Google’s smart home division has joined a group of companies including Ford, Sunpower and Sunrun in founding a new partnership centred around scaling the market for virtual power plants (VPP).

France-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has given system integrator Nidec ASI the green light to start work on a 40MW battery storage unit in Sweden, Neoen’s first in the country.

International energy company RWE is about to take two battery storage projects virtually coupled with existing run-of-river hydroelectric plants into commercial operation in Germany.

Ncondezi Energy has secured a land agreement for its 300MW solar PV project in Tete, Mozambique.

Energy storage could be a powerful asset in facilitating transmission upgrades required for New York’s low carbon energy transition.

Exagen has submitted plans for a 500MW/1GWh battery storage project to Blaby District Council, in the Midlands region of England, UK.

Shell Energy Australia will build, own and operate a planned 500MW/1,000MWh battery storage asset at former coal plant.

Nostromo Energy is seeking an equity capital raise as part of getting a US$189 million loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy to roll out its cold energy storage solution.

New energy storage projects co-located with renewables in Spain will be eligible to have 40-65% of their investment costs covered under a government scheme launching in a week’s time.

Enel X will pilot battery storage systems at two shopping centres in Australia with commercial real estate group Vicinity Centres.