US utility Dominion Energy Virginia (DEV) is issuing a request for information (RFI) for information on long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies.

Market research firm Wood Mackenzie predicted that the US energy storage market will almost quadruple over the next six years.

NatPower and Tesla have signed a multi-year supply and execution agreement covering more than 25GWh of BESS across Italy and the UK.

Renewables developer rPlus Energies has announced start of commercial operations for the 400MW/1,600MWh Green River Energy Centre in Emery County, Utah, US.

ZincFive, a manufacturer of nickel-zinc battery systems for data centre and AI infrastructure applications, announced on 11 June that it will become publicly traded through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Spark I Acquisition Corporation.

LS Power-owned REV Renewables and US development and investment company LS Power have commissioned the Tumbleweed Energy Storage facility in Kern County, California, US.

Flower and ENGIE sign a 7-year virtual toll for 126MW in Germany, while Entrix wins optimisation rights for DRI’s 133MW Polish BESS.

Meridian’s Waiinu Energy Park has been referred for consideration under New Zealand’s Fast-track Approvals Act.

In this interview with Energy-Storage.news, Colin Koon Peng Ho of Banpu NEXT explains why policy certainty now outweighs cost in APAC battery storage investment decisions, and discusses regulatory barriers, supply chain localisation and the most attractive BESS opportunities.

South Australia’s SA1 trading region reached the NEM AU$20,300/MWh price cap twice during the evening of 21 June.