Lithium carbonate prices have started to creep back up again after coming down from 2022’s extreme highs, but the long-term outlook is one of downwards prices, research firm Fastmarkets said.

The battery manager for Sweden-based Stena Recycling Group discussed the firm’s approach to the battery market and reusing batteries for second life in an exclusive interview with Energy-Storage.news.

Senators in Maine are considering legislation to accelerate energy storage development, including a focus on who is allowed to own resources placed on transmission and distribution grids.

Developer BlueWave talked Energy-Storage.news through the opportunities for energy storage in ISO New England (ISO-NE), one of only a few markets where ancillary services are not part of the long-term value stack.

A tender will open in a few days’ time under NSW’s electricity system roadmap through which 550MW of long-duration storage could be procured.

Oneida, which will mix long-term contracted revenues with merchant risk exposure in Ontario, Canada, has reached financial close.

Italy is seeing “too many solar developers moving into storage” and issues around the spike in BESS capex costs shortly after 2022’s capacity market auction, sources told Energy-Storage.news.

At look at the fortunes, prospects and claims made by three energy storage technology firms that joined the SPAC-driven public listing wave.

BESS projects in the US need to be 40% US-made to qualify for the ITC domestic content adder, rising to 55% from 2027 onwards, the IRS has said.