A Voltage Voyage With Danielle Spalding, Cirba Solutions — Battery + Storage Podcast
What's the Buzz in the Battery World With Roger Miksad, BCI – Battery + Storage Podcast
Cobalt, Lithium, and the Quest for Sustainable Batteries With John Busbee, Xerion — Battery + Storage Podcast
Growing the Solar and Storage Landscape With Mike Hall, Anza Renewables - Battery + Storage Podcast
Expanding Energy Storage Through Cross-Cultural Insights With Dr. Marco Terruzzin, Energy Vault — Battery + Storage Podcast
Storing Gravitational and Hybrid Energy, With Dr. Raj Talluri, Enovix — Battery + Storage Podcast
Duke Develops Flexible Energy Storage Options to Enhance Reliability and Maximize Value With Laurel Meeks, Duke Energy — Battery + Storage Podcast
Powering Anything, Anywhere With Alex Livingston, Joule Case — Battery + Storage Podcast
Building Out Energy Storage Facilities Across the US With Jason Burwen, GridStor — Battery + Storage Podcast
Perfecting High-Performance Battery Chemistry With John Kem, American Battery Factory — Battery + Storage Podcast
Decoding Battery Analytics With Dr. Kai-Philipp Kairies, CEO of ACCURE Battery Intelligence — Battery + Storage Podcast
Advancing Eco-Friendly Battery Recycling With Storm Energia — Battery + Storage Podcast
Domesticating the Battery Supply Chain With ENTEK and KORE Power — Battery + Storage Podcast
Pioneering the Future of EVs and Battery Testing With Don Wright, Unico — Battery + Storage Podcast
Leading the Lead Revolution With the Consortium for Battery Innovation — Battery + Storage Podcast
Financing Future Trends in Storage With George Koutsonicolis, SOLIC Capital - Battery + Storage Podcast
How Battery Technology Is Changing the Game
The Balancing Act of Battery Chemistry With George Kuo, Canadian Solar - Battery + Storage Podcast
The New Generation of Batteries With Kunal Phalpher, Li-Metal Corporation - Battery + Storage Podcast
The Story of the Battery - How We Store and Use Energy
On 15 July 2025, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – “BGH”) made its awaited decision (case no. EnVR 1/24) on construction cost subsidies (Baukostenzuschüssen) for battery storage systems (“BESS”)....more
On May 26, 2025, Indonesia’s minister of energy and mineral resources (MEMR) held a press conference themed “Increasing Security and Sustainability of National Energy” to announce the launch of PLN’s 2025-2034 Electricity...more
On May 13, 2025, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) released a draft Index Storage Credit Request for Proposals (ISCRFP25-1) for bulk energy storage projects (the “Draft RFP”). ...more
Chile's Ministry of Housing and Urbanism issued the Circular of the Urban Development Division, Circular Ord. No. 101, DDU 522 on March 14, 2025. This order establishes the urban planning regulations applicable to projects...more
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are an essential component of California’s leading energy transition strategy, enabling the state to integrate renewable energy production, stabilize the grid and ensure a reliable energy...more
As the renewable energy sector expands, significant storage capacities are necessary to ensure that the demand for electricity is met even during dark and windless periods. Large battery systems are a particularly interesting...more
According to a new study published in the journal Renewable Energy, no blackouts occurred when wind, water, and solar electricity supply exceeded 100% of demand on California’s main grid for a record 98 of 116 days from late...more
On November 20, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed into law An Act promoting a clean energy grid, advancing equity and protecting ratepayers, (the Act). This comprehensive Act is designed to streamline the permitting of...more
After years of regulatory proceedings and planning, and following the New York Public Service Commission (the “PSC”)’s June 2024 Order Establishing Updated Energy Storage Goal and Deployment Policy (the “June 2024 Order”),...more
In this episode, host Bill Derasmo welcomes Mike Hall, CEO of Anza Renewables. With more than 20 years of experience in the energy industry, Hall shares insights into the founding and growth of Anza in 2022. The discussion...more
Germany is making progress in its transition to renewable energy: In the first half of 2024, 61.5% of electricity was generated from renewable sources, according to the Federal Statistical Office. In the same period of the...more
What changes to New York’s renewable energy programs are coming down the pike? Public comments filed with the New York Public Service Commission (the “Commission”) concerning the Commission’s Draft Biennial Review of the...more
As covered briefly in our previous article, the “route to market” / offtake arrangements/ revenue contracts are perhaps the key difference between battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects and other project-financed...more
What is BESS? Battery storage or “BESS” (Battery Energy Storage Systems) projects are electrochemical infrastructure assets that allow energy to be stored and released on demand, and most of these projects are Lithium-Ion...more
In this episode, host Bill Derasmo is joined by Dr. Marco Terruzzin, the chief commercial and product officer at Energy Vault. Dr. Terruzzin shares his background in energy economics and trading, with experience in both the...more
Host Bill Derasmo welcomes Dr. Raj Talluri, CEO at Enovix. Dr. Talluri, who holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, leads Enovix in pioneering 100% active silicon batteries. These...more
In 2023, the world added an impressive 45 gigawatts/97 gigawatt-hours of energy storage capacity, nearly tripling year-on-year growth, with the majority driven by battery storage installations. The global energy storage...more
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has adopted a strategic plan that will guide the state’s development of offshore wind energy. The plan outlines analysis and strategies to deploy floating turbines off California’s...more
Solar is booming in the United States as power demand surges, outpacing the growth of any other electricity source and disproving claims that the energy transition is a failure. To be sure, solar remains a small portion of...more
In This Issue: Battery and Energy Storage Systems - 2023 was a banner year for energy storage in the United States. Statistics reported by Wood Mackenzie show that in 2023 alone, energy storage deployment across all...more
In this episode of the Battery + Storage Podcast, host Bill Derasmo and co-host Josh Combs welcome Laurel Meeks, director of energy storage development at Duke Energy. Laurel leads a team of developers managing the strategy...more
The California Independent System Operator’s board on May 23 approved a $6.1 billion, 10-year transmission plan that includes projects to deliver offshore wind to customers. Transmission projects to access clean energy...more
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have issued a new safe harbor that will make it easier for U.S. solar, onshore wind and battery storage projects with U.S.-sourced components to qualify for...more
Governor Gavin Newsom said on April 25 that California continued to rapidly add the battery storage that is crucial to the transition to cleaner energy, but admitted it was still not enough to avoid blackouts during heat...more
In this episode of the Battery + Storage Podcast, host Bill Derasmo speaks with Alex Livingston, president of Joule Case. Alex shares his journey from studying mechanical engineering at the University of Idaho to co-founding...more