Presenting the most-read news stories on Energy-Storage.news for the first half of 2023, including policy, technology and market developments shaping the industry.

Fire incidents have been reported within weeks of each other at two separate lithium-ion battery storage projects in the US state of New York.

A roundup of news in brief from around the world in energy storage, with Honeywell, Wärtsilä and Iberdrola.

Con Edison has inaugurated the largest battery storage project to date within New York City, making a tiny dent in delivering the US utility’s state-determined commitment to energy storage.

Tesvolt’s new collaboration with Denios aims to “offer extremely safe energy storage systems to customers with special safety requirements”.

Wärtsilä has revealed details of fire testing its large-scale battery storage product was put through, which the company claimed went beyond commonly accepted requirements.

Sungrow has received a Certificate of Approval (COA) in New York City for its Powertitan battery storage solution, joining just a handful of other approved products on a list produced by the city’s fire department.

Enervenue has completed UL9540A tests for its nickel-hydrogen cells, units and systems and obtained UL1973 certification.

Element Energy’s large stock of batteries for second life energy storage are mostly LG batteries recalled from EVs in the last few years due to fire safety concerns, a source told Energy-Storage.news.

Two leading developers of energy storage resources in New York explain what the industry can get excited about as the market develops – and what it should be wary of.