Battery Industry Weekly — Week 36
This week in batteries: ev manufacturer ola electric brings cell-to-pack vertical integration into india’s utility-scale bess market with 20gwh mou, sk on signs 18gwh reciprocal lfp supply deal with neovolta power for us-made battery storage, tüv rheinland validates 4 kwh generation in aptera’s solar electric vehicle.
EV manufacturer Ola Electric brings cell-to-pack vertical integration into India’s utility-scale BESS market with 20GWh MoU
EV manufacturer Ola Electric has entered India’s utility-scale battery storage market with a vertically integrated business model.
SK On signs 18GWh reciprocal LFP supply deal with NeoVolta Power for US-made battery storage
South Korean battery manufacturer SK On’s US production facilities will supply NeoVolta Power with 9GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) pouch cells under a five-year deal.
TÜV Rheinland validates 4 kWh generation in Aptera’s solar electric vehicle
Independent third-party testing measured more than 4 kWh of usable solar energy delivered post-conversion to the vehicle’s high-voltage battery.
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Sungrow’s battery storage revenue tops PV business, H1 shipments hit 25GWh
Sungrow’s first-half-of-year (H1) revenue fell 28.99% year-on-year, while net profit attributable to owners of the parent company dropped 32.01%.
Hyperstrong starts building LEAG’s 1.6GWh Germany BESS under turnkey contract
Power generator LEAG and its turnkey BESS construction partner HyperStrong have started building a 400MW/1,600MWh project in Germany, while Sunotec has done the same on a 441MWh project.
Return secures financial close, Vattenfall toll for 800MWh Dutch battery
BESS owner-operator Return has signed a long-term toll with power firm Vattenfall for its 200MW/800MWh Sirius BESS project in the Netherlands, concurrent with financial close.
‘Australia is a market made for batteries’: Wärtsilä strategy lead on volatility and the business case for energy storage
Speaking to ESN Premium, Kashish Shah of Wärtsilä explains why Australia\'s volatile market structure makes it uniquely suited for battery storage.
Octopus Australia submits 4.8GWh Hanworth Battery Project for EPBC Act approval
Octopus Australia, via its development partner Enervest, has submitted a 1.2GW/4.8GWh BESS for assessment under Australia\'s EPBC Act.
HMC Capital’s KKR partnership funds 90% of first new-build battery storage site equity in Australia
HMC said it has committed equity to develop its first new-build battery storage project in Australia, a 300MW/1,200MWh facility in Victoria.
Saudi Power Procurement Company awards 2GW/8GWh of battery storage contracts
Saudi Arabia’s Principal Buyer of electricity has awarded four service contracts for large-scale battery storage projects to consortia featuring ACWA Power and Engie.
The Week in Context
Three themes worth tracking from this week's news:
- Scale is the new normal. Battery deployment continues to grow across every segment — EVs, grid storage, and marine — making batteries a core infrastructure technology rather than a niche market.
- Chemistry diversity is accelerating. LFP, solid-state, sodium-ion, and silicon-anode chemistries are all progressing simultaneously, each targeting different cost and performance tradeoffs.
- Regulation is reshaping supply chains. EU battery passport requirements and domestic manufacturing incentives are forcing companies to rethink sourcing, documentation, and compliance timelines.
What to Watch Next Week
- Continued updates on solid-state battery commercialization timelines
- EU Battery Regulation implementation guidance from the European Commission
- New grid-scale BESS project commissioning and capacity milestone reports
- Lithium and critical mineral pricing trends affecting battery economics
- Sodium-ion and next-generation chemistry production scaling announcements
Sources
- EV manufacturer Ola Electric brings cell-to-pack vertical integration into India’s utility-scale BESS market with 20GWh MoU — Energy Storage News
- SK On signs 18GWh reciprocal LFP supply deal with NeoVolta Power for US-made battery storage — Energy Storage News
- TÜV Rheinland validates 4 kWh generation in Aptera’s solar electric vehicle — PV Magazine
- Sungrow’s battery storage revenue tops PV business, H1 shipments hit 25GWh — Energy Storage News
- Hyperstrong starts building LEAG’s 1.6GWh Germany BESS under turnkey contract — Energy Storage News
- Return secures financial close, Vattenfall toll for 800MWh Dutch battery — Energy Storage News
- ‘Australia is a market made for batteries’: Wärtsilä strategy lead on volatility and the business case for energy storage — Energy Storage News
- Octopus Australia submits 4.8GWh Hanworth Battery Project for EPBC Act approval — Energy Storage News
- HMC Capital’s KKR partnership funds 90% of first new-build battery storage site equity in Australia — Energy Storage News
- Saudi Power Procurement Company awards 2GW/8GWh of battery storage contracts — Energy Storage News
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