Ikea stores owner Ingka Investments has partnered with developer Apex Clean Energy and system integrator Powin for a battery storage project in Texas, US, set to come online imminently.

Amp Energy has made a grid connection agreement for a large-scale battery storage project in South Australia which has been welcomed by ministers in the state’s government.

Thermal energy storage companies Kyoto Group and Brenmiller have inaugurated and won funding approval for projects in Denmark and Israel, respectively.

US-listed private equity firm KKR is to acquire joint control of UK battery storage developer Zenobē in partnership with existing investor Infracapital, according to reports.

Polarium, a Sweden-headquartered energy storage system manufacturer, has raised SEK562 million (US$48.3 million).

Developer NGEN Smart Grid Systems has completed a 10.3MW/20.6MWh standalone battery storage project in Austria, the largest in the country, it claimed.

Israel-based renewable energy firm Enlight’s US subsidiary Clēnera has signed a 20-year power purchase (PPA) with utility Arizona Public Service (APS) for a solar-plus-storage project.

Total installed battery storage capacity in the US reached 12.689GW by the end of the second quarter, S&P said.

A recent report by UK Electricity Networks Commissioner Nick Winser laid out how to halve the time needed to build up the grid infrastructure for net zero.

Proposed new ancillary service market rules could adversely impact business case for battery storage, Cornwall Insight Australia says.