GM backs sodium-ion grid storage to challenge Chinese LFP dominance
General Motors invests in Peak Energy's sodium-ion battery platform for grid storage, targeting cost reduction and domestic manufacturing in a market forecast to surge 51% by 2026.
Focused Energy raises $240M Series A led by RWE for laser fusion at Biblis
Focused Energy closed a $240M Series A on May 27 led by German utility RWE, which is simultaneously the lead investor and strategic partner providing the decommissioned Biblis nuclear site for the company's planned commercial laser fusion plant; SPRIND, the EIC Fund, and returning lead Prime Movers Lab also participated.
Battolyser bets one device can store electricity and make hydrogen
Dutch deep-tech spin-out Battolyser Systems is commercializing a combined battery-electrolyzer cell that arbitrages grid power and produces green hydrogen from the same iron-nickel hardware, with EU Innovation Fund backing toward a gigawatt-scale Rotterdam factory.
UK LCCC Signs AR7 CfDs: 8.4 GW Offshore Wind, £22 Billion Unlocked
The UK's LCCC formally signed Contracts for Difference with all AR7 winners on March 26, 2026, contracting 8.4 GW of offshore wind and unlocking £22 billion in private investment.