The versatility of battery storage to provide a broad range of services makes them “particularly valuable” to virtual power plants (VPPs), according to a senior advisor to the US Department of Energy (DOE).

Volvo Cars has launched a new business division focused on smart and bi-directional charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs).

Dr Alastair Martin of Flexitricity sheds light on negative energy pricing and the opportunity it represents for batteries.

Confirming reports made earlier this week, UK battery storage developer Zenobē Energy has secured c.£600 million from investment firm KKR.

Virtual power plant (VPP) projects using home batteries have been launched and extended in Texas, Vermont and California.

Xcel Energy has launched scheme in Colorado, rewarding customers for allowing utility to use battery storage to provide grid services.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the participation of aggregated home batteries in demand response programme.

Leap, a provider of software to aggregate distributed energy resources into VPPs, has raised US$12 million equity investments.

Bi-directional smart charging from The Mobility House will turn electric vehicles (EVs) from Renault into vehicle-to-grid (V2G) assets.

Another serving of news in brief from around the world in energy storage.