Hecate Grid has progressed a 300MW/1,200MWh battery storage project in California, US, signing off-take contracts for its stored energy and gaining a key local authority approval.

UK-based Habitat Energy has expanded into the US power market with plans to optimise a portfolio of 60MW of BESS assets.

Fire testing of Fluence’s battery storage solution showed that thermal runaway in one ‘Cube’ would not spread fire to surrounding units.

California’s rapid transition to renewables presents challenges that energy storage can solve, write the team from Form Energy.

Ambri system commissioned at Microsoft data centre reduces the use of fossil fuels and enables ancillary service market participation.

US National Laboratory leaders talk about the importance of the right kind of storage for the grid.

Energy storage industry figures were among attendees at a White House celebration event for the Inflation Reduction Act.

Goldman Sachs and Cleanhill Partners have swooped to acquire a majority stake in EPC Power, a US manufacturer of power conversion systems.

Microsoft, Meta, Fluence and other energy storage players have founded a consortium to assess the technology’s emissions reductions.

The US market is on course to reach 13.5GWh of energy storage installations during 2022, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.