SolarEdge unveils all-in-one residential inverter and clickable modular battery system
The stackable battery ranges 4.9 kWh to 19.6 kWh per unit while the inverter is available in ranges from 3.8 kW to 13 kW. The company also introduced a meter socket adapter to avoid triggering costly main panel upgrades.
Can BESS answer U.S. data center power demand?
Data centers’ energy demand is well-documented. Hyperscale AI data centers owned by big-tech companies are placing acute strain on energy infrastructure in the United States, the global data center capital, and many more are expected to come online. There is ongoing debate about how policymakers, grid operators, regulators and the energy industry – renewable or otherwise – can respond to the situation. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) can provide grid-balancing solutions, but not all are convinced they can fully replace gas.
California cuts funding for nation’s largest virtual power plant
With California facing a $12 billion budget shortfall, the state’s lawmakers opted not only against a boost in funding for its flagship virtual power plant program as initially planned, but to not renew its funding all together.
Popular consumer electronics companies tout new products, partners at RE+ 2025
Three battery manufacturing companies unveiled new products at RE+, North America’s largest solar and energy storage conference.
California’s virtual power plant program helped prevent blackouts and reliance on fossil fuels. Now its future is in jeopardy.
Gov. Newsom pushed off making a decision over the fate of a program to prevent California’s blackouts and lower costs, but now his time to make a decision is running out — and so is the program’s funding.
Bluetti debuts world’s first sodium-ion portable power station
The Pioneer Na will be available globally from mid-October, 2025.
Sungrow unveils modular inverter, battery energy storage systems
The company introduced a 4.8 MW modular inverter, a utility-scale battery energy storage system and a commercial and industrial scale battery energy storage system at the RE+ trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tesla unveils new generation of utility-scale batteries
Tesla introduced the Megapack 3 and the Megablock, marking a leap toward faster deployment, greater scalability, and higher energy density.
SK On secures 7.2 GWh battery storage supply deal in US
The South Korean manufacturer will repurpose a portion of its electric vehicle battery production line at its Georgia plant to produce lithium iron phosphate (LFP) stationary energy storage systems.
Canadian Solar e-Storage launches 8.36 MWh modular energy storage system
The company will unveil its FlexBank 1.0 battery at the RE+ trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada taking place September 8-11.
