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.

The past week has seen thermal energy storage solution companies strike or execute on commercial deals across Norway, Greece, Israel and South Africa.

AMTE Power, a UK-based manufacturer of batteries, has said its new sodium-ion cells are close to being ready to send out into the field for testing and validation.

Lithium-ion battery factory serving EV and ESS sectors has opened in New York State which could ramp-up to 38GWh annual production capacity.

The signing of the Inflation Reduction Act by US president Joe Biden has been considered a major step forward for clean energy.

This edition of news in brief focuses on recent developments in the US distributed energy resources (DER) market.