Energy Storage

Solar & Storage Stability: How America Can Maintain Energy Security Through Severe Weather

When extreme weather threatens lives and livelihoods, solar and battery storage are there to deliver energy security for the American people. Extreme weather events, from scorching heat waves to destructive hurricanes to frigid winter storms, are constantly challenging our aging infrastructure. When power lines fall or gas plants freeze, distributed … [continued]

Transport Decarbonisation Is A Lever For Industrial Competitiveness But The EU Budget Fails To Capitalise…

T&E reaction to the post-2027 EU budget proposal The budget proposal released today fails to leverage transport decarbonisation to boost industrial competitiveness, T&E said, as resources allocated to scale up clean technologies are inadequate. The budget’s new key program, the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), only allocates €67 billion for the … [continued]

EcoFlow OCEAN Pro Solar Battery System, image courtesy of EcoFlow

EcoFlow OCEAN Pro: A Smarter, Scalable Solar Battery For Whole-Home Backup

The new EcoFlow OCEAN Pro Solar Battery System is designed to do more than just keep the lights on. It’s a powerful, all-in-one energy solution that combines solar energy storage, backup power, and intelligent energy management to support an entire home, even during extended outages or peak energy demand. Whether … [continued]

Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, in winter. Photo by Molly Rettig, NREL.

Geothermal & Borehole Thermal Energy Storage Can Reliably Heat Buildings in Extreme Cold — NREL…

New Study Demonstrates Efficient Performance—Even on Frozen Alaska Soils New energy storage research from NREL, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory, has demonstrated a way to store and reuse heat underground to meet the heating demands of cold regions like Alaska. Published on June 17 in the journal Energy & Buildings, the … [continued]

Collaboration Reveals How Light Unlocks Chemistry of Nickel Catalyst

A team of scientists across several U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories has unraveled how light and a previously unknown form of certain nickel-based catalysts together unlock and preserve reactivity. This research, described in the journal Nature Communications, could potentially advance the use of abundant nickel in place of more expensive … [continued]

"Tesla Giga Train." Credit: NEB.

Maximising Climate Bank — EIB Operations in Sustainable Transport

T&E’s analysis of gaps and opportunities for the European Investment Bank’s transport lending. Back in 2021, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to become the EU’s Climate Bank by adopting the Climate Bank Roadmap. This year, this Roadmap will be renewed for the period 2026–2030. Transport lending activities are at … [continued]

What’s New with NIO in June 2025

NIO Inc. Delivered 24,925 Vehicles in June, Up 71.2% QoQ NIO delivered 24,925 vehicles in June 2025, representing an increase of 17.5% year-over-year. The deliveries consisted of 14,593 vehicles from NIO’s premium smart electric vehicle brand NIO, 6,400 vehicles from the family-oriented smart electric vehicle brand ONVO, and 3,932 vehicles … [continued]