Independent power producer (IPP) Arevon Energy CEO, Kevin Smith, speaks with Energy-Storage.news Premium about the importance of community engagement in developing BESS projects.

Lithium-ion battery storage system integrator Fluence and independent power producer (IPP) Invenergy will be partnering on the 475MW solar and 1,900MWh energy storage Hashknife Solar Energy Centre in Navajo County, Arizona, US.

LG Energy Solution (LG ES) will nearly double the production capacity of battery cells for energy storage systems (ESS) at its Michigan, US, factory by the end of 2026.

Estuary Power has commenced operations of the 185MW solar, 400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) Escape project in Lincoln County, Nevada, US.

CEA has recently released two battery energy storage system (BESS) reports for Q2 2025, the Energy Storage System Price Forecasting Report and the ESS Supply, Technology, and Policy Report.

Optimiser GridBeyond, over the summer, began operating the 200MW/400MWh Big Rock Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in El Centro, California, with Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF).

Three companies, Ultion Technologies, Ultium Cells and SK On have recently announced plans to begin manufacturing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in the US.

The US Department of Commerce has provisionally decided to impose anti-dumping (AD) tariffs on active anode material (AAM) product imports from China of 93.5%, bringing the total tariff on them to 160%.

Energy Dome and Alliant Energy’s 200MWh long-duration energy storage (LDES) project in Wisconsin, US, has been approved by state regulators.

Community engagement is an important part of battery energy storage system (BESS) project development. Not engaging with a community or even engaging minimally can stop a project dead in its tracks, delaying development.