With Europe set to reach 789.2GWh of lithium-ion battery gigafactory production by 2030, what does the US need to do to keep up?

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments has signed a solar and battery energy storage system PPA totalling 200MWac/400MWh with a local utility.

Energy-storage.news caught up with executives from two long-duration flow battery energy storage providers, ESS Inc. and Invinity Energy Systems, at the Energy Storage Summit 2022.

Legislation supporting clean energy in Massachusetts with a heavy focus on offshore wind looks set to go into law.

Borrego has chosen Powin Energy as supplier of battery storage, with the pair signing an 800MWh supply agreement.

Eni New Energy US has bought a large-scale battery storage project in development in Texas from developer Baywa r.e.

Utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) installations in the US grew 196% to 2.6GW in 2021 but overall clean power installations fell 3%, according to the latest annual figures from the trade body American Clean Power Association (ACP). 

Energy storage industry executives have urged US legislators to swiftly reach a consensus on the Build Back Better Act, with a strong emphasis on introducing the investment tax credit (ITC) for standalone storage. 

Microinverter supplier Enphase Energy posted strong Q4 2021 results last week that saw strong revenue growth, following high demand for its IQ microinverters and a 53% jump in orders of its IQ batteries compared with Q3 2021, despite supply chain constraints.

Renewables developer Solariant Capital and energy investor Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure (DEI) are collaborating to develop a portfolio of US solar and energy storage projects.