The battery industry is at risk of falling into the trap of becoming too dependent on a single ingredient.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

German battery energy storage system (BESS) project developer Tricera Energy has built its business using ‘second use’ battery modules from the country’s automotive sector, its COO told Energy-Storage.news.

Annual deployments of distributed energy storage connected to virtual power plants (VPP) is expected to reach 3GW by 2030, according to research firm Guidehouse Insights.

RWE’s largest battery storage project to date has entered full operations in County Monaghan, Ireland.

Vanadium redox flow battery industry poised for significant growth in the coming years according to new forecasting.

Italian startup Energy Dome has launched the first demonstrator project of its carbon dioxide-based energy storage solution, a 4MWh system in Sardinia, Italy, while also revealing Series B plans.

Pacific Green Technologies has appointed principal contractor and supplier for 99.98MW BESS project in Kent, England.

Norway-headquartered renewable energy group Statkraft is not taking the same bullish approach to Germany’s standalone utility-scale battery energy storage market as others, the company’s head of wind & solar Germany Clause Urbanke told Energy-Storage.news.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.