The government of Spain is launching €160 million (US$170 million) in grants for energy storage projects, aiming to fund 600MW of projects to go online in 2026.

Eni Plenitude, part of the large oil and gas major Eni, has put into operation a 15MW/9MWh battery storage unit in Italy.

Lithium-ion stationary battery producer Hithium is entering the European market, with its first appearance at Intersolar Europe next week.

Startup EnerVenue has won an order in Florida for 25MWh of its “uniquely differentiated” metal-hydrogen energy storage technology.

Dutch utility Eneco is planning a 50MW/200MWh battery storage project in Belgium for commissioning next year, and called for more policy action on storage from its own government in the Netherlands.

US energy storage developer Gridstor has announced the start of construction of its first project, a 60MW/160MWh BESS in California.

Investors Harmony Energy and JLEN have energised battery storage projects in the UK, while the government is considering a VAT exemption for home battery storage.

The government of Chile will launch a bill this year to procure large-scale energy storage systems for commissioning in 2026 totalling US$2 billion of investment, on top of 5GWh already being sought for 2027-28.

Australian Vanadium, targeting vertically integrated involvement in the flow battery market, has received the first payment from a government grant to support its manufacturing plans.

Norwegian ‘smart battery’ firm Hagal and China-based lithium-ion battery manufacturer Cospowers Technology have partnered to offer an energy storage solution.