Form Energy, the US startup behind a battery technology that aims to cost-effectively provide 100-hour duration energy storage, has closed a Series F funding round.
US-based utility Chugach Electric Association has successfully commissioned a new 40MW/80MWh 2-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS) in Anchorage, Alaska.
RWE has submitted a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application with a local authority in Colorado to construct a 200MW standalone BESS using Tesla 2XL Megapacks.
In the rapidly growing but still relatively new battery energy storage sector, equipment procurement and integration for large projects presents numerous risks.
Three utilities in Wisconsin are seeking regulatory approval to acquire two solar and storage hybrid projects from Blackstone portfolio company Invenergy as part of a wider US$1.92 billion investment.
On Friday (4 October), the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced Australia as an international collaborator on its Long Duration Storage Shot initiative.
