Ormat Technologies begins commercial operations at 320MWh California BESS
Geothermal and battery storage firm Ormat Technologies’ 80MW/320MWh Shirk battery energy storage system (BESS) in Visalia, California, US, has reached commercial operation.
US sodium-ion startup Peak Energy piloting 3.1MWh system at RWE Wisconsin lab
According to a representative from sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery energy storage system (BESS) startup Peak Energy, the company will pilot a 3.1MWh system at Energy firm RWE’s Eastern Wisconsin, US lab.
New York leads US in BESS moratoriums, recent data shows
New York, US is leading the country in battery energy storage system (BESS) moratoriums, with 97 moratoriums in place, according to renewables service provider Carina Energy.
Google completes US$4.75 billion Intersect Power acquisition, initial focus on California & Texas solar-plus-storage
Google has finalised its acquisition of US renewable energy developer Intersect Power, as part of its plan to power its data centre expansions in the US.
Flow battery startup ESS Tech Inc looks to acquisitions, big-name US partnerships for hope in future profitability
Iron flow battery company ESS Tech Inc highlighted its recent partnership with Google and the acquisition of VoltStorage GmbH, as profitability remained out of reach in 2025.
US BESS industry is ‘primed for years of growth’: Enertis Applus+ on financing storage in the FEOC era
Energy-Storage.news speaks to Willliam Lauwers, head of technology, BESS, at consulting, engineering and quality control firm Enertis Applus+, ahead of the upcoming Energy Storage Summit USA.
US Roundup: Over US$2 billion of financing updates from Arevon, Primergy and Gridstor
In this US news roundup, we have financing updates for GridStor, Arevon, and Primergy, related to energy storage projects in Texas, California, and Nevada, respectively.
What makes a ‘priority market’ for scaling long-duration energy storage?
The LDES Council’s policy team discusses the role of policy and markets in scaling long-duration energy storage globally with ESN Premium.
BESS asset operation in CAISO is complex, but lean teams can leverage advanced analytics
California’s rapid adoption of energy storage has been a major success, but market participation is complex and competitive, write Matt Drazenovich of TWAICE and Chris Swanson of Fullmark Energy.
RWE brings online four BESS projects in 13GW US clean energy portfolio
Energy firm RWE added 2GW to its US operating capacity in 2025, bringing its total operational capacity to nearly 13GW across the country.
