Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Field has received a £200 million (US$257.96 million) investment from DIF Capital Partners.

Leap, a provider of software to aggregate distributed energy resources into VPPs, has raised US$12 million equity investments.

Australian renewables and storage developer Genex Power has switched on its first battery storage project and entered a joint development agreement (JDA) with Japan’s J-Power.

Green Investment Group (GIG) and Shell Energy have announced a 200MW/400MWh battery storage project in Victoria, Australia.

Hecate Grid, an independent power producer (IPP) developing utility-scale battery storage assets, has raised US$98.9 million through lenders.

CO2 Battery company Energy Dome has won €17.5 million (US$18.5 million) in grant and equity financing from the European Innovation Council, the maximum amount available.

Anil Srivastava has vacated his position as CEO of Leclanché.

A group of former directors and executives at Recurrent Energy have launched development company with initial focus on battery storage.

Maoneng Group has received equity investment to fast track some of Australia’s biggest battery storage projects.

Australia’s government has put its support behind two major transmission projects which will increase the utilisation of renewable energy.