LG Energy Solution sees lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery production to meet demand for stationary energy storage systems (ESS) in the US market as a “new growth engine” for the South Korean manufacturer.

The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has given the green light to a solar and storage project from National Grid Renewables, with a 50MW battery energy storage system (BESS).

Renewable energy developer Ameresco and EPC contractor Sunel Group will together bid on 1.5GWp of solar and energy storage projects across Europe.

It is “unacceptable” for a rural electricity supplier to use solar to prevent load-shedding, but batteries or other grid-independent electricity sources could be used, Eskom said.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has started construction on Cleve Hill Solar Park, the largest solar and energy storage project in the UK, it claimed.

Utility Xcel Energy has launched a ‘no money down’ resiliency offering for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in Minnesota.

Manufacturers should make bi-directional charging possible to allow batteries to be used as stationary energy storage, according to Senator.

The president of Chile has proposed boosting state control over its lithium reserves, sending the share prices of companies involved in the extraction industry tumbling.

ElevenEs has opened a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) gigafactory in Serbia, which it claimed is the first in Europe.

Tesla has recorded its highest storage deployments to date in the first quarter of 2023, enabled by ramp up of its factory in California.