Gigafactory firms Northvolt and Britishvolt have commented on news reports that economic conditions are negatively affecting their plans, in statements provided to Energy-Storage.news.
Manufacturing firm Arxada has started producing Prussian blue materials for Natron sodium-ion battery production while US-based Mitra Chem has hired EPC firm Bechtel to design its LFP cathode facility.
Developer Primergy Solar has entered into a sole battery supply agreement with lithium-ion battery manufacturer CATL for the Gemini solar-plus-storage project in Nevada, US.
Independent Power Producer (IPP) FirstLight Power will replace its Tunnel Jet peaking facility in Connecticut, US, with a battery energy storage system by 2024/25.
Vanadium flow battery company Invinity Energy Systems has sold a 1.3MWh system to Kinetic Solution for a microgrid project serving a data centre in Arizona.
The business case for developers to use large batteries at EV charging stations instead of upgrading electricity networks in the UK is now harder to make after recent changes in regulations.
A prototype system that can test and sort used battery cells for second life applications has been developed by four companies in the UK in a government-funded initiative.
