Vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) manufacturer VRB Energy intends to build two factories in China through a joint venture (JV) and one in the US through a new subsidiary.

Sungrow has agreed to supply battery energy storage system (BESS) technology to a large-scale project in Malaysia, one of Southeast Asia’s biggest projects of its type.  

Utility Puget Sound Energy has signed contracts for a solar PV project developed by Qcells and a standalone battery storage project from Brightnight and Cordelio Power in Washington, US.

Adam Shinn, Michael Cosgrave and Ross Kiddie report on efforts to mitigate the risks of thermal runaway and the future of BESS insurance.

Luigi Resta, president of rPlus Energies, discusses the developer’s efforts to be first past the post in building new pumped hydro energy storage projects in the US with ESN Premium.

Chinese battery manufacturer Rept Battero launched its North American subsidiary earlier this month with an event in Irvine, California, US.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has acquired a 1GWh battery storage project in Arizona, US, from developer Strata Clean Energy.

Renewables and energy storage developer rPlus Energies has broken ground on a solar PV plant in Utah, US, co-located with 1.6GWh of battery storage.

The government of Queensland has committed to investing in a factory in the Australian state that will make flow batteries based on iron electrolyte technology.

The German government has opened a public consultation on new frameworks to procure energy resources, including long-duration energy storage (LDES).