Eesti Energia, a utility based in Estonia, will install the country’s first grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS).

The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is providing £30 million (US$37.5 million) in grants for long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects from Synchrostor, Invinity Energy Systems and Cheesecake Energy.

CMBlu Energy, the designer and maker of a proprietary organic flow battery, has won its first deal in the US since the company’s expansion into the market.

Ground operations for the aviation and space exploration sectors will be powered with the help of non-lithium battery technologies in Netherlands and Japan.

JSW Renew Energy Five has been given the official notice to go ahead with two large-scale battery storage projects it was awarded in a tender by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

Another serving of news in brief from around the world in energy storage.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is seeking proposals for non-battery energy storage projects to supplement renewable energy generation, and will cover up to 100% of project costs.

Equinor has led an investment round for a flow battery manufacturer and Uniper will carry out a megawatt-scale flow battery pilot project.

Australian startup MGA Thermal has bagged around US$1 million in government funding for a 5MWh thermal energy storage project while Israel-based Brenmiller Energy has inaugurated a 1MWh unit in Brazil.