The Poland arm of UK-based developer Harmony Energy is looking to bid in around 500MW of battery storage projects into the upcoming capacity market auction, executive director Michał Maćkowiak said.

Developer Terra-Gen will now investigate the cause of a fire at its Valley Center BESS in California, with public safety measures lifted and the incident considered “over”.

A multi-year offtake deal and technology partnership between Kore Power and Nidec were among the flurry of deals announced at RE+ last week.

Battery storage plays an important role in adding resilience to energy networks. But it should also be remembered that natural catastrophes can affect BESS resources too, writes Ross Kiddie of bespoke battery insurance company Altelium.

Suppliers of equipment to two landmark battery storage projects in Western Australia have been awarded contracts worth more than a billion dollars from the state’s government.

Inverter and BESS company Sungrow will supply a 60MW/132MWh system for an operational PV plant in Chile.

Flow battery maker Invinity Energy Systems signed a deal for the newest iteration of its product with Everdura at RE+ in Las Vegas last week.

Geothermal and battery storage firm Ormat Technologies and lithium-ion manufacturer Gotion have agreed a multi-year supply deal totalling up to 750MWh.

Fastmarkets analysts Muthu Krishna and Phoebe O’Hara look at the potential of solid-state and sodium-ion batteries to scale up and ease the pressure on lithium-ion NMC and LFP battery chemistries, which currently dominate the EV and ESS markets.

Saft, arguably one of the pioneers of large-scale battery storage in the US, is putting efforts into regaining a presence in that market.