The race to secure power for AI data centers has spilled over into some unusual places, including the automotive world. Battery recycler Redwood Materials kicked off the trend last year with a new ...

The electric sector is standing at a pivotal moment. Utilities are no longer observers in the renewable transformation but instead are becoming direct owners and operators of technologies that were ...

Amid Ford’s shift away from making large electric vehicles, the automaker is adding a new product line to find a home for its batteries. Ford said Monday that instead of scuttling plans to build the ...

From plunging costs to policy upheaval, the global battery storage sector is transforming grid design—and facing unprecedented challenges. The energy storage industry stands at a pivotal crossroads.

Just like home generators used during power outages and emergencies, there is increasing demand for backups for data centers. A California company's plans to build a 200 megawatt energy storage system ...

Data centers are hungry for power. AI workloads alone could push U.S. data-center electricity demand from 176 terawatt-hours in 2023 to between 325 and 580 terawatt-hours by 2028. Utilities and ...

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Bottom line: The US electric grid added more energy storage capacity in 2025 than in any previous year on record, achieving the milestone during a politically turbulent period for renewable energy ...

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Industry Insight from Reuters Events, a part of Thomson Reuters. As battery manufacturing spreads and prices soften, developers are diversifying supply and implementing new deployment strategies to ...