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.

Project claimed to be the first of its kind in the US, utilising the highest temperature thermal storage tech in the world has gone online.

The second life energy storage market is about to enter a consolidation phase, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Energy tells Energy-Storage.news.

ESS Inc ended 2022 with nearly 800MWh of annual production capacity for its iron flow battery, although had a relatively poor last financial quarter with just US$15,000 in revenue.

Zinc battery firm Eos Energy Enterprises had a disappointing Q4 2022 with revenue falling both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter, although its orders booked and order backlog continue to grow strongly.

Microsoft’s project to equip a data centre with a ‘grid-interactive’ battery storage system shows “what is possible”.

Deutsche Telekom has announced the first battery energy storage system installation in a 300MWh rollout in Germany, with Norwegian firm Pixii the technology provider.

Stem Inc has posted close to a 200% increase in revenues in both its fourth quarter and full-year financial results for 2022.

Suncor’s plan to recover vanadium from coke-fired boilers will receive CA$7 million (US$5.2 million) government funding.