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Battery Storage Outperforms Gas Turbines on Cost
Battery storage has become more affordable than open-cycle natural gas turbines across 43 global markets, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.
October 9, 2026, 09:57 PM·TechCrunch
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GICON Sets New Global Height Record for Wind Turbines
German company GICON has installed a 365-meter-tall telescopic wind turbine in Brandenburg, setting a new global height record for wind energy facilities.
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China Commissions First 100 MW Compressed CO2 Energy Storage Plant
China has launched its first 100 MW compressed CO2 energy storage facility, capable of delivering 180 million kWh of electricity annually.
iXBT.com
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Renewable Energy Expansion and Grid Performance in 2026
Texas grid demand reached a record 91.1 GW in 2026, while Colorado approved a new 805 MW renewable energy project amid shifting labor trends in the solar sector.
CleanTechnica
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China Sees Coal Power Share Drop Below Half
China's coal-based power generation dropped below 50 percent in the first half of 2026, while wind and solar capacity grew by 16.8 percent.
3DNews - Daily Digital Digest
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Compressed-Gas Energy Storage Faces Economic Hurdles Despite Scale
Large-scale compressed-gas energy storage projects are growing in size, but they continue to struggle with economic competitiveness against batteries and pumped hydro.
CleanTechnica
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China Deploys Large-Scale Compressed Air Energy Storage System
China has launched a 700 MW compressed air energy storage facility in Jiangsu, utilizing deep salt caverns and thermal recovery to achieve over 70 percent efficiency.
IXBT.com
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The Scaling Challenges of Dense-Fluid Energy Storage
RheEnergise has proven its dense-fluid pumped hydro technology works, but scaling the system faces significant material and economic hurdles.
CleanTechnica
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China Commissions World's Largest Compressed Air Energy Storage Plant
China has commissioned a 700 MW underground compressed air energy storage facility in Jiangsu province, capable of storing 2.8 GWh per cycle.
IXBT.com
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