The government of Queensland has committed to investing in a factory in the Australian state that will make flow batteries based on iron electrolyte technology.
PV module manufacturer Trina Solar has submitted a planning application for a 660MW/2,640MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Wellesley, in the Shire of Harvey, Western Australia.
Energy Plug Technologies and the Malahat Nation have confirmed that construction has started on Canada’s first indigenous-led energy storage gigafactory in Mill Bay, British Columbia.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will guarantee a loan from U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance for a project pairing 15MW of solar PV with 70MWh of long-duration energy storage (LDES) on Tribal Lands in California.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has cleared a further 480MW of battery storage capacity for commercial operations during the month of August, according to the system operator’s most recent generator interconnection status (GIS) report published 3 September, 2024.
Investor Return has acquired an energy storage development platform in Germany, Swedish optimiser Flower has bought another large-scale BESS project, while Romania’s CIS Group has revealed a flurry of solar and storage projects.
Three-quarters of the lithium-ion battery supply chain could have exposure to forced labour, contravening US and EU laws and potentially leading to products being blocked from those markets, a report said.
Stem Inc has seen its CEO step down while Energy Vault has been warned by the NYSE over its low share price, in a double helping of unfortunate announcements from SPAC-listed energy storage firms.
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