LG Energy Solution will build a cell factory with 16GWh of annual production capacity dedicated to the stationary energy storage market.

Canadian Solar doubled its energy storage shipments to 1.79GWh in 2022 although expects significant lower growth in 2023 due to transitioning its utility-scale product.

The European Commission has approved a €103 million (US$125 million) package of direct grants from the government in Romania for battery storage projects.

Developer Spearmint Energy has acquired a portfolio of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totalling 900MW in the ERCOT, Texas market, set to come online in 2025.

ESS Inc. has received UL1973 certification for the battery modules in its utility and industrial flow battery energy storage systems.

Adopting an “agile working method” without taking any shortcuts on safety or other standards was crucial to DNV testing and certifying a 200MW battery project in Singapore in “record time”.

Madison Gas and Electric has purchased a solar and battery storage plant with combined capacity of 465MW with WEC Energy Group.

A solar-plus-storage project has been commissioned in Saxony, Germany, the first in the state from the recent ‘innovation tenders’ to do so.

UK utility SSE has put £100 million (US$123 million) into its Coire Glas pumped hydro project in Scotland for pre-construction activities, but said that new policy is needed for it go to final investment decision (FID).

The European Commission support for manufacturing of clean energy technologies a “game changer” for making the battery industry competitive.