In this Energy-Storage.news roundup,  Hydrostor receives permitting approval for its California project, Hawaiian Electric is set to begin construction on a Maui battery energy storage system (BESS) and Peregrine and Wärtsilä advance construction of a Texas BESS.

Our selection of Guest Blogs published over the past year continues, featuring entries from July to December.

European energy independence is achievable if long-duration energy storage is factored into the mix, writes Oonagh O’Grady of Hydrostor.

Compressed air energy storage (CAES) developer Cache Power is partnering with construction company EllisDon to deliver a CAES facility in Northeast Alberta, Canada.

An energy storage agreement (ESA) between Toronto, Ontario-headquartered developer Hydrostor and California community choice aggregator (CCA) Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) is set to be amended for the third time. 

Hydrostor has secured US$55 million in funding from Export Development Canada (EDC) to advance development activities for its 200MW/1,600MWh Silver City Energy Storage Centre project in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

Emerging tech must prove it can outcompete the incumbent, writes Sightline Climate analyst Lukas Karapin-Springorum, outlining the state of play in LDES technology today.

Energy-Storage.news delves into long-duration energy storage and how it is helping shape Australia’s energy transition.

The Virginia General Assembly has passed legislation to promote new energy storage investments by the US state’s two main utilities.