Malaysia-based Reservoir Link has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an unnamed US-based ‘Iron Flow Long Duration Energy Storage provider’, while ESS Inc tells Energy-Storage.news it is ‘actively exploring’ opportunities in Reservoir Link’s markets.

A state-owned power company has begun the construction phase of a 35MW grid-scale battery storage project in Australia’s Northern Territory.

Powin Energy has entered a partnership with developer Akaysha Energy to deploy battery storage systems in Australia.

A 100MW/150MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) has been brought online in Queensland, Australia, by developer Vena Energy.

A real estate and infrastructure investment arm of BlackRock has committed to investing US$700 million into Akaysha Energy’s pipeline.

Australia-based zinc-bromine flow battery company Redflow, which has a market cap of nearly US$60 million, has halted stock market trading as it prepares a capital raise.

SPAC Mustang Energy PLC is increasing its effective stake in CellCube to around 25% while a company launching a vanadium mine project in Australia has injected US$3.5 million in a new flow battery maker.

Australian startup MGA Thermal has bagged around US$1 million in government funding for a 5MWh thermal energy storage project while Israel-based Brenmiller Energy has inaugurated a 1MWh unit in Brazil.

Genex Power has bought up a 2GW clean energy project which it intends to build in five stages in Queensland, Australia.

Onslow, Western Australia, is powered almost entirely by renewables, and the utility behind the project wants to roll out the technology.