A groundbreaking development in massless energy storage has been achieved by a research group at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Their innovative structural battery has the potential to reduce the weight of laptops by half, make mobile phones as thin as credit cards, and boost the driving range of electric cars by up to 70% on a single charge.

MOST (molecular solar thermal energy storage systems) combines a silicon solar cell with an innovative storage system. This cutting-edge breakthrough not only addresses the pressing issues but also paves the way for a new era of sustainable energy storage. It achieves a record energy storage efficiency of 2.3%.

Vietnam needs to consider the development of battery energy storage system (BESS) while the country is on a path towards promoting renewable energies to ensure energy security and sustainable development, experts have said.

Singapore’s SembCorp has entered the final stage of installing a 200-megawatt Energy Storage System (ESS) on Jurong Island, which is expected to be operational in this November.

The US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City said that it has just sponsored AMI AC Renewables Renewable Energy Company to implement a pilot project to develop an energy storage battery system using leading US technology.

Greece’s electricity market holds the potential to become an important European market for energy storage technologies like lithium-ion batteries in the coming months and years.

DAI invites firms to submit a proposal for work to be funded by USAID under the USAID Vietnam Urban Energy Security activity.

Enphase is joining companies from Tesla to LG Chem Ltd. in jumping into the Australian battery market to take advantage of a surge in rooftop solar panel installations.

GE Ventures bought a stake in Germany’s Sonnen GmbH to boost its presence in the fast-growing market for energy storage systems built to store solar power.

Available to pre-order in Europe in September 2016, the ‘xStorage’ unit will connect to the power grid or renewable generators.

Verengo Solar and Swell Energy have jointly announced a partnership that creates a one-stop home energy storage and backup power solution for the residential market.

British energy storage start-up Powervault has launched its new range of home energy storage, which is equipped to help save consumers billions of pounds in energy bills.

The Palo Alto–based startup ElectrIQ Power will be launching an integrated home energy storage product during Quarter 4 2016 — featuring a 10-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, a hybrid DC-to-AC inverter, a DC-to-DC converter, an intelligent battery management system, and a high-frequency energy meter.

Fluidic Energy™ announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Madagascar.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change will call for evidence in the first half of this year about how to reduce regulatory barriers.

Eco-friendly housing development in Thailand stores excess solar power, generated from rooftops, in the form of hydrogen.

The Government's £500m of allocated funds for green innovation could propel the UK into being a world-leader in energy generation, if the money is spent in key areas such as wave and tidal energy, low-carbon heat and energy storage.

The system is the first of its kind to use a technology called a reversible solid oxide fuel cell to store energy from renewable resources, such as wind and solar, to produce zero-emissions electricity.

Old Renault electric vehicle batteries will be converted into energy storage units under a new partnership between the French carmaker and UK firm Connected Energy.

SolarWorld said it will provide fully integrated solar + storage using the sonnenBatterie energy storage system for customers of roofing company PetersenDean.