The power solutions arm of manufacturing firm Volvo Group has expanded into the battery energy storage system (BESS) market, launching a sub-system product initially in the US and Europe.

Aypa Power has bought two “late-stage development” battery storage projects in Indiana, US, from Blue Steel Power.

The battery storage sector is about to enter its first ever phase of large-scale augmentations of systems as they reach 3-5 year degradation points and there are questions over how this will pan out, Burns & McDonnell told Energy-Storage.news.

Powin “very close” to announcing first US factory, company working to extend its reach into new markets including the UK.  

Ameresco has nearly completed its three-site, 2.1GWh battery energy storage system project for utility Southern California Edison.

Developer Available Power and Linxon, a joint venture between engineering firm SNC-Lavalin and Hitachi Energy, are targeting 1GW of battery storage projects in the ERCOT, Texas market.

A major upturn in US energy storage deployments is expected as a direct consequence of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Long-duration energy storage was firmly on the agenda and among the talking points of attendees at Energy Storage Summit EU in London.

Zinc battery firm Eos Energy Enterprises had a disappointing Q4 2022 with revenue falling both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter, although its orders booked and order backlog continue to grow strongly.

The battery packs stolen from the Valley Center Energy Storage project in California were decommissioned and awaiting recycling, developer Terra-Gen told Energy-Storage.news.