New York launches 1GW large-scale energy storage procurement, incorporating new fire safety requirements
Applications are invited for New York’s first competitive solicitation for a gigawatt of grid-connected energy storage facilities.
Tesla is making LFP cells for energy storage in the US this year, opens diner
Tesla energy storage division saw its highest quarterly gross profits as the company’s automotive business continued to see dampened demand.
Arevon on community engagement and combating BESS misinformation
Independent power producer (IPP) Arevon Energy CEO, Kevin Smith, speaks with Energy-Storage.news Premium about the importance of community engagement in developing BESS projects.
LG ES ramps US BESS cell production, expects boost from non-China ITC eligibility rules
LG Energy Solution (LG ES) will nearly double the production capacity of battery cells for energy storage systems (ESS) at its Michigan, US, factory by the end of 2026.
California’s largest utility PG&E signs 1.8GWh long-duration energy storage deal
California’s largest electric utility is continuing its push to establish a net-zero energy system by 2040, finalising an offtake agreement for 1.8GWh of battery storage capacity with Aypa Power.
Estuary Power’s 400MWh solar-plus-storage project powers Las Vegas casinos
Estuary Power has commenced operations of the 185MW solar, 400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) Escape project in Lincoln County, Nevada, US.
Energy storage ‘would help counter massive price spikes’ in PJM capacity auctions
Greater deployment of renewable energy and battery storage in Illinois would help mitigate soaring costs of capacity market auctions in PJM Interconnection territory.
Breaking free from lithium-ion supply chain risks: A domestic path to energy resilience for the US
Tom Sisto, CEO of US flow battery provider XL Batteries, writes that lithium-ion batteries’ dependence on a supply chain controlled almost completely by one country is a risk that could be avoided.
EDP Renewables, offtaker Ava Community Energy share tariff risk in 1GWh California BESS deals
California community choice aggregator Ava Community Energy’s new BESS offtake agreements with EDP Renewables incorporate measures to share policy risks.
LG Energy Solution, First Phosphate push forward LFP supply chain in North America
Two companies, First Phosphate and LG Energy Solution have recently begun manufacturing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in North America.
