The US-based International Development Corporation (DFC) has provided a US$25 million loan for a solar-plus-storage project in Malawi with a 5MW/10MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

Power conversion technology provider Ampt has received an order for its String Optimizers to power a large solar-plus-storage plant with an energy capacity of 600MWh in California.

US community solar and storage provider Nexamp is providing a co-located facility as a non-wires alternative to a substation in New York state.

US solar and storage EPC and O&M company Borrego has entered into a master supply agreement (MSA) with Gotion High-Tech for the latter’s DC block battery energy storage equipment, starting in 2023.

Battery energy storage system integrator Powin has acquired EKS Energy, a provider of advanced power electronics and energy management solutions for energy storage and renewables.

Developer Terra-Gen has closed US$969 million in project financing for the second phase of Edwards Sanborn Solar-plus-Storage facility in California, which will bring it to 3,291MWh of energy storage capacity.

US National Laboratory leaders talk about the importance of the right kind of storage for the grid.

Energy storage industry figures were among attendees at a White House celebration event for the Inflation Reduction Act.

The US market is on course to reach 13.5GWh of energy storage installations during 2022, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

Gravity-based energy storage company Energy Vault is to immediately begin deploying a previously-announced 275MWh battery storage system project in California for Wellhead Electric and W Power.