Geothermal-based energy storage company EarthBridge Energy has secured land rights to deploy its technology in Texas.

Utility Xcel Energy has received a US$20 million grant commitment from VC firm Breakthrough Energy for projects using Form Energy’s iron-air battery, while a sodium ion battery firm has secured bridge financing.

A ‘first of its kind’ microgrid will be installed at a California substation, where it will use a combination of lithium-ion batteries and green hydrogen to provide 48 hours of back up.

Element Energy’s large stock of batteries for second life energy storage are mostly LG batteries recalled from EVs in the last few years due to fire safety concerns, a source told Energy-Storage.news.

Portland General Electric has procured 400MW of BESS resources split across two large-scale projects in the Oregon utility’s service area.

We speak with Jeff Bishop, CEO of Key Capture Energy, for more developer’s eye view insights into the New York market for energy storage.

Battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator Powin has announced a 3GWh purchase agreement with China-based lithium-ion battery supplier Rept.

Thermal energy storage solution firms Brenmiller and Kraftblock have agreed to deploy large-scale commercial projects for large European utilities, totalling 9GWh and 150MWh respectively.

Clean energy trade bodies ACP, ACORE and SEIA have denounced an attempt by Republicans to roll back the Act, which has spurred unprecedented investment in the US market.

LG Energy Solution sees lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery production to meet demand for stationary energy storage systems (ESS) in the US market as a “new growth engine” for the South Korean manufacturer.