National Grid Renewables has signed a 140MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with chocolate makers The Hershey Company.

UK government initiative will make $211 million (US$235 million) available over the next three years.

US government grants worth US$2.8 billion to support domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the grid announced.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of a grant of US$2.5 million to the government of Mozambique for feasibility studies into a floating solar PV farm and up to 10 energy storage systems.

Tesla continues to sell battery storage systems faster than it can make them, reporting record-high quarterly deployments in Q3 2022.

Maoneng Group has received equity investment to fast track some of Australia’s biggest battery storage projects.

Renewable energy developer Alight is adding a 2MW/2MWh battery system to a 12MW solar park in Sweden, creating the largest solar-plus-storage project in the country.

Australia’s government has put its support behind two major transmission projects which will increase the utilisation of renewable energy.

Developer Primergy Solar has entered into a sole battery supply agreement with lithium-ion battery manufacturer CATL for the Gemini solar-plus-storage project in Nevada, US.

A roundup of energy storage news from Europe and South Africa, with Neoen, RWE and Bushveld / CellCube announcing major projects.