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Welcome to the Home Page of Energy Storage Publishing Ltd (ESPL). Batteries and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) magazine is the world's leading publication on battery manufacture and design and the emerging field of large scale electrical energy storage. If you make or use rechargeable battery systems for automotive, telecom, standby or a host of other applications, BEST magazine is a must-read for you. If you are a supplier to this market, it is the place to promote your products and services. Launched in 2003, BEST magazine covers developments in all battery chemistries from lead-acid to lithium-ion. Its editorial team reports from all the major technical conferences and exhibitions in this field and is recognised as the BEST source for keeping up with major industry developments. Chinese BEST, its sister publication, was launched in 2010 to make the editorial excellence of BEST available in Mandarin to the burgeoning Chinese battery industry. It is fast becoming a must read technical journal in China. If you are looking for new machinery, materials or technology to make batteries, you'll read about it in our pages first. We also send out, in English and Mandarin, a weekly news briefing that is a roundup of the most important news stories relating to the battery industry.

Publisher's Blog

Kristallnacht for lead-acid?

I’m fondly remembering the days when BCI’s convention was there for my amusement, or so it seemed— the ‘early bird’ attendee prize draw for $100 handed out by the amazing Ann Noll.

Mars is a great market for pure EVs

All power to Elon Musk and SpaceX. What an incredible achievement to build the world’s most powerful rocket, make much of it reusable and have a sufficient sense of humour to put one of your other company’s product— a tesla electric car, atop of it all and send it toward Mars! Tesla is losing a fortune, so what the hell?

Upcoming Events

The International Flow Battery Forum 2018 Tuesday, 10 July, 2018 to Thursday, 12 July, 2018
16th European Lead Battery Conference and Exhibition Tuesday, 4 September, 2018 to Friday, 7 September, 2018
3rd Clean Energy Finance Europe 2018 Wednesday, 5 September, 2018 to Thursday, 6 September, 2018
Battery and Fuel Cell Technology Conference Monday, 10 September, 2018 to Tuesday, 11 September, 2018
The Battery Show North America Tuesday, 11 September, 2018 to Thursday, 13 September, 2018
International Congress for Battery Recycling (ICBR) 2018 Wednesday, 26 September, 2018 to Friday, 28 September, 2018
EVS31 and EVTeC 2018 Sunday, 30 September, 2018 to Wednesday, 3 October, 2018

Current Editions

Latest Battery Industry News

AllCell unveils self-cooling 48V micro-hybrid lithium-ion battery

AllCell Automotive has released a 48V micro-hybrid battery it claims can keep itself cool in a car parked in the sun on a hot summer day, solving a vexing problem that limits cycle life in typical micro-hybrid and start-stop batteries.

Award winning US storage projects

Santa Rita Jail Smart Grid project’s energy storage management system supplied by S&C Electric Company

Four projects involving a multiplicity of companies won commercial achievement awards at the Energy Storage North America (ESNA) conference in San Jose. Notrees Wind Energy Storage, SCPPA Thermal Energy Storage Programme, Santa Rita Jail Smart Grid, and Grid on Wheels each won for their innovation at utility scale.

Slow start for Germany's PV incentive scheme

PV is hoped to help Energiewende in Germany

The German government’s scheme to offer subsidy payments to households who purchase a combined energy storage with PV system has got off to a weak start. Of the €25M available to householders, only €3.3M has been claimed. A further €25M is due to be available next year under the same scheme.