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ESS Price Forecasting Report (Q1 - 2025 Update)
This Interim Update of the Energy Storage System (ESS) Q1 2025 Price Forecasting Report highlights how newly imposed U.S. tariffs are reshaping the cost landscape for imported battery systems and components from China.
Most Common BESS Manufacturing Defects of 2024
Intertek CEA conducted quality audits at 70+ battery energy storage factories worldwide. Our data shows that in 2024 the vast majority of identified quality issues were at the system level.
ESS Supplier Market Intelligence Report (Q1 - 2025)
The latest Energy Storage System (ESS) Supplier Market Intelligence Report finds that the market landscape for lithium-ion batteries continues to evolve, and supplier strategy is shifting rapidly in response to the tariffs announced by the United States under the Trump administration, particularly on China, and persistently low prices.
Beyond Lithium? Why Alternative Battery Chemistries Are Promising—But Not ReadyBy
Intrtek CEA’s Senior Energy Storage Engineer Ahn Vu explores how alternative technologies to lithium-ion are unlikely to oust the incumbent anytime soon.
ESS Supply, Technology, and Policy Report (Q1 - 2025)
The quarterly published Energy Storage STPR covers global and regional supply chain analysis, technology trends, and regional policy analysis. This quarter the focus is on non-lithium-ion technologies and the potential for long-duration energy storage.
ESS Price Forecasting Report (Q1 - 2025)
The ESS Price Forecasting Report provides a five-year forecast for the price of a DC battery container, including battery cells, modules, racking, and additional balance of system needed for a containerized battery system. The Q1 2025 report covers pricing outlook updates through March 2025.
US Battery Gigafactories Face Delays and Cancellations Amid Market Uncertainty
In this Energy Storage News article, Anjali Joshi, Market Intelligence Analyst at Clean Energy Associates, explains how the shifting political landscape is reshaping the U.S. battery gigafactory race—putting smaller vendors at a disadvantage as larger players consolidate their power.
Weathering the Battery Storm: From Supply Chain Disruptions to New Trade Policies
Weathering the Battery Storm: From Supply Chain Disruptions to New Trade Policies
For Energy Storage Fire Safety, Will Perception Become Reality?
In this Energy Storage News article, Aaron Marks, CEA’s Energy Storage Market Intelligence Consultant, examines Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) safety considerations and concerns in the aftermath of the Moss Landing fire.
An Object in Motion: The US Battery Storage Industry Will Keep Moving
Dan Finn-Foley of Clean Energy Associates looks at the road ahead for the US battery storage industry in the first of a series of regular, exclusive Guest Blogs for Energy-Storage.news.
ESS Supply, Technology, and Policy Report (Q4 - 2024)
The quarterly published Energy Storage STPR covers global and regional supply chain analysis, technology trends, and regional policy analysis. This quarter the focus is on non-lithium-ion technologies and the potential for long-duration energy storage.
ESS Price Forecasting Report (Q4 - 2024)
The ESS Price Forecasting Report provides an in-depth five-year forecast for the price of a DC battery container, including battery cells, modules, racking, and additional balance of system needed for a containerized battery system.
ESS Supplier Market Intelligence Report (Q3 - 2024)
The latest Energy Storage System (ESS) Supplier Market Intelligence Report finds that weak global EV demand growth continued to affect planned cell manufacturing capacity.
ESS Supply, Technology, and Policy Report (Q3 - 2024)
The quarterly published Energy Storage STPR covers global and regional supply chain analysis, technology trends, and regional policy analysis. This quarter the focus is on the ramp-up of energy capacity per container and container shipping trends.
ESS Price Forecasting Report (Q3 - 2024)
The ESS Price Forecasting Report provides an in-depth five-year forecast for the price of a DC battery container, including battery cells, modules, racking, and additional balance of system needed for a containerized battery system.
Navigating the 2024 U.S. Election: Impacts on Solar and Energy Storage Policies
In this Energy Storage webinar, Senior Policy Analyst Christian Roselund and Director of Energy Storage Market Intelligence Dan Finn-Foley analyze the potential impacts of U.S. policy changes on solar and battery storage.
The Energy Storage Supply Landscape: A Guide to BESS Procurement
In this Energy Storage News Webinar, CEA's experts Jeff Zwijack, Associate Director of Energy Storage, and Aaron Marks, take a deep dive into BESS procurement strategies with guidance and advice on how to navigate this complex landscape.
Buy Now or Wait? Tensions Pull at US Battery Energy Storage Procurement Decisions
In this Energy Storage News article, CEA’s Senior Director of Technology and Quality, George Touloupas, and Jeff Zwijack, Senior Manager of Energy Storage, discuss how rapid technology improvements and trade policy risks pose a dilemma for US battery storage procurement decision-makers.
The Five Year Outlook for U.S. Battery Storage Supply Chain
In this Canary Media webinar, Clean Energy Associates dives into the current state of the lithium-ion supply chain and an outlook for how it will evolve over the next five years.
Red Flags for Green Energy: What to Look Out For In Supply Chains and Projects
In this Solar Power World article, Jake Edie, Vice President of Marketing CEA, discusses the changing dynamics in the solar and energy storage markets and emphasizes the importance of maintaining high standards for quality in suppliers, products, project design, and installation to avoid costly issues.