A roundup of long-duration energy storage (LDES) news from around the world this week.

Four battery energy storage system (BESS) units at a Microsoft data centre in Sweden from Saft have entered operation, while ABB has added ZincFive as a technology supplier for its own UPS solutions.

This year has seen major energy storage deployment plans announced by telecommunications network operators in Finland and Germany, and substantial fundraises by ESS firms targeting the segment.

Polarium, a Sweden-headquartered energy storage system manufacturer, has raised SEK562 million (US$48.3 million).

BLUETTI, a pioneering provider of energy storage products, is proud to announce its participation in RE+ 2023.

Mobile energy storage firm Nomad has won a US$9.5 million DOE grant to deploy its product in rural communities in Vermont, US.

Developer Quartux and global inverter and energy storage technology firm Sungrow have completed a 25MWh project in Mexico, one of the largest in the country.

Battery storage can give the millions of Australian households going solar “a sense of empowerment and control”.

A ‘first of its kind’ microgrid will be installed at a California substation, where it will use a combination of lithium-ion batteries and green hydrogen to provide 48 hours of back up.

German telecommunications firm Deutsche Telekom has place its second battery storage order this year, for 60MWh of systems from Intilion.