Just over a year ago, the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act brought in what has been considered the biggest legislative action on climate seen in the US.

Total installed battery storage capacity in the US reached 12.689GW by the end of the second quarter, S&P said.

Virtual power plant (VPP) projects using home batteries have been launched and extended in Texas, Vermont and California.

Canadian Solar has reiterated guidance that it expects to ship between 1.8GWh and 2GWh of BESS equipment during 2023.

US power company Dominion Energy and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) have started construction work on a 100MW solar project at the Dulles International Airport.

Xcel Energy has launched scheme in Colorado, rewarding customers for allowing utility to use battery storage to provide grid services.

French multinational utility ENGIE has agreed to acquire the battery storage business of US developer Broad Reach Power.

Efficient and resilient energy storage systems have become vital to building a clean, secure, and reliable power grid.

Ben Lincoln, energy expert at intellectual property law firm Potter Clarkson, looks at patent filing activity in energy storage technologies outside the world of electrochemical batteries.

While the demand for third-party battery energy storage system (BESS) optimisation services looks set to grow substantially, challenges for companies specialised in offering those services remain.