For the US to create a domestic energy storage industry that can compete globally, it needs to look beyond today’s dominant technologies.

The US government Department of Energy has begun implementation of a programme to support battery recycling.

The construction of battery cell factories catering specifically for stationary energy storage means competition for supply with the EV sector will cool off in the next couple of years.

The signing of the Inflation Reduction Act by US president Joe Biden has been considered a major step forward for clean energy.

Fluence saw a 14% fall in revenue in the third quarter of its financial year, driven largely by ongoing logistics issues the company said are now easing.

The Inflation Reduction Act should accelerate current efforts to move battery cell production nearer to the US, the senior director of manufacturing for Fluence told Energy-Storage.news.

Energy storage is ready to become a key pillar of the US energy transition, writes Andy Tang of Wärtsilä Energy.

Ameresco and Southern California Edison are “working around the clock,” to deliver a 2.1GWh, three-site battery storage portfolio.

Gore Street saw its net income increase by 191% over the year to 31 March 2022, whilst the EBITDA of its operational portfolio surged 704%.

Hopes have been raised once again that US lawmakers could introduce an investment tax credit for energy storage.