Welcome to another edition of hot takes, snap analysis, gossip and of course, valuable insights from the LinkedIn feeds of energy storage and electricity insiders.
A US battery storage pilot sponsored by tech giant Google has demonstrated how batteries can capture surplus renewable energy and deliver it during hours with greater fossil generation.
Developer-operator MN8 Energy, zinc hybrid cathode battery and storage system maker Eos Energy Enterprises, and tech giant Google are backing a multi-technology renewables project on the PJM grid in the US.
ESN Premium speaks with Ben Potter at CO2 Battery startup Energy Dome about the company’s latest project with Google and why the market is turning in favour of long-duration energy storage (LDES).
Energy Dome is advancing a 10-hour CO2 Battery project in Arizona, with SRP and Google, while Invinity announces the sale of North America’s largest VRFB, in California.
Virtual power plant (VPP) operator and distributed energy resource (DER) platform Voltus and tech giant Google have signed a three-year 100MW agreement for the PJM region in the US.
In this US news roundup, updates on solar-plus-storage projects from Google and DTE Energy, Sunraycer, Invenergy and SRP, Idemitsu Renewables, and Clēnera.
Google has finalised its acquisition of US renewable energy developer Intersect Power, as part of its plan to power its data centre expansions in the US.
Iron flow battery company ESS Tech Inc highlighted its recent partnership with Google and the acquisition of VoltStorage GmbH, as profitability remained out of reach in 2025.
