[New] Distributed energy storage such as home batteries and electric vehicle batteries could supply more overall storage than grid-scale batteries before 2030.
The Conversation
[New] Finding ways to coordinate use of Australia's rapidly growing household energy storage capacity and tapping into EV batteries through V2G technology could avoid overspending on grid-scale storage.
The Conversation
[New] The Silver City Energy Storage Centre will be able to store energy for about eight hours, longer than lithium-ion batteries, which typically hold about four hours of charge in large grid-scale batteries.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
[New] A 200-megawatt, $1 billion facility built by Canadian company Hydrostor near the historic mining city will be Australia's first large-scale compressed air energy storage facility, capable of powering up to 80,000 homes for a day.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
[New] Canada introduced a new gravity battery that could power tall buildings using an elevator-style energy storage system.
Good Good Good
[New] Shifting dynamics in the US' BESS industry could mean that Chinese batteries are not even needed within the foreseeable future, a local consultant told Energy-Storage.
Energy-Storage.News
[New] Technology group Wartsila will deliver a 100 MW / 223 MWh battery energy storage system for innovative Australian renewable energy retailer, Flow Power.
Wartsila.com
[New] Stationary energy storage will account for 30-36% of lithium demand by 2030.
Carbon Credits
[New] Shipments of stationary energy storage batteries will rise by 50% in 2025 and 43% in 2026.
Carbon Credits
[New] Global energy storage deployments are forecast to hit 92 GW in 2025: a 23% increase from 2024 and more than double 2023.
Climate Drift
[New] China signaled its latest support to the electric vehicle industry and lithium-rich energy storage systems with compensation mechanisms for power storage infrastructure, doubling EV charging capacity to 180 gigawatts by 2027.
Trading Economics
[New] Global lithium demand is projected to increase by 2000% by 2030 driven by electric vehicle adoption and energy storage requirements.
Discovery Alert
Long-term energy storage is set to be a critical component of global energy security and a massive industrial sector going forward, as renewable-dependent grids will need to balance energy demand and surplus over weeks, months, and seasons as opposed to hours.
oilprice.com
Australia needs 10-20 times more energy storage of all kinds by 2050 to meet its net zero emissions target.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Tesla is already working on its own LFP battery production in the US, with a facility in Nevada (reportedly for its energy-storage products first) expected to come online in 2026.
Electrek
Canada's energy storage outlook for 2050 is between 20 GW and 40 GW, taking into account both short-duration and long-duration energy storage technologies.
Energy-Storage.News
In 2025, sand battery systems could emerge as a cornerstone of renewable energy storage.
Technologic Innovation
At COP 29, nearly 60 countries committed to the Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge, which sets a goal of deploying 1500 GW of energy storage, doubling global grid investments, and developing 25 million kilometers of grid infrastructure by 2030.
IEA
Last updated: 28 December 2025
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