Emerging tech must prove it can outcompete the incumbent, writes Sightline Climate analyst Lukas Karapin-Springorum, outlining the state of play in LDES technology today.

The US energy storage industry is becoming better equipped to handle the policy uncertainty which has characterised the year so far, Energy-Storage.news has heard.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Ryan Hledik, Principal at the Brattle Group, and Lauren Nevitt, Senior Director of Public Policy at Sunrun, on the shaky future of California’s Demand Side Grid Support distributed storage programme.

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.

The Governor of Washington State has delayed issuing final approval of a hybrid BESS facility under development by Cypress Creek Renewables.

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced its largest-ever investment commitment, with AU$3.8 billion (US$2.5 billion) allocated to support the Marinus Link interconnector connecting the states of Tasmania and Victoria.

East Point Energy has been dealt a blow in its pursuit to construct a 150MW/600MWh BESS in Maryland.

Bahraini, Chinese, Egyptian and Emirati groups have agreed to develop a new manufacturing facility in Egypt.

Renewable energy solutions provider Sunsure Energy claims to have signed India’s first-ever fixed tariff battery storage offtake contract.