South Korea’s LG Energy Solution has won a €372m deal to build a utility-scale battery for Poland. It will build the 262MW battery in the village of Zarnowiec on the…

Russian nuclear engineer Rosatom has offered to build two VVER-1200 reactors in Vietnam, and help with wind and battery projects, the Interfax agency reports. Chief executive Alexei Likhachev told journalists…

The US Department of Defence (DOD) has included Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to its list of “Chinese military companies”. The move will prevent the company from fulfilling…

Chinese battery-maker SVOLT Energy Technology has decided to close its European operations. The decision comes after media reports said it had indefinitely suspended plans to build two battery plants in…

Utility-scale battery developer Giga Storage has hired Sweco to design what will be one of continental Europe’s biggest battery parks in Belgium. The so-called Green Turtle battery park will have…

The US Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday said it would allocate over $3bn in grants and loans for 25 projects in 14 states to boost advanced battery and related…

Truck maker Volvo has postponed the start of work on its Swedish battery factory by between 12 and 24 months as demand for its product weakens.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held last Wednesday for an energy storage project in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, trade group Vanitec reports. The $300m Dengkou Renewable Energy Storage Project is…

Northvolt, the Swedish company that was shaping up to be Europe’s champion in the lithium-ion battery sector, is reconsidering its expansion plans following production problems at its factory in the…

Tesla’s plan to build a power-grid battery factory in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone has received planning approval, reports news site China.org. Tesla’s first energy storage plant outside the US,…

BMW has announced that construction has begun on an expansion of its factory in San Luis Potosí, central Mexico. The 80,000 sq m extension will make high-voltage batteries for the…

Heavy-lift specialist Mammoet has used battery power to slide an 850-tonne concrete tunnel section into place under railway tracks in Belgium. It took less than an hour to slide the…

Automotive Cells Company (ACC), a French firm formed to lead the European battery industry, has secured €4.4bn in credit to fund the construction of three lithium-ion gigafactories in France, Germany,…

French engineer Alstom has signed a deal with the Saudi Arabian city of AlUla to build the world’s longest battery-operated tram system. The AlUla Experiential Tramway will run 22km with…

Chinese battery maker XTC New Energy Materials has announced plans to work with French nuclear services company Orano on the construction of three factories and a research centre worth a total of €1.5bn.