Another edition of news in brief, this time from regulators in the US states of Connecticut and Oregon and flow battery maker Quino Energy.

LG ES Vertech has signed a 7.5GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project deal with Excelsior Energy Capital.

Peak Energy president and CCO Cameron Dales speaks with Energy-Storage.news about the US startup’s plans for scaling sodium-ion battery storage and cell manufacturing, sodium-ion’s advantages, and the bankability of the technology.

Lightsource bp has selected Hithium as the supplier of battery storage technology for a 222MW/640MWh solar co-located project in Queensland, Australia.  

Eolian has pulled plans for a 100MW/400MWh standalone BESS facility that was proposed for the Town of Catskill in Greene County, New York, following a drawn-out permitting process with the local planning authority.

Dallas, Texas-based independent power producer (IPP) Stellar Renewable Power has secured a Special Use Permit (SUP) to construct and operate a 1GW/4GWh BESS project co-located with a 1GW solar farm in Navajo County, Arizona.

HyperStrong, a global leader in providing energy storage solutions, launched its smart, reliable and innovative products into the US market in 2023.

Energy-Storage.news hears from the CEO of American Energy Storage Innovations (AESI), about its BESS technology, battery cell strategy, manufacturing in East Asia and the “shocking” price of manufacturing in the US and buying US-made cells.

SolarEdge has closed its utility-scale battery storage division, resulting in a layoff of roughly 12% of its total workforce.

Plans for a 400MW standalone BESS in Howard County, Indiana, proposed by Spearmint Energy faced a major setback last week.