DOE has opened a funding opportunity for work to address gaps or weaknesses in manufacturing of solid-state and flow battery technologies.

The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development in Croatia has issued a €60 million (US$66 million) Call for Funds which seeks projects for renewables, energy efficiency and energy storage totalling 20MWh.

ACT government has partnered with developer Eku Energy to deliver its flagship Big Canberra Battery project.

An AU$120 million (US$81.34 million) government funding round has opened in Australia for community battery energy storage projects.

Suncor’s plan to recover vanadium from coke-fired boilers will receive CA$7 million (US$5.2 million) government funding.

Multiple steps forward have been taken in Ontario in the development of Canada’s largest battery storage project to date.

“Overall we are very happy with the direction of the budget,” says Dr Rahul Walawalkar, president of the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA).

Government-backed energy storage announcements continue to roll out of Queensland, with the Australian state set to begin a ‘Neighbourhood Battery’ programme.

India has committed to helping fund 4,000MWh of battery storage in its Union Budget and will come up with support mechanisms for pumped hydro.

A demonstration facility to prove out Australia’s capabilities in critical minerals processing will be built in North Queensland.