Ohio Power Siting Board has given approval to a large-scale standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project for the first time.

The US state of California is providing US$31 million for a long duration energy storage project combining vanadium flow and zinc-hybrid batteries, the first grant from a US$380 million package.

Taiwan-based Aleees will provide its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode manufacturing process technology for ICL Group’s US$400 million facility in Missouri, US.

Justin Rangooni, executive director of Energy Storage Canada, explains why hitting the country’s 2050 net zero target will be impossible without at least 8GW of energy storage by 2035.

European Union policymakers and regulators recognise that energy storage is vital to securing affordable and low carbon energy.

Anil Srivastava has vacated his position as CEO of Leclanché.

News of major project acquisitions in another busy week for the UK battery storage market.

French utility giant Engie has acquired 6GW of solar and battery storage projects from Belltown Power in the US.

A €600,000 grant from Enterprise Estonia and KredEx has been given to a pumped hydro energy storage project in the Baltic state.

Japanese petroleum firm Idemitsu has invested in a vanadium mining, processing and electrolyte production project in Australia, while two other major vanadium projects have progressed.