Software-focused energy storage system integrator FlexGen’s bid to acquire assets from bankrupt rival Powin has been approved in court.

US-based lithium sulfur battery firm Lyten has now acquired nearly all of the assets of failed European lithium-ion battery startup Northvolt, with this deal to buy its gigafactories in Sweden and Germany and all IP.

AES Andes, part of the US-based energy giant AES, has launched construction on two hybrid renewables-plus-storage projects in Chile with 2.2GWh of co-located BESS.

The hugely anticipated draft National Electricity Market (NEM) review report, led by Tim Nelson, has been released, outlining key market reforms with implications for energy storage.

A double-header of Poland grid-scale BESS news, with GoldenPeaks Capital entering the market with a two-project acquisition, and R.Power securing a PPA for a solar-and-storage project.

The UK had its busiest month of the year so far in July for large-scale BESS project planning consents, with over 5GW/10GWh approved.

Arevon’s Eland Solar-plus-Storage Center in Los Angeles, California, is complete, comprising 758MW of solar and 1,200MWh battery storage.

Pacific Green has inked a 10-year tolling agreement with ZEN Energy across three BESS in Australia, totalling 1.5GWh of capacity.

Construction has officially started on the 100MW/400MWh 4-hour duration Merredin battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia.

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia has reached financial close on the 250MW/500MWh Gnarwarre battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria.