Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Andersen Global Adds Andersen in Indonesia

 SAN FRANCISCO - Tuesday, 23. June 2026 AETOSWire 


(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Andersen Global strengthens its footprint in Southeast Asia as VDB Loi in Indonesia rebrands to Andersen in Indonesia, becoming the newest member firm to join the organization.


Andersen in Indonesia provides tax and legal advisory services to multinational companies and foreign investors operating in the Indonesian market. The firm combines decades of market experience with a practical approach focused on delivering clear, tailored guidance across complex regulatory and cross-border matters.


“Adopting the Andersen brand reflects our commitment to providing clients with high-quality, practical tax and legal advice supported by broader international collaboration,” said Tommy Hendharto Oetomo, managing partner of Andersen in Indonesia. “Clients operating in Indonesia require increasingly coordinated cross-border support. Becoming a member firm strengthens our ability to deliver that service with consistency and clarity.”


“Indonesia remains an important market for organizations investing and expanding throughout Southeast Asia,” said Mark L. Vorsatz, global chairman and CEO of Andersen. “The addition of Andersen in Indonesia further strengthens our presence in the region and builds on the strong collaboration already established with Andersen in Vietnam and Andersen in Cambodia.”


Andersen Global is an international association of legally separate, independent member firms comprised of tax, legal, and valuation professionals around the world. Established in 2013 by U.S. member firm Andersen Tax LLC, Andersen Global now has more than 50,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 1,000 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms.


 


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Lenovo Recognized in the Gartner® Supply Chain Top 25 for 2026

 (BUSINESS WIRE)--Lenovo has once again been ranked in the Gartner® Supply Chain Top 25 for 2026, achieving its highest-ever ranking at seventh globally. The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 is a renowned annual ranking of the world’s superior supply chains. Now in its 22nd year, the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 identifies, celebrates and profiles excellence in supply chain management. Supply chain teams use the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 to benchmark performance, transform operations and lead in the future. Lenovo ranked eighth in 2025, 10th in 2024, and eighth in 2023.


AI Builds Greater Supply Chain Resilience


Global supply chains have faced unprecedented disruption over the past 12 months, driven by tariffs, component shortages, and geopolitical tensions. Lenovo’s strength amid these challenging circumstances has been its ability to build on its AI infrastructure behind its global supply chain, improving resilience, adaptability and execution at speed and scale.


Over the past year, Lenovo has evolved its Supply Chain Intelligence “digital nervous system” to develop iChain, a continuously learning orchestration system that coordinates thousands of suppliers and more than 30 manufacturing sites globally. iChain is delivering tangible results for Lenovo’s supply chain operations, including 60% faster decision-making, near real-time disruption response, and a 90% automation of network simulations that reduces manual analysis from two to three weeks down to two to three hours.


Lenovo remains committed to sustainability and continues to focus on future-proofing its operations by making the supply chain more resilient and intelligent.


“At Lenovo, we’ve always considered our Global Supply Chain as a key pillar of our operational excellence,” said Che Min Tu, Senior Vice President and Group Operations Officer, Lenovo. “Over the past 12 months, the ability to respond quickly to disruption has become essential for every business. By fully integrating AI into our operations, we’ve been able to meet our customer needs more quickly and respond to complex situations. We not only withstand disruption; we become stronger because of it. It’s this approach that’s helped Lenovo navigate changing market conditions, maintain a competitive advantage, and deliver its strongest year in the company’s history.”


Resilience Delivers Measurable Business Results


This resilience is translating into business performance. Lenovo retained its number one position in global PC market share, with the gap to the second-ranked competitor widening to its largest level in 15 years.


At the same time, integrating the Infrastructure Solutions Group supply chain into the broader global network has helped accelerate growth in Lenovo’s infrastructure business, supporting record operating profit and margins.


As global supply chains continue to grow more complex, Lenovo’s model is evolving beyond the high-volume PC business, where a single device can include an average of 2,500 components, to meet hypergrowth demand for AI infrastructure, enterprise solutions, and next-generation workloads. This positions Lenovo to maintain leadership in the global supply chain landscape by scaling AI server manufacturing, expanding liquid-cooled server capacity, and strengthening its global-local manufacturing network.


Lenovo’s Global, Anti-Fragile Supply Chain Strategy


Today, Lenovo’s supply chain spans more than 30 manufacturing sites in 10 markets across Asia Pacific, China, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, North America, and South America. Last year, Lenovo broke ground on a new manufacturing base in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Once operational, the advanced manufacturing facility will manufacture PCs, smartphones, and servers for the Middle East and Africa market, and will include a research and development center, talent enablement programs, and a customer experience center. Lenovo is committed to supporting the creation of thousands of local jobs, enabling knowledge transfer, and driving long-term economic value creation in Saudi Arabia.


In addition, Lenovo’s manufacturing site in Monterrey, Mexico, was recently recognized as one of 12 new additions to the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network, a community of 201 leading manufacturers recognized for applying advanced technologies at scale. It is the second Lenovo site to receive this recognition, following the company’s site in Hefei, China, which was recognized in January 2023.


In September 2025, Lenovo announced a major investment and job expansion at its U.S. manufacturing and fulfilment campus in Whitsett, North Carolina. The three‑building campus spans more than 800,000 square feet and employs approximately 1,100 people. The site supports server manufacturing, rack integration, and order fulfilment for customers across the United States.


How are companies ranked in the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25?


A Top 25 supply chain ranking is based on an equal weighting of business metrics and community opinion.


Business metrics comprise financial and environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics. Financial metrics are based on a combination of three-year weighted return on physical assets (ROPA), ROPA change and revenue growth, plus inventory turns across the year. ESG data is derived from trusted third-party sources in the areas of commitment, transparency and performance across each area of ESG.


Community opinion is based on the feedback of peer voters from the community and Gartner experts. Peer voters cast votes for their personal choice of the Top 25 supply chains. They base their decisions on perceived end-to-end supply chain maturity and leadership, specifically the supply chains that are run as strategic assets to deliver business and societal outcomes by partnering beyond their own organizations and that are thriving through uncertainty.


Read the full Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2026 Report here.


Gartner Press Release: Gartner Announces 2026 Rankings of the Global Supply Chain Top 25


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About Lenovo


Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Guided by its vision of “Smarter Technology for All”, Lenovo is executing a Hybrid AI strategy that spans Personal AI – one personal AI, multiple devices; and Enterprise AI – helping customers turn data into insights and value. This strategy is delivered through the Group’s commitment to world-class innovation and a full-stack AI portfolio, including devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets, accessories), infrastructure solutions (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), as well as software, solutions, and services. With a global footprint spanning more than 20 research and development locations and a global supply chain that includes more than 30 manufacturing sites across 10 markets, Lenovo is widely recognized for its operational excellence. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). Learn more at www.lenovo.com and follow the latest news in our newsroom.


 


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Mary Kay Extends Winning Streak With Fourth Year as #1 in Global Direct Selling Beauty

DALLAS - Tuesday, 23. June 2026


Euromonitor International Recognizes Mary Kay’s Sustained Leadership In Skin Care And Color Cosmetics


(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mary Kay Inc., the iconic beauty and entrepreneurship company, has once again been named the #1 Direct Selling Brand of Skin Care and Color Cosmetics in the World1 by Euromonitor International, sustaining its legacy of excellence for the fourth consecutive year.


“Earning the #1 global ranking from Euromonitor for the fourth consecutive year comes as a powerful endorsement of the impact of our Independent Beauty Consultants around the world who drive our success every day,” said Ryan Rogers, Chief Executive Officer of Mary Kay Inc. “Their entrepreneurial spirit, combined with our transformational investments in R&D and cutting-edge technology enable us to deliver high-performance skin and beauty solutions. This is the winning ticket that makes us one of the world’s most beloved consumer brands.”


Euromonitor International is the foremost provider of global business intelligence, market analysis, and consumer insights with over 50 years of conducting market research across more than 100 countries.


"Euromonitor International’s rankings represent the highest standard of global market performance, backed by rigorous, independent data and analysis,” stated Anthony Irwin, senior vice president of research at Euromonitor International. “Mary Kay’s continued leadership in direct selling beauty highlights its ability to deliver consistent value, quality, and relevance in a highly competitive global marketplace.”


Topping the charts:


In addition to the Euromonitor recognition, Mary Kay consistently earns global accolades among top global beauty companies.


In 2025 alone, Mary Kay garnered 41 beauty and industry awards around the world including being named #9 on the Forbes 2025 Best Brands for Social Impact2 list out of 3,900 brands.


In 2026, Mary Kay ranked #20 in the Women’s Wear Daily Beauty Inc.’s 2025 Top 100 Beauty Companies.


Forbes ranked Mary Kay #2 on its 2026 Best Customer Service3 list.


Global Innovation Powerhouse


Mary Kay continues to deliver high-performance skincare and color cosmetics through a combination of scientific innovation, consumer insights, and personalized service.


Mary Kay has been issued over 1,600 patents worldwide in products, technologies, and packaging.


Mary Kay’s Richard R. Rogers global Manufacturing and R&D Center in Texas can produce up to 1 million products per day.


64% of Mary Kay’s R&D scientists and 79% of Global Brand and Global Creative teams are women4.


Mary Kay’s portfolio includes award-winning and fan-favorite products such as:


TimeWise® skincare line


Clinical Solutions® advanced skincare


TimeWise® 3D Foundations (Matte and Luminous)


Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover


Ultimate Mascara™


Unlimited® Lip Gloss


Mary Kay products are sold by best-in-class Independent Beauty Consultants in 40 markets worldwide who provide personalized service to customers in person and online at www.MaryKay.com (USA), and on social and digital media channels.


Did You Know?

Economic Impact of Direct Selling by the Numbers:


Globally:


The global direct selling market is projected to reach approximately USD 815.4 billion by 2034, rising from an estimated USD 418.4 billion in 2024.5


In the U.S.:


73% of direct sellers in the U.S. are women.6


$34.7 billion in retail sales generated through direct selling activities.7


About Mary Kay


One of the original glass ceiling breakers, Mary Kay Ash founded her dream beauty brand in Texas in 1963 with one goal: to enrich women’s lives. That dream has blossomed into a global company with millions of independent sales force members in 40 markets. For over 60 years, the Mary Kay opportunity has empowered women to define their own futures through education, mentorship, advocacy, and innovation. Mary Kay is dedicated to investing in the science behind beauty and manufacturing cutting-edge skincare, color cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and fragrances. Mary Kay believes in preserving our planet for future generations, protecting women impacted by cancer and domestic abuse, and encouraging youth to follow their dreams. Learn more at marykayglobal.com. Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, or follow us on X.


About Euromonitor International


Euromonitor International leads the world in global market intelligence into industries, companies, economies and consumers. With over 50 years at the cutting edge of the industry, we blend deep human expertise with AI technology and analytics, to deliver insights that drive confident, high-stakes decisions—at speed and scale. Our global network and proprietary data empower you to unlock growth opportunities and navigate change. We have specialist teams in 16 offices around the world and a network of on-the-ground analysts in over 100 countries, providing cultural and business nuances others miss. We research 210 countries and jurisdictions and 99.9% of the world’s consumers, helping our clients to make sense of global markets.


1 “Source Euromonitor International Limited; Beauty and Personal Care 2026 Edition, value sales at RSP, 2025 Data”

2 Haniya Rae, Contributor. (April 17, 2025). “Meet America’s Best Brands For Social Impact 2025.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/haniyarae/2025/04/17/meet-americas-best-brands-for-social-impact-2025/.

3 Alan Schwarz, (October 14, 2025). “2026 Best Customer Service.” https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-customer-service/.

4 Women and Leadership Representation at Mary Kay, May 2026.

5 Tajammul Pangarkar. (March 24, 2025). Direct Selling Market to Reach USD 815.4 Billion by 2034 at 6.9% CAGR. www.news.market.us/direct-selling-market-news

6 World Federation of Direct Selling Associations. (November 2025). 2024 Global Annual Direct Selling Statistical Data Report. https://wfdsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/WFDSA-STATS-Report-2024-2025-V1.pdf

7 DSEF 2025 US Growth & Outlook Study. DSEF 2026 US Economic Impact Report.


 


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Merck Collaborates with Versant Ventures to Launch Saturnus Bio to Advance Treatments for Rare Genetic Cardiomyopathies


 DARMSTADT, Germany - 

Saturnus Bio is a next-generation precision cardiology company that utilizes targeted gene modulation to address rare mono-genetic cardiomyopathies with significant unmet need


The collaboration will augment Merck’s efforts to pursue precision medicine-defined indications


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(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Merck, a leading global science and technology company, today announced a strategic research-stage collaboration with Saturnus Bio, a Versant Ventures-founded biotech, aimed at establishing a foundational portfolio in the promising field of rare genetic cardiomyopathies. This partnership aligns with the company’s commitment to address significant unmet medical needs in rare populations through targeted treatments.


“Through our partnership with Saturnus Bio, we aim to fast track the development of innovative therapies for genetic cardiomyopathies through precision cardiology, targeting the rare population impacted by these conditions,” said David Weinreich, MD, Head of Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer, Healthcare business of Merck. “By leveraging Saturnus' expertise and cutting-edge approach, we can build upon our armed antibodies capabilities and explore novel directions to rapidly bring new, targeted treatments to patients.”


“The launch of Saturnus through a foundational partnership with Merck exemplifies Versant’s strategy of engaging with pharma to develop a new frontier of medicines in areas of important unmet medical need,” said Rick Dewey, MD, an entrepreneur-in-residence at Versant Ventures and CEO of Saturnus. “The company is in strong position to accelerate development of its pipeline of first-in-class medicines for genetic cardiomyopathies.”


The research-stage partnership entails a build-to-buy deal structure, including an upfront payment of $50 million from Merck to fund Saturnus' research activities, securing a minority equity stake in the company, as well as additional success-based preclinical milestones, supporting the development of novel drug candidates for genetic cardiomyopathy patients. Merck has exclusive rights to acquire Saturnus for a pre-determined option payment in addition to success-based earnouts.


The strategic partnership will focus on next-generation precision cardiology that utilizes targeted gene modulation to address rare mono-genetic cardiomyopathies with significant unmet need. Genetic cardiomyopathies represent a vital entry point for Merck’s cardiovascular business, addressing a significant unmet need in a market characterized by no approved therapies for genetic drivers.


Merck is committed to leveraging advanced technologies and data science to accelerate the discovery and delivery of breakthrough medicines. This partnership reinforces its broader strategy to enhance research productivity and the output of its pipeline sustainably, focusing on indications that can be derisked through proper preclinical and early clinical testing to ensure that more patients gain access to effective treatments.


About Merck


Merck, a leading science and technology company, operates across life science, healthcare and electronics. More than 62,000 employees work to make a positive difference to millions of people’s lives every day by creating more joyful and sustainable ways to live. From providing products and services that accelerate drug development and manufacturing as well as discovering unique ways to treat the most challenging diseases to enabling the intelligence of devices – the company is everywhere. In 2025, Merck generated sales of € 21.1 billion in 65 countries.


Scientific exploration and responsible entrepreneurship have been key to Merck’s technological and scientific advances. This is how Merck has thrived since its founding in 1668. The founding family remains the majority owner of the publicly listed company. Merck holds the global rights to the Merck name and brand. The only exceptions are the United States and Canada, where the business sectors of Merck operate as MilliporeSigma in life science, EMD Serono in healthcare, and EMD Electronics in electronics.


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NetApp Enhances Support for AI Workloads at Massive Scale

 SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tuesday, 23. June 2026 AETOSWire Print 


StorageGRID 12.1 delivers up to 12TB/s throughput and massive scale for AI workloads


(BUSINESS WIRE) -- NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced the release of StorageGRID 12.1, designed to help customers scale AI and other modern workloads with a federated global namespace. The new capabilities improve how data is accessed, processed, and managed across distributed environments to support AI data pipelines, data lakes, and modern object-based applications.


Organizations are contending with rapid growth in unstructured data to serve AI workloads while also managing that data across increasingly distributed hybrid environments. In its Object Storage Solutions Landscape, Q1 2026 report, Forrester notes that the rise of generative AI has pushed object storage further into an AI‑optimized data platform beyond its historical uses supporting enterprise data strategies with scalable, durable storage for unstructured data, media, and backups. The updates to NetApp StorageGRID enable organizations to leverage their object data for these emerging uses with new capabilities that simplify operations, improve performance, and reduce costs for data-intensive workloads such as AI.


“As organizations race to turn rapidly growing and distributed volumes of unstructured data into insight and action, they need infrastructure that makes data intelligent, accessible, and ready for AI,” said Sandeep Singh, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Platform at NetApp. “With StorageGRID 12.1, NetApp is extending the power of our data platform, giving customers a globally unified namespace to manage data at scale, accelerate AI and analytics workloads, and extract more value from their data wherever it lives.”


StorageGRID 12.1 enables organizations to scale AI and modern workloads across globally distributed environments with new capabilities including:


Global Federated Namespace: Customers can now operate at massive scale without rearchitecting applications or workflows with the introduction of federated namespaces. Federated namespaces enable management of multiple globally-distributed StorageGRID systems scaling up to 10 Exabytes in a single namespace.


Large Performance, Efficiency, and Data Management Improvements: Helping customers reduce compute costs and improve efficiency of modern workloads, StorageGRID 12.1 delivers up to 400 percent higher throughput compared to 12.0 depending on workload and object size. With the performance enhancements, StorageGRID can now deliver up to 12 TB/s of throughput to AI Factories. Batch operations allow customers to easily execute operations on billions of objects. New capabilities enable AI agents to easily track changes to object storage buckets since the last scan, enhancing the ability to build comprehensive AI data pipelines.


Expanded security and governance capabilities: Stronger controls for regulated environments help enable customers to accelerate innovation while protecting their data with multi-admin verification.


Recognizing NetApp among top object storage solutions, Forrester named NetApp a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Object Storage Solutions, Q2 2026. According to the report, "NetApp has a compelling vision of enterprise data infrastructure optimized for hybrid, multicloud, and sovereign use cases," and is "a strong fit for large enterprises managing distributed, regulated object estates that want to balance governance and hybrid consistency against the need for AI-native storage services." This is Forrester's inaugural Wave evaluation of the object storage market.


Additional Resources


StorageGRID Optimize Your Data with Modern Object Storage


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About NetApp


For more than three decades, NetApp has helped the world’s leading organizations navigate change – from the rise of enterprise storage to the intelligent era defined by data and AI. Today, NetApp is the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, helping customers turn data into a catalyst for innovation, resilience, and growth.


At the heart of that infrastructure is the NetApp data platform – the unified, enterprise-grade, intelligent foundation that connects, protects, and activates data across every cloud, workload, and environment. Built on the proven power of NetApp ONTAP, our leading data management software and OS, and enhanced by automation through the AI Data Engine and AFX, it delivers observability, resilience, and intelligence at scale.


Disaggregated by design, the NetApp data platform separates storage, services, and control so enterprises can modernize faster, scale efficiently, and innovate without lock-in. As the only enterprise storage platform natively embedded in the world’s largest clouds, it gives organizations the freedom to run any workload anywhere with consistent performance, governance, and protection.


With NetApp, data is always ready – ready to defend against threats, ready to power AI, and ready to drive the next breakthrough. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking enterprises trust NetApp to turn intelligence into advantage.


Learn more at www.netapp.com or follow us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.


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Bacardi Takes Full Ownership of TEELING® Irish Whiskey

 HAMILTON, Bermuda - Tuesday, 23. June 2026 AETOSWire  



Irish whiskey brand joins family-owned company’s portfolio of premium brands


(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bacardi Limited has announced the completion of a transaction that makes the family-owned company the sole owner of the Teeling Whiskey Company and the TEELING® Irish whiskey brand. Founders Jack and Stephen Teeling will remain a part of the brand, shaping its future and driving growth for the long term as strategic advisors.


Today’s announcement follows the successful relationship the two companies have enjoyed since Bacardi acquired a minority stake in the Dublin-based whiskey company in 2017. Bacardi subsequently increased its stake to become the majority shareholder in 2022.


“TEELING is the perfect fit for Bacardi,” says Mahesh Madhavan, Chief Executive Officer, Bacardi Limited. “The brand stands for quality, craftsmanship and a fearless approach to the category with fresh ideas and innovative new whiskeys. The hundreds of awards it’s received say everything about its success. There is so much long-term potential for the Irish whiskey category globally and with TEELING we are perfectly positioned to take advantage of every opportunity.”


Since Bacardi first established its relationship with the Teeling Whiskey Company, the TEELING brand has more than doubled in size and significantly grown its global presence. TEELING is now exported to more than 80 markets around the world.


“My brother and I both know that at Bacardi, TEELING is in the best possible hands,” says Jack Teeling, Co-Founder of the Teeling Whiskey Company. “Working closely with the Bacardi team over the last nine years has proven to us that as a family-owned company, Bacardi appreciates the value of everything the TEELING brand stands for and its commitment to raising the bar for Irish whiskey. Now, as TEELING and the fabulous team in Dublin fully join the Bacardi family, we are excited to see everything they will achieve in the years ahead.”


Since the Teeling Whiskey Company was founded in 2012, it’s made its mark on the whiskey world thanks to its unconventional approach to creating handcrafted, small-batch Irish whiskeys. Today, TEELING is the World’s Most Awarded Irish Whiskey*, with its exceptional quality and taste recognized by the likes of the World Whiskies Awards, the Irish Whiskey Masters, the International Wine & Spirit Competition and the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, among many others. The TEELING Whiskey Distillery, which opened its doors in 2015 as the first new distillery in Dublin for over 125 years, is a showcase for the craftsmanship behind the brand and has now welcomed over one million visitors.


*Based on World Whiskies Awards, 2019-2025


Always drink responsibly.


About TEELING Whiskey


The Teeling Whiskey Company was founded in 2012 to revive the old TEELING family trademark of Irish whiskey and bring craft distilling back to Dublin. Since then, Teeling has become the most progressive Irish whiskey company, driving innovation and offering a selection of unique handcrafted, small-batch Irish whiskeys. The Teeling Whiskey Distillery began operations in 2015, marking the first new distillery in Dublin in over 125 years, and has welcomed over one million visitors since opening. TEELING Whiskey is now exported to more than 80 different markets and has won over 650 international awards for its quality. TEELING, its trade dress and the phoenix logo are trademarks.


About Bacardi Limited


Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held international spirits company, produces, markets, and distributes spirits and wines. The Bacardi Limited portfolio comprises more than 200 brands and labels, including BACARDÍ® rum, PATRÓN® tequila, GREY GOOSE® vodka, DEWAR’S® Blended Scotch whisky, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin, MARTINI® vermouth and sparkling wines, CAZADORES® 100% blue agave tequila, and other leading and emerging brands including WILLIAM LAWSON’S® Scotch whisky, D’USSÉ® Cognac, ANGEL’S ENVY® American straight whiskey, and ST-GERMAIN® elderflower liqueur. Founded more than 164 years ago in Santiago de Cuba, family-owned Bacardi Limited currently employs approximately 8,000, operates production facilities in 10 countries and territories, and sells its brands in more than 160 markets. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited. Visit www.bacardilimited.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.


 


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Google and Energy Dome Advance Multi-Continent Energy Storage Buildout with First Bilateral Project in Ireland

 DUBLIN & MILAN - Tuesday, 23. June 2026



The 23MW/200MWh CO2 Battery project marks the first bilateral commercial agreement between the companies, relieving grid congestion, promoting energy security and accelerating a 24/7 carbon-free energy solution in Ireland and beyond


(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today Energy Dome, a leading long-duration energy storage technology developer, and Google announced their first bilateral commercial contract for a 23MW / 200MWh CO2 Battery project located in County Offaly, Ireland. The project is part of a long-term partnership the companies announced last year to deploy Energy Dome’s CO2 Battery technology at scale and advance Google’s ambition to expand access to affordable, secure and 24/7 clean energy for grids globally. This announcement is on the back of a 19 MW/200 MWh project in Arizona announced this month by Energy Dome, Google, and the local utility SRP.


This project will be developed, owned and operated by Energy Dome using its proprietary CO2 Battery technology. The technology works by using grid power to compress and store CO2, then, when power is needed, expanding the CO2 through a turbine to generate energy that is sent back to the grid.


Strengthening grid reliability and sustainability in Ireland


The Irish government has identified long-duration energy storage as a key solution for ensuring security of electricity supply, reducing system costs, and enabling Ireland’s ambitious policy framework to reach 80% renewable electricity by 2030.


Through this commercial project, Google and Energy Dome aim to establish a blueprint for how long-duration energy storage technology can contribute to an affordable, secure and clean electricity system in Ireland. By absorbing surplus energy during periods of oversupply and dispatching firm power during periods of system stress, Energy Dome’s CO2 Battery can enable smart, cost-effective utilization of the grid’s renewable energy resources to balance the system while alleviating local grid congestion bottlenecks.


Located in County Offaly in the Irish Midlands near the town of Rhode, the site is strategically located on a critical node of the Irish electric grid, with high-voltage lines serving the Greater Dublin metropolitan area. Expanding energy resources in this area of the country is essential to greater economic growth in Irish demand centers.


Developed in concert with Lumcloon Energy, a leading local developer based in the Midlands, Energy Dome’s project creates jobs and long-term community benefits from deploying its cutting-edge technology. The project is sited on a former peat-fired thermal power plant, and will provide a second life for this brownfield industrial land by repurposing it into an engine for the clean energy transition. Located near the Rhode Green Energy Park, the surrounding area has abundant energy resources, including solar and wind, which suffer from curtailment due to high congestion in the local grid. By storing energy for later dispatch, the project provides congestion relief and avoids the costly buildout of transmission lines, translating into greater affordability for all users on the grid.


Claudio Spadacini, Founder and CEO of Energy Dome, said: “We are proud to work with Google on a project that strengthens grid resilience and unlocks the path to 24/7 carbon-free energy in Ireland. This project is the first commercial bilateral deployment under the strategic partnership between our companies, which aims to develop CO2 Battery projects across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.”


Compared to most battery supply chains, which depend on lithium-ion and other critical minerals, Energy Dome’s CO2 Battery uses available and off-the-shelf components. The adoption of Energy Dome's proven technology in Ireland shows how dispatchable, long-duration energy storage can meet rising electricity demand while strengthening the country's energy security, resilience, and reliability.


“At Google, we are committed to catalyzing next-generation energy technologies to bolster grid resilience and introduce critical storage capacity to the system,” said Vanessa Hartley, Head of Google Ireland. “This milestone is a next step in our long-term partnership with Energy Dome, and will help scale their promising long-duration energy storage technology, charging ahead to an affordable, secure and clean energy future.”


The project has already secured land, planning consent, and grid connection. It has also been awarded a 10-year capacity contract by EirGrid, the State-owned transmission system operator, and is expected to come online in 2028. Energy Dome plans to develop a second 200 MWh unit at this site, establishing a long-duration energy storage hub in the Irish Midlands.


About Energy Dome


Energy Dome is a leading provider of innovative capacity solutions for utilities and AI infrastructure, powered by its patented CO2 Battery technology. The company’s proprietary system delivers cost-competitive, dispatchable capacity and 24/7 clean, reliable power using readily available materials, supporting grid reliability, energy security, and industrial competitiveness. As global electricity demand accelerates, driven by AI workloads, hyperscale computing, and the rapid expansion of data center infrastructure, Energy Dome is advancing the commercial deployment of its technology to deliver affordable, reliable, scalable, and lower-emissions power solutions for utilities, energy providers, hyperscalers, and large energy users.


About Google


Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Through products and platforms like Search, Maps, Gmail, Android, Google Play, Google Cloud, Chrome and YouTube, Google plays a meaningful role in the daily lives of billions of people and has become one of the most widely-known companies in the world. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.


 


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