The Township Board of Oshtemo in Michigan has voted in favour of enacting a one-year moratorium on the approval of any new BESS facilities. 

The development of data centres has emerged as a possible lifeline for ongoing projects in the battery energy storage system (BESS) industry.

Three US battery energy storage system (BESS) developers, GridStor, Flatiron, and Jupiter Power, have advanced BESS projects totalling 1.6GWh across Arizona, Massachusetts, and Michigan.

Consumers Energy and DTE Energy’s case against contractor TAES over work on a pumped hydro energy storage plant will go to court.

Energy storage developer and system integrator Energy Vault has received approval to pursue market-based participation in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) with the Calistoga Resiliency Centre (CRC).

Clean energy trade body American Clean Power Association (ACP) has released a report on energy storage market reforms for regional grid operators based on findings from the Brattle Group.

Jupiter Power and Recurrent Energy have secured a combined US$469 million financing for BESS projects in Michigan and Texas, US totalling 1GWh.

LG ES will begin production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells for stationary energy storage applications in the US this year.

Developer ESA Solar has announced successful permitting of the Salzburg Battery Storage Project, a 150MW/600MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in Midland Township, Michigan, US.

Days before Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced US$22.92 billion in loans across eight projects.