European policymakers appear to have a blind spot when it comes to energy storage and its role in the transition away from fossil fuels.

Buyers of energy storage solutions (ESS) in Germany do not yet see a need for flow batteries for medium duration storage, an ESS provider tells Energy-Storage.news, with many set on the potential of green hydrogen.

The US Department of Energy Loan Programs Office has committed US$504 million to a 300GWh hydrogen storage project in Utah and another US$107 million to a graphite facility in Louisiana.

Energy-storage.news catches up with Thomas Cornell, Senior VP Energy Storage Solutions at Mitsubishi Power Americas about the company’s energy storage market activity, strategy and future plans.

Californian investor-owned utility San Diego Gas & Electric has released its decarbonisation roadmap study.

A 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system comprising Tesla Megapacks will be built by a state-owned power company in Queensland.

Endesa Generación Portugal, part of Enel, has been award the connection rights to develop a renewable energy project combining solar, wind, green hydrogen and a 168.6MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to replace the country’s last coal station.

The European Commission’s plan to lower dependency on Russian gas imports needs to focus on pairing renewable energy with energy storage.

Andy Lycett, Sungrow’s country manager for the UK and Ireland, on the trends that might shape the industry in the years to come. 

The community of the Daintree Rainforest region in Queensland, Australia, will host a “world-leading renewable microgrid”.