We hear from two US companies which are stakeholders in both the present and future of energy storage, in this fourth and final instalment of our interview series looking back at 2021 and ahead to this year and beyond.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) established the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations in late December, a new DOE office that will help deliver on President Joe Biden’s climate plans.

The energy storage division of solar PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow has signed a 430MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) contract with Israel’s Enlight Renewable Energy. 

For this third instalment of our look back at 2021, we’ve something of a mixture of views from around the industry.

Work has been completed on the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) to have been paired with solar PV to date, with utility Florida Power & Light (FPL) holding a ceremony earlier this week. 

Ahead of a merger between the Energy Storage Association and American Clean Power Association, Energy-Storage.news speaks to the leaders of both.

EDF-owned UK battery storage developer-investor Pivot Power has started work on a 50MW/100MWh battery storage facility as part of its second Energy Superhub project.

The Victorian Big Battery, a 300MW / 450MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) in Australia, has been officially opened by the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change for the state of Victoria. 

Development has begun in Japan of a marine battery storage vessel that would be charged at sea from offshore wind and then carry the power back to land.

Wells Fargo has closed its first tax equity investment into a solar project paired with battery storage, a large-scale plant being built in New Mexico, US.