Two energy storage topics appeared to come up in conversation more than any other at the first day of RE+: US domestic content and the race for energy density increases.

Tech giant Google has announced a partnership with utility SRP to help accelerate the commercialisation of non-lithium long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology.

California community choice aggregator (CCA) Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) and independent power producer NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) have agreed on the terms of a flexible offtake agreement relating to a 115MW/460MWh standalone BESS. 

Fidra Energy has secured £1 billion for the largest BESS in the UK, while EDF and Elements Green have agreed a toll for a 720MWh system.

Major BESS route-to-market (RTM) deals have been announced in Poland, by Greenvolt and Entrix, and in Italy, by Zelestra and BKW.

Chinese lithium-ion OEM Hithium and system integrator BOS Power have signed a supply agreement for 3GWh of BESS deployments in the Nordic region.

With RE+ bringing thousands of energy storage professionals to Las Vegas this week, here are some announcements that have hit the Energy-Storage.news desk.

South Korean company SK On has entered the US BESS market with LFP batteries, securing a supply contract with Flatiron Energy Development.

ESN Premium speaks with Chris McKissack, CEO of developer Fullmark Energy, on issues affecting the US market today and the company’s transition from its legacy business model.

Argentina has awarded 667MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) in its first tender under the AlmaGBA scheme.