Electriq Power CEO Frank Magnotti on how energy storage could help unlock the potential of community solar and enable more people to benefit.

The energy storage market in Italy doubled in capacity in the first half of the year, though Q2 saw the first slowdown in nine quarters and that could be repeated in H2, according to the country’s renewable energy trade body.

California-based FranklinWH Energy Storage has secured a US$25 million Series B to scale up its residential battery and energy management software offering in the US and Puerto Rico.

Virtual power plant (VPP) projects using home batteries have been launched and extended in Texas, Vermont and California.

Germany and US residential battery storage and VPP provider sonnen’s network of batteries in Germany has reached 250MWh, and will hit 1GWh in the next few years, it said.

Energy storage and energy management solutions provider Electriq Power has completed a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger.

Our mid-year series continues with a look back at all 12 Guest Blogs published during the first six months of this year.

Europe saw an 83% increase in residential battery installations in 2022, according to research firm LCP-Delta.

Bitech has received a Letter of Intent from Nam Viet Green Energy for solar, battery storage project financing and execution.

The Australian market for residential battery storage grew by an estimated 55% in 2022 from the previous year, according to SunWiz.