Zinc hybrid cathode battery and storage system maker Eos Energy Enterprises has announced a strategic partnership with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to “enhance the resilience of national defence infrastructure.”

The Port of Newcastle has become the first port in New South Wales, Australia, to be approved to safely store grid-scale lithium-ion battery storage systems.

Distributed energy resource (DER)-focused companies Sunrun and FranklinWH are expanding in California and Texas, US, respectively.

Peak Energy, ESS Tech Inc, and Unigrid have made recent announcements advancing sodium-ion energy storage technology in the US and Europe.

Independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy has closed a US$227 million financing for its operating renewable energy portfolio in Chile. 

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) development and investment company Frontier Power USA (FPUSA) has exercised its exclusive Selection Right with respect to four BESS projects from clean energy platform Stella Energy Solutions.

Switzerland-headquartered power firm Alpiq will acquire a 90% stake in UK-based BESS developer-operator Harmony Energy.

Developer New Leaf Energy withdrew its application for a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Santa Cruz County, California, US, choosing to seek approval through the California Energy Commission (CEC).

L-H Battery Company commenced lithium-ion (Li-ion) cell production at its Jeffersonville, Ohio, US plant this month, for automotive and stationary power applications.

Dutch long-duration energy storage (LDES) developer Elestor has partnered with Windpark Zeewolde to deploy a 20MW/200-800MWh hydrogen-iron flow battery storage system at what is described as Europe’s largest onshore wind farm.