Gore Street Capital has completed a first close for its GS EU Fund SCSp, which will target battery storage investments mainly in the European Union.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has acquired a 1GWh battery storage project in Arizona, US, from developer Strata Clean Energy.

Investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has closed funding for its Valley of Fire Fund, raising US$600 million in capital commitments from what it called “leading US and European institutional investors”.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has embarked on the first of several planned large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Australia.

Switzerland-based institutional investment group SUSI Partners has entered a development deal for two large-scale solar-plus-storage hybrid power plants in Chile.

Caban Systems, a US battery tech company offering renewable energy solutions to critical infrastructure industries, has raised US$51 million.

Norwegian renewable energy investor Magnora and the Alberta Investment Management Corporation have moved into the UK battery storage market.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

Fluence’s initial public offering (IPO) and NASDAQ Global Select Market listing could be a “landmark” event that opens doors for the energy storage and renewable energy industries, a clean energy finance expert has said. 

A new poll has identified energy storage as the most promising technology for institutional investors keen on renewable assets, amid plans by many to ramp up allocations.