Gigafactory firms Northvolt and Britishvolt have commented on news reports that economic conditions are negatively affecting their plans, in statements provided to Energy-Storage.news.

Energy storage developer Convergent Energy and Power has deployed a 4MW/8MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for Ford Motor’s engine plant in Ontario, Canada.

The US state of California is providing US$31 million for a long duration energy storage project combining vanadium flow and zinc-hybrid batteries, the first grant from a US$380 million package.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is seeking proposals for non-battery energy storage projects to supplement renewable energy generation, and will cover up to 100% of project costs.

Taiwan-based Aleees will provide its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode manufacturing process technology for ICL Group’s US$400 million facility in Missouri, US.

Microgrid projects in the US states of Washington and Maryland combining battery storage, solar and vehicle-grid integration have gone online.

European Union policymakers and regulators recognise that energy storage is vital to securing affordable and low carbon energy.

News of major project acquisitions in another busy week for the UK battery storage market.

SRP has signed deals for two large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) that bring the Arizona utility to 800MW of energy storage.