The future leaves
signals in time.

Indian startup Macsen Energy claims its Prussian white-based sodium-ion battery cell has exceeded 1,500 charge-discharge cycles in laboratory testing, retaining 90% of initial capacity after 1,000 cycles. The company also plans to build a cathode material production facility and a cell pilot line, with construction set to begin in 2027. These figures are company claims.

IPP Zelestra and power firm and utility EDP have agreed two new hybrid PPAs in Spain, adding 181MWdc of solar and 462MWh of battery energy storage (BESS) to their existing co-operation.

Thailand will now require crystalline silicon solar panels to meet national safety standards, in its latest effort to improve the quality and safety of solar installations.

EUPD Research's Business Climate Survey and Storage Report project Europe's battery storage market to nearly double from 34 GWh in 2025 to 65 GWh in 2026, driven mainly by utility-scale projects and growing renewable energy integration. The report also says intensifying residential and commercial storage competition is pushing manufacturers toward integrated energy solutions, strategic partnerships and advanced energy management technologies.

Researchers in India developed an inverted perovskite solar cell based on a mixed self-assembled monolayer (SAM) that reportedly improves film quality, charge transport, and device stability. The cell achieved 18.88% efficiency on a 5.2 cm² active area, with a relative efficiency loss of only around 7% compared with smaller devices.

Albania's first solar-plus-storage auction is expected to take place by early 2027. It follows changes to the country's electricity law, which now facilitates the inclusion of battery storage in renewable energy projects.

A bottom-up, company-level analysis presented at the inaugural Solar Manufacturing USA event forecasts domestic U.S. module production through the end of 2027. It finds that real domestic module supply depends on firm cell access and project-level commitments rather than top-line capacity headlines.

Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation has invested in a utility-scale renewable energy park in Karnataka, India, developed by Indian independent power producer Hero Future Energies. The hybrid project will combine 500MW of solar PV and wind power, co-located with a 200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

Australian energy company Origin Energy has referred its new battery energy storage project, Eraring BESS North, for assessment under Australia's EPBC Act. The company is targeting construction of what it calls the 'Southern Hemisphere's largest battery storage complex'.

ITER, the fusion energy organization, published an item titled "A remarkable chapter draws to a close", authored by k.dulon and dated 05/10/2026. The supplied context contains only the headline, author and date, with no details about what the closing chapter refers to.

As negotiations on the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) progress, T&E, European Metals, and RECHARGE have issued a joint letter calling on co-decision makers to integrate primary and recycled battery-grade materials, as well as critical midstream components such as pCAM and AAMs, to strengthen European battery supply chains. The letter describes the IAA as a first step for Europe's industry, though the source text is truncated.

First Solar, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer, has filed a patent infringement suit in federal court against China's JA Solar and Corning subsidiary American Panel Solutions, escalating its legal push against imported TOPCon cell technology.

ITER published an article titled 'Solidifying the lines of defence', authored by 'jeremy'. The feed context is sparse and offers no further details about the article's content, so no specific findings can be reported here.

Maryland has conditionally selected two transmission-connected energy storage projects, totaling 440MW of battery energy storage systems, to receive the US state's Energy Storage Capacity Credit awards. The report does not provide further details such as developers or timelines.

A model of perovskite deployment in China to 2060 suggests perovskite may leak less lead than lead-solder silicon, and that lead is no barrier to commercialization if properly managed. The study warns that exported modules could shift a disproportionate share of leakage to tropical developing countries.

ITER reports that all MITICA components are now onsite. The feed provides no further details.

ITER reports that the final installation phase for the MITICA testbed is scheduled to begin. The item provides limited context and does not specify a timeline or further technical details.