Sell-Through Drops 35%
Enphase's Q3 revenue fell 29% to $293.3 million as US sell-through dropped 35% from a year earlier; it guided Q4 revenue to $225–255 million.
Oct 28, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Inverters, USA, residential solar, North America, Enphase, microinverter
PGE Starts Building 400-MW Gryfino Battery in Poland With Fluence
PGE started building a 400-MW / 800-MWh battery at Gryfino, Poland, under a PLN 1.14 billion contract, with Fluence supplying the storage technology.
Oct 27, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Grids, Poland, Europe, BESS, Fluence, PGE
Western Australia Sets 75% Renewables Target for Main Grid by 2030-31
Western Australia targets 75% renewable power on its main grid by 2030-31, up from 40% in 2025, and opens A$150 million of loans for manufacturers.
Oct 27, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Policy, Australia, Oceania, BESS, rooftop solar, renewable energy target, Western Australia
Singapore Targets 4 GWp of Solar by 2035 and 1 GWh of Storage by 2030
Singapore will lift solar from 2.3 GWp to 4 GWp by 2035 and roughly triple energy storage to about 1 GWh by 2030 under a five-year EMA infrastructure plan.
Oct 26, 2026 // Storage, Policy, Solar, ENERGY STORAGE, Asia, BESS, Singapore, solar target
Ember Says Battery Subsidy Could Add 15–25 GWh to India's Rooftops
Ember says India could add 15–25 GWh of home batteries by extending PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar subsidies to storage, at a cost of about INR 280 billion.
Oct 26, 2026 // Residential, Storage, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop solar, net metering, Ember, residential storage
GIGA Storage Secures €260 Million for 1,400-MWh Battery in Germany
GIGA Storage closed €260 million of bank debt for its 350-MW / 1,400-MWh Albatross battery in Lower Saxony, Germany, which CATL will build and maintain.
Oct 26, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Germany, Europe, BESS, CATL, Giga Storage
BW ESS Secures Debt for 1,424-MWh Hams Hall Battery in England
BW ESS secured bank debt for its 1,424-MWh Hams Hall battery in England, with OCBC, Rabobank and Societe Generale each providing an equal share.
Oct 23, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, UK, EDF, Europe, BESS, England, BW ESS
Australian Batteries Overtake Gas in Evening Peak With 8% Share
Batteries supplied 8% of Australia's evening-peak power in Q3 2026, beating gas at 5.1% for the first time, as NEM spot prices fell 27% to A$63/MWh.
Oct 23, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Market Research, Australia, AEMO, NEM, Oceania, BESS, rooftop solar
Peak Energy Raises $108 Million as GM Ventures Leads Sodium-Ion Round
Peak Energy closed a $108 million Series B led by GM Ventures; its 4-GWh sodium-ion battery factory in Sacramento is due to start production in early 2027.
Oct 22, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Storage, USA, North America, sodium-ion, General Motors
Tesla Deploys 13.7 GWh of Storage in Q3 as Energy Revenue Falls 16%
Tesla deployed 13.7 GWh of storage in Q3 2026, up 10%, while energy revenue fell 16% to $2.88 billion, partly on tariff-related customer refunds.
Oct 22, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, TESLA, Megapack, BESS, North America, lfp
EBRD Arranges $265 Million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya Solar Plant
EBRD arranges up to $265 million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya solar plant with 600 MWh of batteries, part of a $566 million debt package in total.
Oct 21, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, EBRD, Asia, BESS, Africa, Egypt, Infinity Power
Rondo and Rio Tinto Start Engineering on 360-MWh Yarwun Heat Battery
Rio Tinto and Rondo began engineering a 360-MWh heat battery at Yarwun; ARENA pays A$3.6 million now and up to A$38 million more if it gets built.
Oct 21, 2026 // Storage, Thermal, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, thermal energy storage, Rio Tinto, Rondo Energy
EU Innovation Fund Selects Holosolis 5-GW Solar Factory in €3.4B Round
The EU picked 77 projects for about €3.4 billion in Innovation Fund grants, including Holosolis' 5-GW solar cell and module factory in Hambach, France.
Oct 20, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Policy, France, Europe, topcon, HoloSolis, EU Innovation Fund
CHN Energy Switches On 120-MWh Battery at Rudong Solar-Hydrogen Hub
CHN Energy grid-connected a 60-MW, 120-MWh battery in Rudong, China, on Oct. 14. It serves a 400-MW solar-hydrogen complex and should discharge 12 GWh a year.
Oct 20, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Solar to Fuel, China, Asia, hydrogen, BESS, CHN Energy
BloombergNEF Sees $332 Billion Copper Gap as Metal Shortages Ease
BloombergNEF sees copper 20 million tons short by 2050, needing $332 billion in new mines, as lithium demand triples and most other metal gaps ease.
Oct 20, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Market Research, lithium, BloombergNEF, graphite, GLOBAL, copper