Renewable energy company Arevon has secured a US$400 million loan facility from two banks for its solar and energy storage pipeline in the Midwest, Southeast and California.

High cost and material availability are the main non-technical barriers to energy storage deployment at the scale needed, according to a new report from MIT.

Another edition of our news in brief from around the world in energy storage.

Compressed air long-duration energy storage (A-CAES) solution provider Hydrostor has chosen Kiewit to provide engineering and design studies for its 500MW Willow Rock Energy Storage Center in California, US.

Global battery energy storage system integrator Fluence has revealed it is appointing a new CFO, direct from home solar and storage company SunPower, a day before its CEO change becomes effective.

New legislation in California could open pathways for easier siting of energy storage projects by making changes to zoning laws.

Increasingly, microgrids often lean on battery storage as a key component, replacing or reducing reliance on diesel and other fossil fuels.

The US government Department of Energy has begun implementation of a programme to support battery recycling.

Proposals for two large-scale battery storage facilities have been put before decisionmakers on New York’s Long Island.

Liquid metal battery storage startup Ambri’s technology will be demonstrated by US utility company Xcel Energy in Colorado.