New York consortium working to accelerate battery tech and manufacturing awarded US$63.7 million through the US Department of Commerce.

VFlowTech, a Singapore-based vanadium redox flow battery manufacturer, has signed an MoU with global liquid storage logistics group Advario.

Another edition of our news in brief from around the world in energy storage.

Equinor has led an investment round for a flow battery manufacturer and Uniper will carry out a megawatt-scale flow battery pilot project.

Increasingly, microgrids often lean on battery storage as a key component, replacing or reducing reliance on diesel and other fossil fuels.

The US government Department of Energy has begun implementation of a programme to support battery recycling.

FREYR Battery and Nidec intend to form a JV for the manufacture of battery storage modules and packs.

Liquid metal battery storage startup Ambri’s technology will be demonstrated by US utility company Xcel Energy in Colorado.

Some big names have announced steps forward in their residential battery offerings.

Electric vehicles have been used to help balance the grid in what has been dubbed a first for vehicle-to-grid tech in the UK.