Multinational energy firm RWE has started construction on two battery storage projects totalling 220MW/235MWh in Germany.

A senior executive from the power solutions arm of manufacturing firm Volvo Group, Volvo Penta, talked Energy-Storage.news through its recent entry into the BESS market.

California governor Gavin Newsom has outlined how the state will reach 100% decarbonisation by 2045, in a policy update which put energy storage front-and-centre in enabling 24/7 clean power.

The Q2 2023 edition of our journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download, including ‘Storage & Smart Power’ by Energy-Storage.news.

Renewable energy technology firm Entech has won a framework contract in France with four public utilities to deploy 50MWh of battery storage.

Europe’s biggest battery storage system earned £2.3 million (US$2.85 million) revenues in Q1 2023.

Groundbreaking has taken place in West Virginia, US, for the factory where startup Form Energy will be mass producing batteries for long-duration energy storage (LDES) applications.

Some 710MW of battery storage came online in the US in the first three months of the year, of which around 70% was in the ERCOT, Texas market, S&P Global said.

Renewable Power Capital has tied up with Greenfield to deploy 500MW of battery storage in the UK, shortly after a similar deal with Eelpower.

Justin Rangooni, executive director of trade association Energy Storage Canada (ESC) takes us through some of the key developments to date.