UK government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has provided US$39.67 million to five energy storage projects.

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects in the US will be able to compete for a share of “nearly US$350 million” of government funding.

Virtual power plant in Western Australia will demonstrate how distributed energy resources can help stabilise the electricity grid.

Construction has begun on battery storage project to demonstrate advanced inverter technology, in historic mining region of Broken Hill, New South Wales.

ARENA funding will support Hydrostor’s advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project in New South Wales.

UK government initiative will make $211 million (US$235 million) available over the next three years.

US government grants worth US$2.8 billion to support domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the grid announced.

Australia’s government has put its support behind two major transmission projects which will increase the utilisation of renewable energy.

Akaysha Energy has been selected for the Waratah Super Battery project in New South Wales, with Powin Energy as key equipment supplier.

California Energy Commission approved funding for solar-plus-storage microgrid project which will include Invinity’s largest flow battery to date.