The number of people in the US working in battery storage continued to grow in 2021, adding nearly 3,000 jobs from the previous year.

News in brief from around the world in Energy Storage.

As the role of coal declines and ends in Australia’s NEM, huge growth in dispatchable energy storage capacity will be needed in the mix.

FREYR Battery will go ahead with construction of its first battery gigafactory in Norway, which has announced a National Battery Strategy.

Energy storage can enhance the reliability and lower the costs of operating and maintaining Ontario’s electricity distribution network.

Matthew Lumsden, CEO Connected Energy, talks us through scaling up the business in preparation for an EV boom from 2025 onwards.

To integrate a targeted 500GW of non-fossil fuel energy onto India’s networks by 2030, at least 160GWh of energy storage will be needed.

LG will use an energy management system developed by Fractal EMS for commercial and industrial energy storage systems in the US market.

Greece-based battery manufacturer Sunlight Group has received €275 million (US$290 million) in loan financing to expand production and research.

Carbon-free energy deals signed by Google and a California community energy group could be a widely replicable model.