The early life of a battery storage asset sets the stage for a lifetime of operational success, writes Cedric Brehaut, chief product officer at PowerUp.

In this Energy-Storage.news roundup, FlexGen updates its EMS, LandGate launches a BESS site selection tool, ON.energy and Shoals target AI data centres, and Sunrun has a successful season of dispatching energy with PG&E.

Energy storage developer and system integrator Energy Vault and sodium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) startup Peak Energy have announced a 1.5GWh strategic development agreement.

Software-focused battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator FlexGen has put two utility-scale BESS projects in operation in Wisconsin and Iowa, US, totalling 700MWh.

The development of data centres has emerged as a possible lifeline for ongoing projects in the battery energy storage system (BESS) industry.

The battery storage industry’s race for higher energy density should be put into a site-level perspective, rather than focusing solely on larger cells.

One of the world’s major players in solar PV is also becoming a well-known name in the energy storage system (ESS) space.

FlexGen Power Systems (FlexGen) has bid to take over rival US system integrator Powin during the latter’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

Dedicated BESS spin-out of Mitsubishi Power Americas, Prevalon Energy’s battery energy storage system (BESS) has entered commercial operations at utility Idaho Power’s Happy Valley battery storage project.

In Texas, two companies, Energy Vault, recognised for its gravity energy storage technology, and Agilitas, known for smaller-scale projects in the Northeastern US, have put utility-scale energy storage projects in the state into operation.