European battery energy storage deployments are expected to plateau over 2024-27 due to lithium-ion scarcity whilst the continent will need 200GW by 2030 to accommodate additional renewables, according to a new report and webinar.

‘Innovative long-duration storage technology’ from Lockheed Martin will be deployed at the US Army’s Fort Carson in Colorado.

The battery industry is at risk of falling into the trap of becoming too dependent on a single ingredient.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

GE Renewable Energy will triple its solar and battery energy storage manufacturing capacity at its newly launched Renewable Hybrids factory in India by the end of 2022.

Australian renewable energy developer Edify Energy has secured project financing for three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in New South Wales totalling 150MW/300MWh.

Around 60% of new solar projects planned in US utility service areas are hybrid resources paired with storage. Recurrent Energy’s Lucas Moller explains the appeal.

Actions taken this month by the US government to support solar industry unlikely to come at the expense of support for energy storage.

New York has awarded 22 solar PV projects totalling 2.4GW of power, including six co-located sites with a combined 159MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS).

US development bank NADBank is providing a US$65.7 million loan for a co-located solar project with an 80MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Texas.