The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has made a conditional commitment for a loan to long-duration energy storage (LDES) developer and operator Hydrostor of up to US$1.76 billion.

Ofgem, the UK’s energy market regulator, is considering raising the minimum duration of technologies eligible for a long-duration energy storage (LDES) support scheme.

Installation work has started on a compressed air energy storage project in Jiangsu, China, claimed to be the largest in the world of its kind.

As the year draws to a close, we look back at some of the brilliant Guest Blog contributions published on Energy-Storage.news in the last 12 months.

As we welcome the end of another exciting, if sometimes challenging year, here are the most-read news stories on Energy-Storage.news for 2024.

HES systems like the Anker SOLIX X1 help balance power use and generation, providing a stable power source during the holiday season—while serving as backup power during unexpected outages to keep the festivities uninterrupted.

Another edition of news in brief, this time from regulators in the US states of Connecticut and Oregon and flow battery maker Quino Energy.

Eos Energy Enterprises has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with FlexGen Power Systems to develop a fully integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) solution using Eos’ zinc batteries and Flexgen’s Energy Management System (EMS).

Engie has signed an ‘energy storage as a service’ contract with technology provider Energy Dome for a long-duration energy storage (LDES) project in Sardinia, Italy.