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July 4, 2025

Moment Energy’s Canadian EV battery repurposing hub opens

Battery energy storage system (BESS) firm Moment Energy has reached full production at its new manufacturing hub in Vancouver, Canada, which repurposes second-life EV batteries into BESS units.

June 17, 2025

North Sea Link interconnector trips, BESS provides frequency services, balancing

On 13 June, the North Sea Link interconnector, connecting Great Britian and Norway, tripped, reducing power imports to the UK by about 1.4GW.

Battery Energy Storage System at Rome Fiumicino Airport

June 4, 2025

Second life EV batteries power energy storage at airport and construction sites

Repurposed EV batteries have been integrated into an energy storage system at an Italian airport and in Ally Energy’s portable BESS solution.

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May 7, 2025

Connected Energy, Forsee Power to develop grid-scale energy storage using second-life eBus batteries

Connected Energy has announced that it has partnered with Forsee Power to jointly design and develop a new kind of battery energy storage system (BESS) using second-life batteries from electric buses.

May 7, 2025

Evyon and Elywhere merge to use second life batteries for EV charging

Second life BESS firm Evyon will provide batteries for EV charging infrastructure provider Elywhere in a merger between the two companies.

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April 24, 2025

Ofgem criticised for bias against battery storage via new LDES scheme

Ofgem has faced criticism from developers of battery energy storage systems (BESS) through an open letter addressed to the energy regulator.

April 16, 2025

NESO: GB ‘well-equipped’ for record low power demand this summer

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has revealed it is preparing for the lowest-ever national electricity demand in summer 2025.

a chart showing the value of soluble lead flow BESS

March 18, 2025

Current± Disruptors: SoLead on readily recyclable BESS technology

Ewan Fraser, CEO and co-founder at SoLead, spoke to Current± about how the company is seeking to prove the commercial viability of soluble lead flow batteries in the UK and beyond.

a graph showing the rise in BESS revenues

March 17, 2025

Cornwall Insight: battery revenues quadruple with NESO grid stabilising service

New data from market analysts Cornwall Insight has revealed that battery energy storage system (BESS) revenues have soared, partly owing to new grid stabilising services.