The north-eastern US state of Massachusetts will introduce a procurement target for energy storage resources, with the state’s department of energy resources (DOER) collecting views from stakeholders.

US energy storage inverter manufacturer Dynapower has partnered with South Korea’s Samsung SDI to launch an integrated behind-the-meter energy storage system, featuring Dynapower’s Generation 2 MPS inverters and Samsung SDI’s E2 batteries.

The US energy regulator has opened a consultation process on the integration of energy storage into a competitive market structure.

The merger between Tesla and SolarCity has been approved by shareholders.

Energy storage designer and manufacturer SimpliPhi Power Energy has completed installing a ‘plug and play microgrid’ for an off-grid solar-plus-storage project with Pure Power in California.

The utility has integrated battery energy storage systems into California’s electricity market CAISO for the first time.

The energy storage business of German auto manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is expanding to the US market starting early 2017.

Battery manufacturer and developer NEC Energy Solutions is to supply Southern California Edison (SCE) with its first grid energy storage pilot system under a procurement programme established last year.

The North American subsidiary of international investor-owned energy supplier E.ON has begun construction on its first energy storage project.

Residential installer Sunrun has teamed up Korean battery manufacturer LG Chem, to offer solar-plus-storage systems in the US, while the battery maker also announced a partnership deal in Australia with distributor Solar Juice.