Max Hall
Strata signs tolling agreement for Arizona battery, Energy Vault takes FID on Texas project
Strata Clean Energy has secured a deal for its 100 MW/400 MWh White Tank battery energy storage system (BESS), in Arizona, and Energy Vault is planning a 57 MW/114 MWh BESS in Texas.
Capstone and Eurowind plan eight-hour, 3.2 GWh battery storage project in California
Energy planning body the California Energy Commission (CEC) is considering an application for a big battery that would be operational by June 2028.
SEIA: IRA tax changes will leave energy storage in the cold
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) says a low-income tax credit “adder,” which is part of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Investment Tax Credit (ITC), will be replaced by a regime that does not apply to energy storage systems.
Lithium-ion battery market to top $400 billion in 2035
While low prices are making life difficult for manufacturers, especially outside China, demand remains strong for stationary storage and electric vehicle (EV) devices, according to IDTechEx.
Texas set for 1.35 GWh of large-scale BESS
French oil major TotalEnergies and German-owned renewables developer RWE have announced plans for five large-scale batteries in the US state.
CIP acquires 1 GWh Arizona battery, BrightNight announces 800 MWh Washington project
Two grid-scale standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) announcements in the United States have highlighted the move by utilities to use energy storage to balance their networks and cope with the inexorable advance of renewables.
U.S. Department of Energy announces $3 billion for battery manufacturing, recycling
Iron-air battery manufacturing and numerous recycling plants are among the projects to benefit from the latest round of Department of Energy (DoE) funding.
San Diego refuses call to ban battery storage projects
Battery blazes at Otay Mesa and Escondido prompted calls for a temporary halt on new sites but the local authority decided instead to extend a requirement to include details of fire safety systems as part of planning applications.
Canada in line for first Indigenous people-led battery gigafactory
The Malahat Nation, from Canada’s British Columbia province, is building a factory that will assemble Taiwanese battery cells into 1 GWh per year of battery packs for use in homes and businesses.
SolarLeaf ‘panel-level storage’ can be rolled out on commercial rooftops even easier
Energy Toolbase’s energy management system and monitoring software has been configured for use with Yotta Energy’s SolarLeaf product, which provides solar energy storage without increasing the footprint of a solar array.
