California’s rapid adoption of energy storage has been a major success, but market participation is complex and competitive, write Matt Drazenovich of TWAICE and Chris Swanson of Fullmark Energy.
Energy storage developer-operator Aypa Power, and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) have closed CA$700 million (US$512 million) for two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Ontario, Canada.
Recently, utility Xcel Energy announced it would install 30GWh of US startup Form Energy’s iron-air batteries at a data centre in Pine Island, Minnesota, owned by tech giant Google.
Global long-duration energy storage (LDES) deployment figures soared in 2025, but newer technologies risk being outcompeted by the incumbent, lithium-ion (Li-ion).
Residential energy storage startup Base Power is collaborating with utility Denton County Electric Cooperative (CoServ) to deploy 100MW of residential energy storage across North Texas, US.
Hanjung America, a subsidiary of South Korea-based battery manufacturer Hanjung NCS, will build its first US energy storage system (ESS) manufacturing facility in Huntington, Indiana, US.
Developer Avantus has closed a financing package of over US$300 million for the 100MWac/130MWdc solar, 400MWh BESS Kitt Solar and Energy Storage Project in Pinal County, Arizona, US.
Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Claire McConnell, VP business development for Redwood Materials’ energy storage business, Redwood Energy, about its recent backing from Google and Nvidia, and what it has planned next.
