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Latest news and articles about energy storage
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CATL’s Cash Bonanza: How China’s Battery Champion Turned Dominance into Windfall Returns
CATL reported blockbuster 2025 results — ¥423.7 billion in revenue and ¥72.2 billion in net profit — and proposed a record ¥31.5 billion dividend, underscoring its dominant position in both EV batteries and energy storage. Years of heavy R&D investment and scale-up have given the company market share advantages and strategic leverage, although material constraints, competition and regulatory scrutiny pose material risks to future expansion.
When Selling Cars Stops Paying: Automakers Pivot to Power Sales
As EV sales slow and margins tighten, global automakers are redirecting battery capacity and engineering into energy storage and grid services. The pivot leverages shared manufacturing, high storage margins, and new market opportunities in grid balancing and AI-driven demand, but success depends on policy, market design and managing battery-life economics for owners.
China’s ChiNext Rally Driven by Green Power and Energy‑Storage Frenzy, but Breadth Remains Weak
China’s ChiNext led mid‑day gains as green power and energy‑storage stocks surged, driving a pickup in trading volume to RMB 1.67 trillion. The advance was narrow, however, with more than 3,200 stocks falling — a sign that investor flows remain concentrated and the rally may be fragile.
Chinese Scientists Publish Nature Paper on Durable, Flexible Organic Battery Cathode — A Potential Step Toward Greener, Safer Energy Storage
A Tianjin University-led team published a Nature paper describing a new organic cathode for lithium batteries claimed to be safe, heat- and freeze-resistant, and mechanically flexible. The development could advance greener, wearable-capable energy storage, but significant engineering and scaling challenges remain before commercial deployment.
China’s Sodium‑Ion Push: A Cheaper, Colder, Safer Path for Mass EV Adoption
Changan Auto and CATL unveiled a mass‑production passenger car powered by sodium‑ion batteries, claiming 400+ km range and reliable operation at extreme subzero temperatures. Backed by sizable investments and supplier commitments, sodium‑ion cells aim to complement lithium technologies by offering lower cost, better cold‑weather performance and intrinsic safety for mainstream EV segments.
China’s Battery Makers Sweep the Globe: Domestic Firms Now Supply Over 70% of EV Cells
In 2025 Chinese battery manufacturers supplied over 70% of global EV battery installations and dominated the energy-storage market, SNE Research reports. CATL and BYD led the pack, while other Chinese firms climbed into the global top ten as Korean and Japanese incumbents lost ground amid shifting demand and mounting losses.
China Tightens Capacity‑Payment Regime to Shore Up Power Security and Smooth the Renewable Transition
China’s NDRC and NEA have instructed provinces to strengthen capacity‑price mechanisms for coal, gas, pumped storage and new grid storage, mandating that capacity payments recover at least 50% of coal units’ fixed costs and establishing rules for reliable capacity compensation tied to spot market development. The package aims to stabilise dispatchable revenues, encourage storage participation in markets and support reliability as renewables expand, while requiring provincial assessments of consumer affordability and stricter performance oversight.
Tesla’s Pivot: From Carmaker in Retreat to AI Bet Worth $1.4tn — Can the Math Add Up?
Tesla’s 2025 results expose a company at a crossroads: vehicle deliveries and automotive margins have declined while investors have re‑priced the firm around an AI and energy future. Energy storage is the clearest near‑term bright spot, but Robotaxi, FSD and Optimus remain high‑risk, long‑dated bets whose commercial payoff will decide whether Tesla’s trillion‑dollar valuation is justified.
China’s New Space Start‑Up Books First Tourists and Aims for Crewed Flight by 2028 — A Commercial Space Push Gains Momentum
A Beijing commercial space firm unveiled its CYZ‑1 crew capsule and says it has reserved seats for more than 20 tourists across multiple vehicles, aiming for a crewed flight in 2028. The move highlights China’s accelerating commercial space ecosystem, rising investor interest, and potential spillovers into batteries, energy storage and high‑tech supply chains, even as technical, regulatory and market risks persist.