The first commercial sand-based thermal energy storage system in the world has started operating in Finland, developed by Polar Night Energy.

Whilst growing in popularity for stationary energy storage, one project developer tells Energy-Storage.news that LFP batteries deliver lower returns than NMC ones, a claim we then put to battery intelligence firm ACCURE.

Aer Soléir has signed an investment and co-development deal for 510MW of battery storage projects in Italy with Altea Green Power.

Nearly A$4 billion (US$2.72 billion) of battery projects in Australia are in the running to receive financial support from ARENA.

Energy Superhub Oxford, a project with a lithium-ion-vanadium hybrid battery energy storage system (BESS) totalling 55MW, has officially launched.

Two gas peaker plants and a gas pipeline extension have been approved by regulators in the US state of Indiana, despite concerns.

Hydrogen storage company GKN Hydrogen, gas utility SoCalGas and the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are collaborating on a new green hydrogen storage solution.

European gigafactory company Northvolt has signed a US$1.1 billion convertible note to finance the expansion of its lithium-ion battery production, ahead of a potential IPO in the next two years.

India is on the “cusp of a potential energy storage revolution,” according to authors of a new report on tenders launched in the country.

Fluence has signed a deal for its third battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Taiwan, its biggest in the region so far.