Energy storage articles

Energy

Blog post23 February 2026

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) growth: Modelling battery hazards with confidence

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) have emerged as a key technology in the global energy transition and in meeting future energy demands. However, like all new technologies, BESS comes with inheren...

Energy

Blog post07 November 2024

The need for flexibility in the German power grid and the contribution of large-scale battery storage systems

At a time when the energy transition plays a central role in German energy policy, the need for a flexible electricity grid is becoming increasingly clear.

Energy

Blog post11 June 2024

Key industry insights from ACP CLEANPOWER Conference

the renewable energy industry has transmuted from developers working in their own separate niches to one where all technologies have a place at the table together

Energy

17 May 2024

Three pillars of a global and battery-driven just energy transition

The world’s dependence on the combustion of fossil fuels for its energy needs has been growing since the industrial revolution. The outcome of the dependence is accumulation of high levels of greenhou...

Energy

Blog post22 April 2024

Key Regulatory Updates and Market Drivers for Renewable Project Development

DNV’s Environmental and Permitting Services team reflects on renewable industry trends from January-March 2024

Energy

Blog post28 March 2024

From one building at a time to making an impact on the entire grid

The challenges facing the industry change with time, and what I like to focus on is bringing DNV’s knowledge and expertise to proactively address the challenges.

Energy

Blog post21 March 2024

Bringing Flow to the Battery World (II)

This article covers value proposition, market readiness, deployment history and scale up barriers of RFB systems.

Energy

Blog post20 March 2024

Bringing Flow to the Battery World

About the structural differences between a conventional battery and a flow battery

Energy

Blog post11 March 2024

It’s time to talk about how undisciplined capital is hurting renewables

Investors and developers must commit to disciplined capital to finance this coming wave of megaprojects.

Energy

19 January 2024

Standardizing Battery Performance Testing: DNV’s New Recommended Practice

New document provides standardized testing protocols for the battery industry

Energy

16 January 2024

Standalone storage takes center stage in 2023

The past year has transformed the North American energy landscape, bringing seismic shifts, groundbreaking innovations, and industry-defining moments. As we enter 2024, DNV’s experts will write a seri...

Energy

Blog post16 November 2023

Towards an improved scope for flow battery testing in North American safety standards (Part 3)

This is the third of three blog posts on Flow battery energy system (FBES) safety including the current code landscape, the relevance of and gaps in the current codes and recommendations on bridging t...

Energy

Blog post21 September 2023

Overcoming barriers to expanding energy storage

The importance of energy storage cannot be overstated when considering the challenges of transitioning to a net-zero emissions world.

Energy

Blog post17 July 2023

Towards an improved scope for flow battery testing in North American safety standards (Part 2)

This is the second of three blog posts on redox flow battery (RFB) energy system’s safety including the current code landscape, the relevance of and gaps in the current codes and recommendations on br...

Energy

Blog post15 June 2023

Towards an improved scope for flow battery testing in North American safety standards (Part 1)

This is the first of three blog posts on redox flow battery (RFB) safety including the current code landscape, the relevance and gaps of the current codes and recommendations on bridging the gaps.

Energy

Blog post30 January 2023

Why “intermittence anxiety” about battery storage is unnecessary

Battery power plants are increasingly fulfilling the role of peaking plants - a European perspective.

Energy

Blog post22 December 2022

New hires in the U.S. and Canada

DNV added a many new faces in the past year. Here we celebrate and highlight our newest team members.

Energy

Blog post25 August 2022

Energy Access

DNV’s corporate goal is to support the UNs’ Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG #7 to “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy” for everyone on the planet by 20...

Energy

Blog post14 July 2022

Due diligence considerations for investing in the energy transition

DNV’s Energy Advisory team and FTI Consulting’s Power, Renewables and Energy Transition (PRET) practice have partnered to examine the state of play in the US renewables M&A market and offer insight in...

Energy

Blog post23 June 2022

Grids under strain: How energy storage is the key to a reliable grid

With increasingly volatile weather driven by climate change jeopardizing grid reliability in large portions of the U.S., our nation’s aging power grid is under stress like never before. Energy storage...