In this US news roundup, CC Power signs an agreement with Hydrostor for 400MWh of its Willow Rock LDES project, PowerSecure builds microgrids in New Mexico, and ESS Inc acquires VoltStorage.

The 2026 edition of The Energy Storage Report is out now and available to download, charting the key trends, challenges and successes in the industry.

New South Wales (NSW) energy minister Penny Sharpe has directed ASL to deliver a firming capacity tender addressing forecast energy shortfalls from 2033-34.

“Australia remains a multi-gigawatt proving ground for utility-scale energy storage systems,” says Kashish Shah of Wärtsilä Energy Storage.

IPP Lydian Energy has secured US$689 million in financing for two solar projects and a battery energy storage system (BESS) project in New Mexico, Texas, and Utah, US.

The US Treasury’s interim FEOC guidance has outlined “Material Assistance” provisions, which rely heavily on existing safe harbour calculations.

Another roundup of European BESS news, but this time around portfolios, partnerships, investments, financing, optimisation and tolling in France, Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and Romania. Notable highlights are Grenergy’s 10-year BESS toll in Spain and Ingrid Capacity entering the French market.

More needs to be done to cement energy storage’s vital role in European energy resilience, writes Teresa Casacchia, head of storage at Baywa r.e.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has commenced commercial operations for the 619MWh Stage One of its Supernode battery energy storage system (BESS) project, located at the South Pine substation in Queensland, Australia.