The future leaves
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In an Energy-Storage.news discussion, Hartek Power's CEO addressed India's battery energy storage system (BESS) expansion, transmission infrastructure, and strategies to reduce renewable energy curtailment, arguing that battery storage and transmission planning need to be aligned.

ENGIE's Hazelwood battery energy storage system (BESS) expansion in Australia is nearing financial close following a state transmission declaration. The expansion is set to double the storage capacity at the former coal site.

A Nature Energy article reports that directed assembly of cathode interlayers enables efficient binary organic solar cells. The feed provides no further details on the study's methods or results.

Per CleanTechnica, hybrids, battery electrics and plug-in hybrids made up 23% of new U.S. light-duty vehicle sales in 3Q26, slightly down from 24% in 3Q25 after a tax credit expiration. Hybrid electric vehicles kept gaining share, reaching 16%, while battery electric sales remained lower.

Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, announced plans to produce lithium manganese rich (LMR) prismatic battery cells. This production will take place in Tennessee and is intended for future GM electric vehicles.

ITER published an item titled "Through a photographer's lens" by Jeremy on 19 October 2026. The supplied context does not specify what the photographs depict or any further details.

The article examines Google's virtual power plant in PJM and the race for electricity. Voltus CEO Dana Guernsey compared new "bring your own new capacity" contracts to the power purchase agreements that "revolutionized" utility-scale solar and wind development.

ITER's site briefly reported on October 19, 2026 that the first production unit was completed in Europe. Further details were not provided in the feed context.

The Volkswagen ID. Cross can now be ordered with a 37 kWh net battery, which offers a range of up to 324 km and is suitable for city driving. It is available with two output levels: 85 kW (116 PS) and 99 kW (135 PS).

ACME Solar in India signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 300 MW at $0.063/kWh. This agreement covers a firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) project that combines solar and storage technologies, delivering 1,200 MWh of assured peak power supply.

The Wendelstein 7-X stellarator has announced that a new experimental campaign is underway. No further details are provided in the available context.

The year-end rush is described as a perennial challenge for the battery energy storage system (BESS) sector in the US, highlighting strains related to commissioning and policy.

According to a new Wood Mackenzie report, four-hour battery storage is less expensive than open-cycle gas turbines in all 43 markets where both technologies were modelled.

Taiwanese floating solar supplier Suntoward will begin producing floats, walkways and mooring components in the Philippines in early 2027.

A group of Green Party politicians in Norway is calling on the Norwegian government to enable the connection of plug-in solar and batteries that meet established safety requirements by the end of 2027.

Virtual power plants are rapidly scaling, and other developments include 20 community solar projects securing financing, an ERCOT storage site doubling its capacity, Flatiron financing the East Coast's largest BESS, and an innovative solar upgrade for an Oregon municipal building.

Indonesia's president has instructed a reform of the state power utility PT PLN, focusing on improving efficiency and productivity as well as accelerating delivery of the country's 100 GW solar program.