NextEra Energy decarbonisation strategy includes eliminating all scope 1 and 2 emissions from its operations by 2045 without carbon offsets.

Solar and storage EPC and O&M provider Borrego has completed the construction of 15 solar-plus-storage projects across New York and Massachusetts totalling 169MWh, for AES Corporation.

Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy has acquired two standalone energy storage projects in development totalling 400MWh in the ERCOT, Texas market.

Novel project in development in Australia combining CSP, molten silicon thermal storage, solar PV and grid-scale BESS appears to be revived.

Global battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator Powin has sold a minority stake to Samsung Venture Investment Corporation.

Hitachi Energy will power the US’ first-ever primary vanadium source entirely from renewable energy in a partnership with Nevada Vanadium.

KORE Power will provide batteries for a 20MWh battery storage project under development between ABB and UK green energy supplier Ecotricity.

Sembcorp is building 200MWh of battery storage systems on Singapore’s Jurong Island, home to much of the country’s industrial activity.

The battery industry is at risk of falling into the trap of becoming too dependent on a single ingredient.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.