Amendments to rules for battery storage state-of-charge (SOC) in the ERCOT, Texas, market are ‘an improvement’ to the current ones but will still impact the ability of batteries to provide ancillary services, Gridmatic has said.

Independent power producer (IPP) Globeleq has brought a 19MWp, 2MW/7MWh energy storage plant in Mozambique into commercial operation.

Among highlights of All-Energy Australia were announcements from major players including Sungrow, Ingeteam and Hithium.

Huawei and BYD were among the five largest battery energy storage system (BESS) integrators globally last year, with the Chinese market going through a ‘price war’ of competition, according to research from Wood Mackenzie.

American Battery Factory has started construction on its gigafactory in Arizona, US, which will produce lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells.

Power technology firm Wärtsilä has initiated a strategic review of its energy storage and optimisation (ES&O) business, with “all potential alternatives considered” including divestment.

Boralex, EDF and Atura Power have submitted plans for BESS projects to the Town of Greater Napanee, Ontario.

UK-headquartered developer-investor Zenobē Energy and US recycling specialist Redwood Materials made the biggest VC-funded deals for energy storage companies in the first nine months of 2023.

US-made battery energy storage system (BESS) DC container solutions will become cost-competitive with those from China in 2025 thanks to incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Clean Energy Associates said.

Sweden-based developer Sustainable Energy Solutions Sweden (SENS) has signed a long-term land lease for a 15MW PV, 50MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project.