Energy

China

Chinese battery maker CATL expects energy storage to make up half of global sales by 2030

China's CATL , the world's biggest battery maker, expects energy storage to account for half of its global sales by 2030, up from ​25% now, a company e…

Japan

Chubu Electric to procure credits from 7-MW biomass-fired plant in Japan

Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co Inc has inked an off-site virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Enshu Forest Energy LLC to procure environmental credits f…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Samsung Wins Volkswagen EV Battery Supply Deal

Samsung SDI has secured another major electric vehicle battery supply deal following its recent contract with Mercedes-Benz, this time with Volkswagen Group.Sam…

Japan

Maxell to Begin Joint Research with JAXA on All-Solid-State Battery Technology

Maxell has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for its JAXA Space Technologies Rapid Evaluation Program on Small Satellite (JAXA-STEP…

United States

esVolta Secures Upsized Corporate Credit Facility to Support Expansion of Energy Storage Portfolio

esVolt, a leading developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage projects across North America, announced on June 3 that it closed an ex…

Australia

Recharge Power partners with Energy Decarb for 292MWh battery storage pipeline in Australia

Recharge Power, a Taiwanese battery energy storage system (BESS) developer and integrator, has partnered with Australian renewable energy developer Energy Decar…

United States

Google, Voltus partner on US power grid project

Google and Voltus announced a three-year agreement to unlock up to 100 megawatts (MW) of new electricity capacity from flexible distributed energy resources in …

India

Coal India's May Output Falls 4.1%

Coal India Ltd., the world's largest coal miner, reported a decline in production for May 2026, signaling a shift in the country's energy landscape as i…

United States

SEG Solar announces third US solar panel factory in Texas

U.S. solar panel maker SEG Solar on ​June 1 announced plans for a third ‌major factory in Texas to serve demand for American-made clean energy ​equipment…

LNG

BP sells 5% stake in Australian Browse LNG project to South Korea's GS Energy

BP on June 1 said it agreed to sell 5% of its stake in the Browse liquefied natural ​gas project in Western Australia to South Korea's GS Energy.The sale l…

United Kingdom

UK's Drax to buy Bluefield Solar Income Fund in $755 million deal

British power group Drax said on June 1 it had ‌agreed to buy Bluefield Solar Income Fund in a deal that values the renewable energy-focused investment ⁠c…

United States

Carbon Direct publishes agricultural biomass sourcing guide

Carbon Direct has released what it describes as one of the first globally applicable frameworks for sourcing agricultural residues as feedstock for carbon dioxi…

Pakistan

Multiple electric, hybrid vehicles expected to launch in Pakistan

Pakistan’s automobile industry is expected to undergo a major transformation in the coming years.The electric and hybrid vehicles are continuing to enter the P…

United States

LG Energy Solution Signs $1.6 Billion ESS Supply Deal With DTE Energy

LG Energy Solution said on May 28 that it signed a large-scale energy storage system (ESS) battery supply agreement with DTE Energy, the largest energy company …

Canada

Ming Yang and Oceanic Wind Announce Signing of Memorandum of Understanding

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Limited (Ming Yang)and Oceanic Wind Energy Inc. (Oceanic Wind) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding…