Iola Hughes
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Head of Research at @RhoMotion || @benchmarkmin || providing EV, Battery, Energy Storage and supply chain forecasts and insights 🔋|| Geophysicist 👷♀️
Joined June 2020
With big batteries comes increasing raw material demand, but just how much does one of these giga-scale projects need? Saudi's Bisha BESS came in as the 5th largest project in our latest ranking and is the equivalent of 30,000 EVs. #BESS #lithium
Battery storage isn't just growing as an industry, the project sizes we see are also growing year after year. BESS deployments have increased over 40% YTD and giga-scale projects are becoming a driving force behind this.
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Speaking at @benchmarkmin Week, @RhoMoIola Iola Hughes, head of battery research at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, outlined a market that is undergoing "very strong growth" and becoming indispensable to energy security. #BatteryMetals #LithiumInvesting
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At the 2025 Benchmark Week, Iola Hughes highlighted the explosive growth of energy storage, now crucial for energy security. With US storage demand surging, LFP chemistry leads due to cost and...
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Join us for our webinar on December 2nd, where we will delve into the details of the BESS market, policy updates and system pricing.
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Get a data-driven look at the market dynamics underpinning the acceleration of the energy storage market. This session will cover global deployments, pricing trends, and strategic market shifts.
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Battery storage isn't just growing as an industry, the project sizes we see are also growing year after year. BESS deployments have increased over 40% YTD and giga-scale projects are becoming a driving force behind this.
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Let’s talk energy storage in more detail - @benchmarkmin Webinar. The rise of lithium ion batteries in energy storage ESS / BESS on 2 December 2025. Join here: https://t.co/0VXqJJLOll
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⚡ Bob Galyen receives Benchmark Lifetime Achievement Award at Benchmark Week 2025 Galyen is one of the most respected global executives in the #battery industry. It's an honour to present him with this award. #BenchmarkWeek
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What's happening with lithium prices Sunday: The chairman of the world's third largest lithium producer delivers a keynote speech saying that if demand surprises to the upside (perhaps because of outperformance from two-wheelers or heavy duty truck applications) the market could
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Good morning with good news: Global BESS/grid battery demand surged 36% during first 9 months of 2025! Why? Plunging prices! Falling BESS cell price plunged system prices by more than 50% in last 2 years. Solar/wind now are often built with batteries! https://t.co/zqFLdPZPfA
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The domination of energy storage in the fund raising scene right now. Only a snapshot for October 2025 but a telling one. ESS is raising 10x that of the upstream - battery minerals mining. @benchmarkmin
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Energy storage is becoming a significant share of global battery demand. @RhoMoIola shares insights on storage growth, EV trends, and the midstream supply chain. 🔗 https://t.co/OAnQYNIkdX Chapters 👇 (00:00) Intro (05:01) ESS Demand to ~20%+ Share (07:19) Giga-Scale
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These time lags are a key factor when assessing raw material demand and understanding global supply chain dynamics. Find out more in our Q4 report
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Access long-term BESS forecasts, project-level data, and expert market analysis. Stay ahead in energy storage with Benchmark’s trusted insights.
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A new serious market has emerged for lithium ion batteries: energy storage #BESS 2025 will see it become 20% of a huge 1,700GWh battery market. That’s bigger than the entire battery market in 2020/2021. And main drivers growth isn’t just about China, it’s in the US as well.
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📈 Demand for #BESS grew more than 50% in 2024 Join Benchmark’s webinar on Tuesday 2 December for a deep dive into the supply chain dynamics shaping the fastest growing battery demand market. Register now ➡️ https://t.co/jAQhWi1DtT
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Are rare earths the hottest commodity of 2025? Over the last 30 years mined #RareEarth supply has increased 6X. Market share has changed over time with Chinese dominance throughout. New investment and govt support in the likes of @MPMaterials could reshape this going forward.
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Great to join one of my favourite energy podcasts to discuss the latest EV and battery trends! 🔋🔋🔋
🎙️Ep201. Battery Boom or Policy Bust? The Big EV Divergence #applepodcast
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@gerardreid14 and @MegaWattXinfo are joined by @RhoMoIola @benchmarkmin to discuss EVs and Batteries.
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Last night at the @GeelyGroup EX5 launch event. Chinese EVs are fast becoming the popular choice in the UK, with sales up 70% Jan-Aug
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"Global sales of BEVs and PHEVs rose 26% to a record 2.1 million units in Sept Chinese sales rose to about 1.3 million European sales jumped 36% to 427,541 units, while North American sales climbed 66% to about 215,000 Sales in the rest of the world jumped 48% to 153,594 🚗"
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