Israel-based renewable energy firm Enlight’s US subsidiary Clēnera has signed a 20-year power purchase (PPA) with utility Arizona Public Service (APS) for a solar-plus-storage project.

UAE-based renewable energy developer AMEA Power has signed a long-term PPA with the national utility of Djibouti for a 25MW solar PV plus battery storage unit.

Developer Recurrent Energy, an arm of solar PV and ESS manufacturer Canadian Solar, has secured a 20-year agreement with a local utility for a 1,200MWh battery storage project in Arizona.

Owner Vistra Energy has announced the completion of work to expand its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California.

A state agency in Estonia has provided €5.2 million (US$5.7 million) in grants for 10 energy storage projects, including a 4MW/8MWh battery storage project from utility Eesti Energia.

Leeward Renewable Energy has signed 15-year PPA with utility Southern California Edison for a 126MW battery storage project in Kern County.

A megawatt-scale sodium-sulfur (NAS) battery demonstration project involving South Korea’s largest electric utility has gone online.

Developer Strata Clean Energy and utility Arizona Public Service (APS) have agreed a 20-year tolling agreement for a 255MW/1GWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

Utility Xcel Energy has received a US$20 million grant commitment from VC firm Breakthrough Energy for projects using Form Energy’s iron-air battery, while a sodium ion battery firm has secured bridge financing.

Work is set to begin “within weeks” on a BESS project at the site of a coal power plant in New South Wales, Australia.