The German government has opened a public consultation on new frameworks to procure energy resources, including long-duration energy storage (LDES).

Investor Return has acquired an energy storage development platform in Germany, Swedish optimiser Flower has bought another large-scale BESS project, while Romania’s CIS Group has revealed a flurry of solar and storage projects.

Sweden-headquartered lithium-ion technology Northvolt has concluded its strategic review, revealing it is divesting or ceasing non-core activities, sharpening its focus to battery cell manufacturing and reducing its workforce.

Germany-headquartered utility and IPP RWE will build a 7.5MW/11MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Netherlands with grid-forming inertia capabilities.

BESS developer-operator Aquila Clean Energy has started building a 50MW/100MWh project in Germany, its first major one in the country.

Sports car company Porsche has deployed a 10MWh BESS at its factory in Germany using batteries from its Taycan vehicle line.

Oil and gas major TotalEnergies will build a 100MW/200MWh BESS project from Kyon Energy’s pipeline, its first project after buying the developer.

Italian renewables company Redelfi has launched an energy storage development platform in the US, while US investor Bluestar Energy Capital has entered the European market.

Energy storage fund investment manager Gore Street has released its full-year results, reiterating how internationalisation helped it weather falling revenues in the UK – though not enough to maintain its dividend level.

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) specialist The Mobility House is moving into large-scale BESS project development and optimisation in Germany, starting with a 750MW project.