Enfinite has brought online two more battery assets in a nine-project portfolio in Alberta, Canada, while Elemental Energy has commenced operation of a large-scale vanadium flow battery system.

The North American arm of Italy-based energy firm Enel has secured a PPA with a Boston Properties (BXP) for part of a solar-plus-storage project in the ERCOT, Texas market, which has a 104MW BESS.

Prices of lithium and the battery supply chain for energy storage systems are becoming manageable once again, but lead times for transformers and other equipment have greatly extended.

Dominion Energy will pilot deployment of two novel non-lithium technologies designed for long-duration energy storage (LDES) applications.

CPS Energy, a municipal utility serving San Antonio, Texas, has launched a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 500MW of energy storage projects.

Fluence president Americas John Zahurancik spoke with Energy-Storage.news at RE+ 2023 last week, discussing a broad range of industry talking points.

Developer Redeux Energy Partners has enlisted Marathon Capital to sell a solar and storage portfolio with 160MW/640MWh of battery storage in the MISO and SERC grid territories. 

Developer Terra-Gen will now investigate the cause of a fire at its Valley Center BESS in California, with public safety measures lifted and the incident considered “over”.

A multi-year offtake deal and technology partnership between Kore Power and Nidec were among the flurry of deals announced at RE+ last week.

Battery storage plays an important role in adding resilience to energy networks. But it should also be remembered that natural catastrophes can affect BESS resources too, writes Ross Kiddie of bespoke battery insurance company Altelium.