https://currentcells.com/ Infrastructure journalism covering the battery industry and the electrification revolution. en-us Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:19:49 GMT https://currentcells.com/og-image.png https://currentcells.com/ Weekly battery materials spot prices, updated every Monday. Covers lithium carbonate (CNY + USD), cobalt, nickel, manganese sulfate, and natural graphite with week-over-week changes, full price history, and a chemistry cost sensitivity calculator for $/kWh scenario modeling. https://currentcells.com/article/battery-materials-price-index Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Price Index Price IndexLithiumCobaltNickelManganeseGraphiteCommoditiesMarket Data currentcells-article-battery-materials-price-index Silicon anode batteries promise cell-level energy densities above 400 Wh/kg, roughly 40-60% better than graphite-anode lithium-ion cells. This explainer covers the chemistry behind the density advantage, the volume expansion problem, the three main engineering approaches (Si/C composites, SiOx, silicon nanowires), the companies now at automotive scale, and the remaining challenges before silicon anodes reach mass-market EVs. https://currentcells.com/article/silicon-anode-batteries-explained Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Battery Technology silicon anodebattery chemistryenergy densityEV batteriesSila NanotechnologiesGroup14Ampriuslithium-ionbattery technology currentcells-article-silicon-anode-batteries-explained Natron Energy reached U.S. sodium-ion production, then shut down and moved into an equipment sale process. The updated profile explains what the asset sale says about battery scale-up risk. https://currentcells.com/article/natron-energy-company-profile Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Natron Energy Natron Energysodium-ionPrussian bluebattery manufacturingdata centersstationary storagecompany-profile currentcells-article-natron-energy-company-profile Two major developments mark the start of March 2026 in energy storage: the 300MW/1,200MWh Hagersville project becomes Canada's largest operating BESS, and US startup Lyten finalizes its takeover of Northvolt's Swedish factories with plans for a combined battery manufacturing and AI data centre campus. https://currentcells.com/article/lyten-northvolt-canada-bess-energy-storage-march-2026 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT news BESSLytenNorthvoltGrid StorageData CentersEos EnergyCanadaSwedenNMCIron-AirZinc currentcells-article-lyten-northvolt-canada-bess-energy-storage-march-2026 ESS Tech is one of the clearest public tests for flow batteries in grid storage. Its iron, salt, and water chemistry offers safety and duration advantages, but the company still has to prove manufacturing scale, customer adoption, and durable project margins. https://currentcells.com/article/ess-tech-company-profile Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT Companies ESS Techiron flow batterylong-duration storageLDESEnergy WarehouseEnergy BaseVoltStoragegrid storage currentcells-article-ess-tech-company-profile Heron Power selected Morgan Hill, California, for a power electronics factory aimed at producing up to 10,000 medium-voltage Heron Link units a year, equal to 40 GW of annual capacity for storage and grid projects. https://currentcells.com/article/heron-power-morgan-hill-40gw-power-electronics-factory-2026 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:06:07 GMT Manufacturing Heron PowerPower Conversion SystemsGrid StorageData CentersInvertersSolid-State TransformersBattery Manufacturing currentcells-article-heron-power-morgan-hill-40gw-power-electronics-factory-2026 The safety engineering behind lithium-ion packs, from cell chemistry and barriers to vent paths, software limits, and full-system testing. https://currentcells.com/article/battery-thermal-runaway-propagation-explained Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT Battery Safety thermal runawaybattery safetyEV batteriesgrid storageLFPNMC currentcells-article-battery-thermal-runaway-propagation-explained Relectrify has installed its first AC1 inverterless battery storage system in Renmark, South Australia, a 250 kVA / 1,089 kWh project with YES Energy. https://currentcells.com/article/relectrify-ac1-inverterless-bess-renmark-2026 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:07:25 GMT Manufacturing RelectrifyAC1inverterless batteryCellSwitchYES EnergyRenmarkSouth AustraliaARENAcommercial storage currentcells-article-relectrify-ac1-inverterless-bess-renmark-2026 Limes Renewable Energy has moved the 200 MW / 1,000 MWh Huañil battery in Chile to ready-to-build status, a milestone that turns Coquimbo storage planning into a construction test. https://currentcells.com/article/limes-huanil-chile-bess-ready-to-build-2026 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:04:36 GMT Grid Storage ChileLimes Renewable EnergyHuañilBESSGrid StorageSolar Shifting currentcells-article-limes-huanil-chile-bess-ready-to-build-2026 Arevon has brought the 300 MW / 1,200 MWh Nighthawk battery online in Poway, California, turning a financed standalone BESS into operating capacity for the San Diego region. https://currentcells.com/article/arevon-nighthawk-poway-bess-operational-2026 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:05:03 GMT Grid Storage Arevon EnergyNighthawk Energy StorageCaliforniaBattery StorageGrid StorageTesla MegapackLFPPG&E currentcells-article-arevon-nighthawk-poway-bess-operational-2026 Origin Energy's Mortlake BESS is now commercially operating in Victoria, giving Australia's National Electricity Market a 300 MW / 650 MWh storage asset built beside an existing gas peaker. https://currentcells.com/article/origin-mortlake-bess-commercial-operations-2026 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:05:57 GMT Grid Storage Origin EnergyMortlake BESSBattery StorageGrid-Forming InvertersAustraliaVictoriaFluence currentcells-article-origin-mortlake-bess-commercial-operations-2026 A 1 GW / 4 GWh LFP battery in Inner Mongolia has connected to the grid, giving China a large single-site test of grid-forming storage for renewable integration. https://currentcells.com/article/dongsu-inner-mongolia-grid-forming-lfp-bess-2026 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:04:48 GMT Grid Storage DongSuInner Mongoliagrid-forming storageLFPBESSChina storage currentcells-article-dongsu-inner-mongolia-grid-forming-lfp-bess-2026 Coalburn 1 is now Europe's largest operating battery, while the U.S. storage fleet is on track to more than double again. The storage story is moving from announcements to capacity that grids must actually use. https://currentcells.com/article/coalburn-europe-largest-battery-us-eia-storage-scale-2026 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:05:10 GMT Grid Storage Coalburn 1Copenhagen Infrastructure PartnersUK storageEIAgrid storageBESS currentcells-article-coalburn-europe-largest-battery-us-eia-storage-scale-2026 Company profile of Fluence Energy, covering its Siemens-AES origin, storage products, software, Smartstack, public-market position, AI data center opportunity, and execution risks. https://currentcells.com/article/fluence-energy-company-profile Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT Companies Fluence Energybattery storagegrid storageSmartstackAI data centersrenewables currentcells-article-fluence-energy-company-profile Samsung SDI is buying out GM from the SynergyCells battery plant in Indiana, turning a planned EV joint venture into a wholly owned North American factory with storage demand now central to the story. https://currentcells.com/article/samsung-sdi-gm-synergycells-indiana-ess-pivot-2026 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:06:09 GMT Manufacturing Samsung SDIGeneral MotorsSynergyCellsIndianaESSBattery ManufacturingPrismatic CellsEV Batteries currentcells-article-samsung-sdi-gm-synergycells-indiana-ess-pivot-2026 Battery separators keep electrodes apart while allowing ions through, shaping lithium-ion safety, fast charging, cost, and manufacturing yield. https://currentcells.com/article/battery-separators-explained Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT Battery Manufacturing battery separatorslithium-ion safetyceramic-coated separatorsEV batteriesbattery manufacturingthermal runaway currentcells-article-battery-separators-explained Energy Vault says its largest commercial agreement will supply 1.25 GW of integrated power infrastructure for a Texas AI data center, with expected revenue of $500 million to $600 million through 2027. https://currentcells.com/article/energy-vault-125gw-off-grid-ai-data-center-bess-2026 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:06:27 GMT Grid Storage Energy VaultAI Data CentersGrid StorageBESSTexasGrid-Forming InvertersFEOCCaterpillar currentcells-article-energy-vault-125gw-off-grid-ai-data-center-bess-2026 The U.S. Department of Energy closed a $489.4 million loan to Amanecer Puerto Rico, a Pattern Energy subsidiary, for 220 MW of stand-alone battery storage in Arecibo and Santa Isabel. https://currentcells.com/article/doe-pattern-puerto-rico-489m-bess-loan-2026 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:04:12 GMT Grid Storage Puerto RicoPattern EnergyDOEGrid StorageBESSAreciboSanta IsabelEnergy Storage Finance currentcells-article-doe-pattern-puerto-rico-489m-bess-loan-2026 Ola Electric and Axis Energy plan up to 20 GWh of battery energy storage deployments by 2032, turning Ola's cell-to-pack manufacturing strategy toward India's utility-scale storage market. https://currentcells.com/article/ola-axis-20gwh-mahashakti-bess-india-2026 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:06:39 GMT Grid Storage Ola ElectricAxis EnergyMahashaktiBESSIndiacell-to-packutility-scale storage currentcells-article-ola-axis-20gwh-mahashakti-bess-india-2026 The Commerce Department is moving to keep black mass from lithium-ion batteries inside the United States, giving domestic recyclers more feedstock while testing whether U.S. refining capacity can absorb it. https://currentcells.com/article/us-black-mass-export-controls-battery-recycling-2026 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:06:50 GMT Recycling black massbattery recyclingcritical mineralsexport controlsCommerce Departmentlithium-ion batteriestungsten scrap currentcells-article-us-black-mass-export-controls-battery-recycling-2026 Elestor is pushing hydrogen-iron flow batteries into the long-duration storage debate, using low-cost iron chemistry, replaceable electrolyte, and published cost claims to challenge lithium-ion for firm renewable power. https://currentcells.com/article/elestor-hydrogen-iron-flow-battery-ldes-2026 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:06:16 GMT Research & Breakthroughs ElestorHydrogen-Iron Flow BatteryLong-Duration StorageFlow BatteriesLDESGrid StorageBattery Chemistry currentcells-article-elestor-hydrogen-iron-flow-battery-ldes-2026 Company profile of Amprius Technologies, covering its silicon-anode battery platform, Q1 2026 revenue, $21 million LEV order, Nanotech Energy partnership, contract manufacturing path, and markets in drones, aviation, defense, and light electric vehicles. https://currentcells.com/article/amprius-technologies-company-profile Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT Companies Ampriussilicon anodelithium-ion batteriesdronesaviation batterieslight electric vehicles currentcells-article-amprius-technologies-company-profile Massachusetts has issued its second Section 83E energy storage RFP, seeking about 1,000 MW of mid-duration projects as the state moves from one-off awards toward a repeat procurement market. https://currentcells.com/article/massachusetts-83e-round-2-1000mw-storage-rfp-2026 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:19:00 GMT Policy & Markets MassachusettsSection 83EBESSMid-Duration StorageGrid StorageDistribution StorageDOERNew England currentcells-article-massachusetts-83e-round-2-1000mw-storage-rfp-2026 Base Power raised $1 billion and launched Base Core, a 39.2 kWh home battery designed to give households backup power while letting the company operate distributed storage as grid infrastructure. https://currentcells.com/article/base-power-1b-core-home-battery-vpp-2026 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:05:55 GMT Grid Storage Base PowerBase CoreHome BatteriesVirtual Power PlantsGrid StorageLFP BatteriesDistributed Energy currentcells-article-base-power-1b-core-home-battery-vpp-2026 Peak Energy is a U.S. sodium-ion grid-storage company building passively cooled battery systems for utilities, IPPs, data centers, and domestic supply-chain buyers. Its profile is defined by a 4.75 GWh Jupiter Power agreement, a GM cell partnership, Energy Vault demand, and a planned 4 GWh Sacramento factory. https://currentcells.com/article/peak-energy-company-profile Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies Peak EnergySodium-IonGrid StorageBESSGMJupiter PowerEnergy VaultUS Manufacturing currentcells-article-peak-energy-company-profile BW ESS is a Swiss-headquartered energy storage owner-operator active in the UK, Australia, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Sweden. Its profile is defined by more than 540 MWh of operating BESS, about 11 GWh under construction, and the 1 GW / 5.7 GWh Klostermansfeld project in Germany. https://currentcells.com/article/bw-ess-company-profile Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies BW ESSBattery StorageGermanyKlostermansfeldBESSEurope StoragePenso PowerOwner Operator currentcells-article-bw-ess-company-profile Black mass recycling turns shredded lithium-ion cells into recoverable battery materials, linking end-of-life packs and factory scrap back to cathode supply chains. https://currentcells.com/article/battery-black-mass-recycling-explained Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT Manufacturing black massbattery recyclinglithium-ion recyclingcathode materialshydrometallurgybattery supply chain currentcells-article-battery-black-mass-recycling-explained The European Commission approved a EUR59 million Slovenian state-aid scheme for at least 370 MWh of stand-alone battery storage, tying batteries to renewable integration, grid reliability, and industrial transition funds. https://currentcells.com/article/slovenia-eu-59m-battery-storage-aid-2026 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:06:41 GMT Policy & Markets SloveniaEuropean CommissionBattery Energy StorageBESSState AidClean Industrial DealGrid StorageRenewable Integration currentcells-article-slovenia-eu-59m-battery-storage-aid-2026 Stella Energy Solutions is a Woodlands, Texas-based utility-scale clean-energy platform focused on battery storage, solar, and resilient power infrastructure. Its team says it has developed more than 2 GW and 4.4 GWh of projects in operation, construction, or contracted, and its 2026 framework with Frontier Power USA puts four ERCOT storage projects into an Eos Z3 long-duration pathway. https://currentcells.com/article/stella-energy-solutions-company-profile Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies Stella Energy SolutionsERCOTBESSBattery StorageSolar Plus StorageFrontier Power USATexas currentcells-article-stella-energy-solutions-company-profile Frontier Power USA is a New York-based storage development and investment company built to accelerate American-made long-duration storage. Its model joins Eos Z3 battery access, Cerberus-backed capital, construction equity, and selected project portfolios including 920 MWh from Stella Energy Solutions. https://currentcells.com/article/frontier-power-usa-company-profile Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies Frontier Power USAEos EnergyZinc BatteriesLong-Duration StorageERCOTBESSCerberus currentcells-article-frontier-power-usa-company-profile Aurora shows how batteries are becoming part of the site package for AI data centres, even when the first agreement is conditional and staged. https://currentcells.com/article/1414-aurora-ai-data-centre-bess-2026 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:06:07 GMT Grid Storage 1414 DegreesAurora Energy PrecinctBESSData CentersAustraliaThermal StorageSolar Plus Storage currentcells-article-1414-aurora-ai-data-centre-bess-2026 WBHO is a Johannesburg-based construction and engineering contractor whose battery-storage relevance comes from delivery, not chemistry. Its role in South Africa’s Naos-1 hybrid solar-plus-storage project shows how EPC and civil-infrastructure capability can become a bottleneck advantage as private power projects add large BESS blocks. https://currentcells.com/article/wbho-company-profile Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies WBHOSouth AfricaBESSEPCConstructionNaos-1Solar Plus Storage currentcells-article-wbho-company-profile NTPC Green Energy Limited is NTPC’s renewable-energy subsidiary and one of India’s most important clean-power developers. For battery markets, its significance is demand-side scale: solar, wind, hybrid projects, and tenders such as the Khavda 3.3 GWh BESS procurement that can influence which storage suppliers win in India. https://currentcells.com/article/ntpc-green-energy-company-profile Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies NTPC Green EnergyIndiaBESSRenewable EnergyKhavdaUtility StorageHybrid Power currentcells-article-ntpc-green-energy-company-profile Greenvolt Power inaugurated a 200 MW / 800 MWh battery storage facility in northeastern Poland, putting four-hour LFP storage inside the country’s capacity-market and grid-balancing plans. https://currentcells.com/article/greenvolt-poland-800mwh-bess-capacity-market-2026 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:04:42 GMT Grid Storage Greenvolt PowerPolandBattery Energy StorageBESSCapacity MarketLFPBYD Energy StorageGrid Storage currentcells-article-greenvolt-poland-800mwh-bess-capacity-market-2026 SOLA Group is a Cape Town-based renewable developer and independent power producer focused on private power procurement in South Africa. Its storage relevance comes from the Naos-1 hybrid project with Envision Energy and WBHO, a 660 MWh BESS tied to the country’s growing need for reliable clean power. https://currentcells.com/article/sola-group-company-profile Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies SOLA GroupSouth AfricaBESSPrivate PowerSolar Plus StorageNaos-1Independent Power Producer currentcells-article-sola-group-company-profile Eos Energy Enterprises is a New Jersey-based manufacturer of zinc battery systems for utility, commercial, and industrial storage. Its profile is defined by Z3 product execution, Project AMAZE manufacturing scale-up, DOE loan support, and the challenge of turning non-lithium chemistry into bankable grid assets. https://currentcells.com/article/eos-energy-enterprises-company-profile Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies Eos Energy EnterprisesEos EnergyZinc BatteriesLong-Duration StorageBESSUS ManufacturingProject AMAZE currentcells-article-eos-energy-enterprises-company-profile Antora Energy closed a $550 million Series C led by G2 Venture Partners and Eclipse. The company plans to accelerate U.S. project deployment, expand manufacturing, build a second U.S. hub, and serve industrial and data center loads with thermal batteries that store electricity as heat in solid carbon blocks. https://currentcells.com/article/antora-550m-series-c-thermal-batteries-2026 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:05:31 GMT Grid Storage Antora EnergyThermal BatteriesLong-Duration StorageIndustrial HeatData CentersManufacturingGrid StorageSeries C currentcells-article-antora-550m-series-c-thermal-batteries-2026 RCT Solutions is a Konstanz-based engineering and factory-execution company known for solar manufacturing projects. Its planned joint venture with Wartsila would put it inside a global energy storage business with hardware, software, service, and manufacturing scale challenges. https://currentcells.com/article/rct-solutions-company-profile Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies RCT SolutionsWartsilaBattery StorageBESSEnergy StorageSolar ManufacturingGrid Storage currentcells-article-rct-solutions-company-profile Prevalon Energy, launched from Mitsubishi Power Americas and acquired by Nextpower in 2026, supplies integrated utility-scale BESS, power controls, and lifecycle services. Its relevance now sits at the intersection of grid storage, private power, and AI data-center load growth. https://currentcells.com/article/prevalon-energy-company-profile Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies Prevalon EnergyNextpowerBattery StorageBESSAI Data CentersEnergy Management SoftwareGrid Storage currentcells-article-prevalon-energy-company-profile Nextpower, formerly tied to the Nextracker solar-tracker platform, is expanding into battery storage and AI data-center power infrastructure. Its acquisition of Prevalon Energy gives it BESS integration, software, and lifecycle-service capabilities. https://currentcells.com/article/nextpower-company-profile Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies NextpowerNextrackerPrevalonBattery StorageAI Data CentersSolar TrackersEnergy Management Software currentcells-article-nextpower-company-profile Jabil is a St. Petersburg, Florida-based manufacturing services company. In energy storage, its importance comes from contract manufacturing, electronics integration, enclosure production, and domestic-content partnerships such as Qcells’ Michigan residential battery collaboration. https://currentcells.com/article/jabil-company-profile Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies JabilQcellsBattery StorageDomestic ContentManufacturingResidential StorageSupply Chain currentcells-article-jabil-company-profile AEMO's Q2 2026 data shows grid batteries becoming a dominant price-setting resource in Australia's NEM. The fleet is cutting evening gas output and wholesale prices, but the same success is compressing arbitrage revenue. https://currentcells.com/article/australia-nem-battery-price-spread-collapse-2026 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:05:48 GMT Grid Storage AustraliaAEMONEMGrid StorageBESSBattery RevenueGrid FormingEnergy Arbitrage currentcells-article-australia-nem-battery-price-spread-collapse-2026 Qcells is a Hanwha-backed solar and storage company whose residential battery strategy centers on the Q.HOME CORE G3 system, solar-plus-storage bundling, and domestic-content assembly with Jabil in Michigan. https://currentcells.com/article/qcells-company-profile Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies QcellsHanwhaQ.HOME CORE G3JabilHome BatteryResidential StorageDomestic Content currentcells-article-qcells-company-profile DTE Energy is a Detroit-based electric and gas utility whose storage role is defined by procurement, reliability planning, and Michigan clean-energy execution. Its 2026 agreement with LG Energy Solution Vertech for eight battery projects gives CurrentCells a clear case study in utility-scale BESS adoption. https://currentcells.com/article/dte-energy-company-profile Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies DTE EnergyLG Energy Solution VertechGrid StorageMichiganUtility StorageBESSCleanVision currentcells-article-dte-energy-company-profile Company profile of ProLogium, covering its 2006 founding, lithium ceramic solid-state platform, Mercedes-Benz and VinFast relationships, patent position, French gigafactory plan, and commercialization risks. https://currentcells.com/article/prologium-company-profile Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT Companies ProLogiumsolid-state batterieslithium ceramic batteriesMercedes-BenzVinFastDunkirkbattery manufacturing currentcells-article-prologium-company-profile Malaysia's sixth Large Scale Solar tender seeks 2.5 GW of solar PV with 1.25 GW of co-located BESS across two storage-backed packages, plus a smaller standalone solar package. The procurement shifts batteries into core generation planning for a fast-growing Southeast Asian power market. https://currentcells.com/article/malaysia-lss6-solar-storage-tender-2026 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:05:08 GMT Grid Storage MalaysiaLSS6PETRABESSSolar Plus StorageGrid StorageSoutheast AsiaTender currentcells-article-malaysia-lss6-solar-storage-tender-2026 Masdar is an Abu Dhabi clean-energy developer and operator using battery storage to firm renewables at unprecedented scale. Its 5.2 GW solar and 19 GWh BESS project with EWEC makes the company a strategic storage buyer and a proving ground for round-the-clock clean power. https://currentcells.com/article/masdar-company-profile Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies MasdarEWECBattery StorageSolar Plus StorageRound-the-Clock RenewablesUAEGrid Storage currentcells-article-masdar-company-profile Boralex is a Quebec-based renewable power developer and operator expanding into battery storage. Its Hagersville and Sanjgon projects in Ontario show how independent power producers are adding grid-flexibility assets alongside wind, solar, and hydro. https://currentcells.com/article/boralex-company-profile Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:15:00 GMT Companies BoralexHagersvilleSanjgonBattery StorageOntarioCanadaIndependent Power Producers currentcells-article-boralex-company-profile Dry-electrode processing removes solvent-heavy coating and drying from battery electrode production, with a shot at lower cost, lower energy use, and smaller factories. https://currentcells.com/article/dry-electrode-battery-manufacturing-explained Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT Manufacturing Dry ElectrodeBattery ManufacturingGigafactoriesLFPTesla 4680 currentcells-article-dry-electrode-battery-manufacturing-explained Ark Energy has reached financial investment decision for the Richmond Valley Solar Farm and BESS in New South Wales. The priority stage combines 200 MWac of solar with a 275 MW / 2,200 MWh LFP battery, funded through AUD$586 million of equity and AUD$716 million of debt. https://currentcells.com/article/ark-richmond-valley-22gwh-bess-fid-2026 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:05:27 GMT Grid Storage Ark EnergyRichmond ValleyAustraliaNew South WalesLFPBESSGrid StorageSolar Plus Storage currentcells-article-ark-richmond-valley-22gwh-bess-fid-2026