A roundup of news in brief from around the world in energy storage, with Honeywell, Wärtsilä and Iberdrola.

Startup EnerVenue has won an order in Florida for 25MWh of its “uniquely differentiated” metal-hydrogen energy storage technology.

Form Energy has raised US$450 million from investors including ArcellorMittal, bringing the startup’s total investment to US$800 million.

Startup Spearmint Energy has become the latest developer to acquire a large-scale battery storage project in Texas.

Startup Group1 is seeking to commercialise cathode materials for potassium-ion batteries, a world-first, while Northvolt is seeking to build batteries using a tree-derived carbon material lignin.

Polarium, a Swedish manufacturer of lithium-ion based battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, has been valued at over a billion dollars.

Energy-storage.news speaks with the CEO of American Battery Factory, which seeks to establish a network of LFP gigafactories.

Energy Dome has scored its first commercial licensing agreement for its carbon dioxide-based energy storage solution.

A 100MWh gravity-based energy storage system developed by Energy Vault is expected to begin construction in China in the second quarter of this year, the Swiss-American startup has claimed. 

LG Energy Solution has signed a five-year supply deal for lithium hydroxide from Germany-headquartered Vulcan Energy Resources, which aims to establish carbon emissions-free extraction facilities.