The US Department of Energy Loan Programs Office has committed US$504 million to a 300GWh hydrogen storage project in Utah and another US$107 million to a graphite facility in Louisiana.
Renewable energy developer ZEN Energy has taken on responsibility for a 600-800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Western Australia while the regional government is funding a downstream graphite facility project for battery applications at the same location.
The German energy storage market continued to be dominated by the residential segment in 2021 although utility-scale battery revenues grew by nearly six times year-on-year, according to new figures from the national storage association.