The US Department of Energy (DOE) has cancelled a US$200 million grant application from lithium-ion battery firm Microvast, which rejected any links to the Chinese government.

Energy Vault secured 2.8GWh of project orders in the first quarter of 2023 and revealed that it has invested in Kore Power, the US lithium-ion battery and BESS firm, though booked revenues fell 75%.

Gravitricity has partnered with firms in the US and Germany to deploy its gravity energy storage solution while Energy Vault has provided an update on its China project.

The UK’s battery energy storage market will grow to 24GW by the end of the decade and account for almost 9% of all global capacity installations, energy research firm Rystad Energy said.

CATL has committed to a carbon neutrality plan, identifying five ‘key links’ in its value chain to implement emissions reduction measures.

Tesla will start producing Megapacks, its utility-scale energy storage product, from a new plant in Shanghai from Q2 2024.

Canadian Solar doubled its energy storage shipments to 1.79GWh in 2022 although expects significant lower growth in 2023 due to transitioning its utility-scale product.

Gotion High-Tech has continued recent moves into new markets across Asia, signing a deal with Japan’s Edison Power.

Energy Vault has confirmed its increased guidance for 2022, posting US$146 million in revenue of which two-thirds came in Q4.