Idemitsu Kosan, Japan’s biggest petroleum producer, has launched an energy storage business and announced its first lithium battery project.

Owner Vistra Energy has announced the completion of work to expand its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California.

Pre-construction activities commenced this week on Rangebank BESS, a 200MW/400MWh project in Victoria, Australia.

Summit Ridge Energy has commissioned two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in New York City which will help reduce the grid’s reliance on diesel-fueled generation.

Spearmint Energy is nearing the completion of its first project, a 150MW/300MWh battery storage system in Texas using Sungrow BESS equipment.

Ireland-headquartered long-duration energy storage (LDES) company Corre Energy has acquired its first in-development project in the US.

Ormat Technologies has signed a PPA for a California solar-plus-storage plant, shortly after announcing the start of commercial operations at two standalone battery projects.

Con Edison has inaugurated the largest battery storage project to date within New York City, making a tiny dent in delivering the US utility’s state-determined commitment to energy storage.

Neoen has appointed its construction partner for the first phase of what could be a 1GW/4GWh battery storage project in Western Australia.

Network solutions company Alcemi has been granted planning permission to develop one of Europe’s largest energy storage facilities.