rPlus Energies has submitted a Final License Application for a 900MW/9GWh pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant in Wyoming, a milestone reached by only six projects in the past 20 years.
A total of US$92 billion has been invested in the US battery supply chain since Biden took office in January 2021, including recent projects announced by ICL and Rhyolite.
Investment firms Castlelake and Gore Street Capital have acquired respective battery storage projects in the ERCOT, Texas market totalling nearly 600MW of storage capacity.
TAE Technologies, a company involved in developing nuclear fusion technologies, has launched a subsidiary focusing on stationary energy storage and electric transport.
Gigawatt-hours of used EV batteries are now hitting the market, and California-based Element Energy claims it has the ideal BMS platform to scale second life energy storage technology.
