A battery energy storage system (BESS) project using sodium-ion technology has entered commercial operation in Qingdao, China.

Idemitsu Kosan, Japan’s biggest petroleum producer, has launched an energy storage business and announced its first lithium battery project.

Li-Cycle, a North America-based company focused on lithium-ion battery recycling, has opened a black mass production facility in Germany.

Owner Vistra Energy has announced the completion of work to expand its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California.

Energy Vault has started commissioning its first commercial EVx gravity energy storage project in Rudong, China.

Two projects in Queensland using different flow battery technologies have been given the financial backing of the state’s government.

Japanese conglomerate Marubeni has acquired a 25MW wind and energy storage project in Wales, UK, from developer RES.

Ameresco will look for energy storage projects to own that the US clean energy solutions company can secure long-term revenues for.

A “farmer-led” utility-scale solar PV and battery storage agrivoltaics project in New South Wales, Australia, has been granted development consent.

US developer Broad Reach Power has closed US$435 million in financing to start construction on 880MW of battery storage projects in the CAISO and ERCOT markets, for 2023/24 commissioning.