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The article debunks ACEA's proposal concerning EU electric vehicle exports to the United Kingdom, arguing that the EU-UK TCA rules of origin requirements are the most concrete local content rules for batteries today. It frames the issue as a test case for whether Europe can get its 'Made in EU' agenda right.

CleanTechnica reports a Teams call with Volt CEO Peter Leeson discussing progress on the Volt solar tile, a product previously covered by the outlet. The excerpt references an earlier conversation two years ago when the product was set to launch; further details are not included in the provided context.

An Electric Power Research Institute analysis found a dramatic drop in energy storage system failures from 2018 to 2025, with the report citing a 98% decline over seven years amid technology and project improvements. However, "early-vintage" systems may require retrofits and special care.

Food technology platform Wonder says it is saving about 5% on energy expenses by using stationary plug-in batteries, according to Utility Dive. A senior VP said the company's No. 1 goal was to reduce utility bills and shave peaks off its utility usage.

A CleanTechnica commentary argues Europe is building a hydrogen-refuelling network before a large hydrogen-truck market exists to support it, and says Europe should learn from South Korea's hydrogen station failure. Under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, hydrogen stations are supposed to be available along major motorway corridors at intervals of no more than 200 kilometres by 2030, with additional coverage at designated urban nodes.

MIT researchers say there is no link between renewable portfolio standards or utility-scale wind and solar and higher US residential power prices, but rooftop solar correlates with higher rates and distribution costs.

Chinese robotics manufacturer Leapting has introduced an autonomous tracked forklift for transporting solar module pallets weighing up to 3,000 kg. The battery-powered machine offers a 3 m maximum lifting height, 30-degree climbing capability, and navigation combining GNSS-RTK, laser SLAM and computer vision.

French manufacturer Exide has introduced a new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery for commercial and industrial applications, featuring an integrated 125 kW power conversion system, 261 kWh of storage capacity and a nominal round-trip efficiency of 86%.

Chinese researchers developed high-entropy molecular contacts that enabled inverted perovskite solar cells to achieve a certified steady-state efficiency of 27.31%, while the headline cites 27.5%. The approach also improves thermal stability by preventing degradation of the molecular contacts.

A PV Magazine article argues batteries are indispensable to a future energy system dominated by solar PV, but are often viewed as a bottleneck tied to raw material supply, which sodium-ion batteries could resolve. It says batteries go beyond stationary storage, with prospects in vehicle-to-grid and smart charging of electric vehicles within a broad flexibility technology portfolio.

Key talking points at the Battery Asset Management Summit UK & Ireland 2026 included bankability, offtake, and regulatory and system reform.

According to GlobalData, renewables could rise from 12% of Qatar's power capacity in 2025 to 25.9% by 2035, with solar leading while gas remains the backbone of the country's power and water system. This is a projection, not a confirmed outcome.

Independent power producer Clearway Energy has added 210MW of energy storage capacity to its Honeycomb Energy Centre fleet in Southern Utah, US. According to the headline, this brings the facility's capacity to 2,120MWh.

Neoen, BW ESS and MN8 are among the big names in the downstream battery storage market that have signed up to the newly formed Energy Storage Contract Alliance, an initiative aimed at simplifying battery energy storage system (BESS) procurement, according to the report.

According to pv magazine, CATL and Intilion have signed a five-year agreement extending an existing partnership into sodium-ion storage, targeting up to 3 GWh of sodium-ion storage across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Valo, the new joint venture formed as a continuation of Wärtsilä's energy storage business, is in discussions with 'strong players' about US domestic content manufacturing and is weighing investment in the US supply chain, including factories, according to Energy-Storage.news.

Researchers in Slovenia developed a numerical model indicating that luminescent UV down-shifting layers could improve the long-term performance of TOPCon solar modules. Simulations suggest the technology could raise cumulative energy yields by more than 4% over 10 years while mitigating UV-induced degradation; the findings are simulation-based.