The US Department of Energy (DOE) will commit US$192 million in funding towards advancing battery recycling technologies.

An Ameresco joint venture (JV) is delivering one of the biggest projects awarded a long-term contract in Ontario’s recent energy storage procurement.

Australian Vanadium, targeting vertically integrated involvement in the flow battery market, has received the first payment from a government grant to support its manufacturing plans.

A 100MW/200MWh battery storage project in Western Australia is about to begin its operational test phase ahead of commissioning.

The Australian government is funding grid inertia measurement trial at the Victorian Big Battery, aiming to develop real-time, accurate assessments of the status of the network.

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.