Minnesota-based independent power producer (IPP) Lydian Energy has made its official launch with a portfolio of 1.75GW of solar and battery storage projects in the US.

AES Corporation has brought into commercial operation one of several large-scale renewable energy and battery storage projects in its development portfolio in Hawaii.

The BESS industry is looking at ways to leverage the 45x tax credit for domestic cell manufacturing in the US, with the domestic content investment tax credit (ITC) bonus still unclear.

In a new series, ESN Premium looks at measures being taken to reduce fire safety risks associated with battery storage systems.

The US state of Maryland will require utilities to allow electric vehicles (EVs) with bidirectional chargers to connect to the distribution grid after new legislation was passed last week.

Battery technology startup Alsym Energy is keeping the exact chemistry of its product under wraps for the time being, the company has confirmed to Energy-Storage.news.

Developer and operator EsVolta has secured a US$185 million senior secured credit facility for its US battery energy storage system (BESS) project pipeline.

Investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has closed funding for its Valley of Fire Fund, raising US$600 million in capital commitments from what it called “leading US and European institutional investors”.

US-based startups Torus and Alysm Energy have raised a combined US$145 million to scale up their non-lithium energy storage technology businesses.

The government of Estonia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for what would be the Eastern European country’s first pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) facility.