Three virtual power plant (VPP) programmes have been announced in California and Colorado. Two of them will use Tesla’s Powerwall battery. Another is attempting to change customer habits to save energy and money.

ESN Premium’s two-part interview with the CEO of LG Energy Solution Vertech continues, covering topics such as US customer demand and the Moss Landing fire.

Oil and gas major TotalEnergies has taken a final investment decision (FID) and started construction on a further six BESS projects in Germany, with Saft to provide the battery technology.

Fluence will use its AI-powered bidding optimisation software Mosaic to co-optimise Gentari’s 172MW Maryvale solar+BESS site in Australia.

Trump’s dampening effect on US investor sentiment could lead to a flight to quality while tariffs will cause a surge in orders this year, writes Tao Kong, managing partner of developer Luminous Energy.

Another roundup from the world of energy storage, with news from SMA, Canadian Solar’s e-Storage and Trina Storage.

LG Energy Solution has confirmed that it will manufacture the batteries for a 263MW/900MWh BESS project in Poland at its plant in Wroclaw, in the southwest of the country.

ESN Premium speaks with Ben Potter of Energy Dome about NTPC’s adoption of the startup’s long-duration energy storage technology.

Squadron Energy is seeking approval from the Australian government’s EPBC Act to develop a 1,000MWh BESS in New South Wales.

Equis Australia claims it has secured New South Wales’ first merchant BESS debt financing for a 500MWh BESS in Australia.