Two potential game-changing developments for Brazil’s energy storage sector were announced this week by its regulator and its energy ministry.

Four large-scale BESS projects totalling a combined 2.2GWh of capacity in major EU markets can now proceed with construction following successful financing by owners OX2, R.Power, BRUC and Aukera.

The European Commission must “acknowledge the clear role of long-duration energy storage,” organisations including Energy Storage Europe and the LDES Council have urged.

US sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery startup Alsym Energy and domestic manufacturing company Re:Build Manufacturing are partnering to develop commercial-scale battery cell manufacturing capacity in the US.

NTPC Green Energy is tendering EPC contracts to develop 3,300MWh of battery storage at Khavda hybrid renewable energy park in Gujarat, India.

Owner-operator Eco Stor has secured a long-term toll with utility Next Kraftwerke for its 300MW/700MWh project in Förderstedt, Germany, one of the largest being built in the country.

Liam Critchley examines a selection of third-party technologies for preventing thermal runaway events in battery storage systems.

Akaysha Energy’s 415MW/1,660MWh Orana BESS has reached full output, with the facility now listed as operating in Australia’s NEM.

Solar PV solutions provider Nextpower has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BESS system integrator Prevalon Energy for up to US$365 million.

The European Commission has approved a €9 billion (US$10.5 billion) scheme to shore up its energy capacity, which will be open to new and existing projects including energy storage.