Renewable energy company Arevon has secured a US$400 million loan facility from two banks for its solar and energy storage pipeline in the Midwest, Southeast and California.

Global battery energy storage system integrator Fluence has revealed it is appointing a new CFO, direct from home solar and storage company SunPower, a day before its CEO change becomes effective.

Increasingly, microgrids often lean on battery storage as a key component, replacing or reducing reliance on diesel and other fossil fuels.

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

Some big names have announced steps forward in their residential battery offerings.

German home energy storage and virtual power plant (VPP) company sonnen and solar contractor ES Solar are expanding a Utah and Idaho VPP program to include up to 35MWh of residential batteries by the end of the year.

Gigafactory company FREYR Battery is making moves in the US market with the establishment of a technology centre in Boston and the appointment of a VP of operations there.

Fluence’s new Utah facility is part of a wider move by the company to regionalise its production closer to customer markets across the globe, a senior director of manufacturing explained to Energy-Storage.news.

Duke Energy would still choose lithium-ion for an upcoming 7.3-hour duration energy storage system in Florida if it redesigned the project today, a spokersperson told Energy-Storage.news.

System integrator FlexGen will provide energy storage systems and optimisation software for a 100MW portfolio recently acquired by investment fund manager SUSI Partners from SMT Energy.