The New York State Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group has recommended changing the state fire code to better manage risks associated with battery storage systems installed in the US state.

A bill aimed at creating a pilot programme to incentivise energy storage deployment in New Jersey has advanced through the US state’s legislature after senators voted in its favour.

Energy storage developer and operator Enfinite has put the final three BESS projects, totalling 60MW, of a nine-project portfolio into operation in Alberta, Canada.

Attorney Seth Hilton discusses “a new dynamic for energy storage resources” around resource adequacy in California’s CAISO market.

Utility and independent power producer (IPP) Engie has started construction on a BESS project in Chile with a 5-hour duration.

While more energy-dense BESS units mean packing more into smaller footprints, they may have additional implications for noise and fire safety, a developer source told Energy-Storage.news.

Wärtsilä’s energy storage division saw a 20% year-on-year increase in sales and a 31% increase in order intake from 2022 to 2023, with the company board in mid-consideration of the business unit’s future.

This Friday Briefing focuses on New York’s fight to get rid of dangerous peaker plants, and getting battery storage manufacturing right.

Sunrun has published the results of its Peak Power Rewards system, which saw residential solar systems deployed amongst its customers provide an average of 27MW of power to the California electric grid for 90 consecutive days.

The amount invested in energy storage soared globally during 2023, while battery manufacturing will require the biggest share of spending among clean energy technologies by 2030 to achieve net zero.