The US government Department of Energy has begun implementation of a programme to support battery recycling.

Proposals for two large-scale battery storage facilities have been put before decisionmakers on New York’s Long Island.

Liquid metal battery storage startup Ambri’s technology will be demonstrated by US utility company Xcel Energy in Colorado.

Some big names have announced steps forward in their residential battery offerings.

The government of Barbados has created a national energy storage policy and sees billions of investment potential in the sector, a minister has said.

The construction of battery cell factories catering specifically for stationary energy storage means competition for supply with the EV sector will cool off in the next couple of years.

German home energy storage and virtual power plant (VPP) company sonnen and solar contractor ES Solar are expanding a Utah and Idaho VPP program to include up to 35MWh of residential batteries by the end of the year.

Gigafactory company FREYR Battery is making moves in the US market with the establishment of a technology centre in Boston and the appointment of a VP of operations there.

Fluence’s new Utah facility is part of a wider move by the company to regionalise its production closer to customer markets across the globe, a senior director of manufacturing explained to Energy-Storage.news.

Duke Energy would still choose lithium-ion for an upcoming 7.3-hour duration energy storage system in Florida if it redesigned the project today, a spokersperson told Energy-Storage.news.