At World Smart Energy Week in Japan last week CATL, Jinkosolar and Sungrow exhibited battery storage products.

Norwegian firms Morrow Batteries and Eldrift have announced a non-binding offtake agreement for 1.5GWh of Morrow’s lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.

Electriq Power, a US provider of battery storage solutions, has secured a deal that could be worth more than US$300 million.

European Commission’s categorisation of energy storage technologies in the Net Zero Industry Act is a “huge victory,” one source said.

Connecticut utilities Eversource, and UI and a quasi-state bank have together launched the next 100MW tranche of a programme aimed at incentivising 580MW of customer-sited energy storage projects.

Australian Vanadium has secured a site and progressed the design and development of a flow battery electrolyte facility in Western Australia.

The US energy storage sector deployed 4.8GW in 2022, close to the combined amount installed in 2020 and 2021.

Initial reaction to the European Commission’s proposal on Electricity Market Design reform has been largely positive.

European Commission (EC) strategy puts energy storage as cornerstone of a decarbonised and secure energy system for the EU.

This edition of news in brief from around the world in energy storage focuses on virtual power plant action in the US.