US solar, wind installs lowest in three years, with only battery storage deployments growing among the three main clean energy technologies.

Riyadh-based Tdafoq Energy will distribute Indian firm Delectrik Systems’ vanadium redox flow battery products in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets and set up a manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia.

Industry should make “concrete proposals” for electricity market reforms, or risk policy and regulation continuing to fall short in valuing the role of energy storage.

Gigafactory firms Northvolt and Britishvolt have commented on news reports that economic conditions are negatively affecting their plans, in statements provided to Energy-Storage.news.

Energy storage developer Convergent Energy and Power has deployed a 4MW/8MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for Ford Motor’s engine plant in Ontario, Canada.

Ohio Power Siting Board has given approval to a large-scale standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project for the first time.

The US state of California is providing US$31 million for a long duration energy storage project combining vanadium flow and zinc-hybrid batteries, the first grant from a US$380 million package.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is seeking proposals for non-battery energy storage projects to supplement renewable energy generation, and will cover up to 100% of project costs.

Residential energy solutions provider Sunrun has been selected to develop a 17MW energy storage virtual power plant (VPP) in Puerto Rico.

Taiwan-based Aleees will provide its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode manufacturing process technology for ICL Group’s US$400 million facility in Missouri, US.