In this news roundup, Eos and WATTMORE; Gotion and Gamma Technologies; Middle River Power and PowerTransitions; and Electra AI and MinTech are advancing battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in the US.

Raafe Khan of Camelot Energy Group breaks down financial realities, market contradictions, and other dynamics shaping the energy storage space.

Scott Murtishaw, executive director at the California Energy Storage Alliance, discusses local opposition, safety misconceptions, and why the state’s containerised projects have proven safe.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has released a proposal for the next phase of its Garden State Energy Storage Programme (GSESP) consisting of approximately 150MW of energy storage capacity in the US state.

In this US news roundup, BESS projects in California, Arizona, and Nevada advance from EDP Renewables, Tucson Electric Power, and EDF Power Solutions North America.

Two South Korean-headquartered companies, LG Energy Solution and DeltaX are establishing battery cell factories in the US.

Energy-Storage.news speaks with Raafe Khan, head of energy storage at Camelot Energy Group, ahead of the upcoming Battery Asset Management Summit (BAMS) USA in Garden Grove, California.

Utility Appalachian Power (APCo) is seeking up to 800MW total of energy storage resources via two new requests for proposals (RFPs) in Virginia, US.

California’s Assembly Appropriations Committee advanced two virtual power plant (VPP) bills aimed at reducing energy rates in the US state.

US startup Form Energy has secured a US$750 million Series G financing round led by global investment management firm T. Rowe Price.