Base Power has raised $1 billion to commercialize its new 39.2-kWh Core home battery that provides up to 36 hours of backup and installs in under an hour. The funding will speed deployment of a system three times larger than typical home batteries that also participates in virtual power plants.
Base states that Core stores about three times the capacity of a typical home battery.
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CATL signed a 60 GWh sodium-ion battery deal with HyperStrong, the largest such order ever. The agreement signals maturity in sodium-ion mass production and expands a prior 200 GWh commitment.
Statnett said it is pausing new grid-capacity reservations and new technical approvals for data centers, and that the pause is expected to end by August 1, 2027 at the latest.
A report says European Energy's 31 megawatt Mulwala solar farm in New South Wales is operating at full output. Most of the power is contracted to AirTrunk. A battery at the site is not described as operating.
A report says Ignitis Renewables has started commercial operations at its 174 megawatt Tume solar farm in Latvia. A 107 megawatt battery at the site is still under construction.
A report says Silfab Solar has restarted chemical work at its Fort Mill, South Carolina plant after an eight-month pause. The pause followed chemical leaks reported in March.
