Developer and operator esVolta has completed a preferred equity transaction with investor Captona for three BESS in Texas, US, while GridStor has bought a 400MWh project in Arizona.
Energy storage developer NineDot has announced the closing of a US$65 million equipment financing supporting the purchase of up to 100MW/400MWh of batteries for use in up to 20 battery storage projects across New York City, New York, US.
Speaking with Energy-Storage.news, North American lithium-ion battery recycling specialist Li-Cycle said that battery recycling will help the US become less reliant on foreign imports and “help bolster energy independence and national security.”
Developer ESA Solar has announced successful permitting of the Salzburg Battery Storage Project, a 150MW/600MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in Midland Township, Michigan, US.
UK-headquartered battery storage investor-developer Gore Street Energy Fund (GSF) has completed energisation of the 200MW/400MWh Big Rock battery energy storage system (BESS) project in California, US.
Developer-operator GridStor has acquired a battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Oklahoma, US totalling 200MW/800MWh from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES).
On the last working day before Trump’s inauguration, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced two conditional commitments and one loan closing in Puerto Rico, totalling over US$1.2 billion.
New Mexico, US utility Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) has received US$231 million from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to build hydrogen and solar facilities with long-duration energy storage (LDES).
Days before Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced US$22.92 billion in loans across eight projects.
