Energy management solutions provider GridBeyond has raised investment to extend its capabilities for “robotic” trading of energy assets and expand internationally, the company’s CEO has said.

The spinout and change in ownership of Mitsubishi Power Americas’ energy storage activities into standalone unit Prevalon will make it as ‘nimble and fast-moving as possible’, its CEO said, while not ‘chasing market share for the sake of market share’.

EV and energy storage technology firm NHOA has commissioned a 120MWh BESS in Taiwan for parent company Taiwan Cement Group (TCC).

SSE Renewables has launched its first operative battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 50MW/100MWh. 

Mitsubishi Power Americas’ spinout BESS solution firm Prevalon has entered into a long-term supply deal with lithium-ion battery OEM Rept.

Australian energy minister Chris Bowen has said tenders for 500MW of renewable energy backed with energy storage will open in the middle of this year in Western Australia (WA).

US utility Dominion Energy is seeking proposals for solar, wind and energy storage projects in the state of Virginia.

Lithium-ion battery manufacturer CATL has launched its latest grid-scale BESS product, with 6.25MWh per 20-foot container and zero degradation over the first five years, the company claimed.

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has launched its first US BESS projects via 2022 acquisition East Point Energy, with its trading arm Danske Commodities charged with ensuring project returns.

Battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator Fluence will provide 35MW/100MWh of its technology to utility and IPP Engie for a project in the Netherlands.