Manganese flow battery developer Certain Energy raised £10m Series A led by British Business Bank to scale MWh-class long‑duration storage for grids.
Sungrow will open a 10 GWh energy storage plant in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone with operations set for June 2027; 4 GWh is pledged to Sustainable Energy Valley.
West Virginia LDES project led by MN8, Google and Eos pairs 86MW solar with 70MW/280MWh lithium-ion and 10MW/100MWh LDES to supply PJM and support Google.
Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala said a mix beyond lithium-ion, including sodium-ion and iron-air long-duration storage, will enable grid flexibility in 5-7 years.
AEMO approved Hydrostor’s 200 MW, 1,600 MWh Silver City compressed-air storage at Potosi mine near Broken Hill, enabling local wind and solar backup.
1414 Degrees secures 100% of Aurora Energy Precinct by buying Vast Solar Aurora for $350,000; it advances a 140MW/280MWh BESS, grid access and up to 1GW
NextEnergy UK I has acquired a three-site 107MW UK BESS portfolio, with Natural Power as technical adviser reviewing operational performance.
Chiyoda and Sage Geosystems will study surface facilities for Sage’s next-generation geothermal EGS to assess equipment, costs and power potential.
Energy storage deployment concentrates in California, Nevada, Illinois, Virginia and Massachusetts, helping grid reliability with 175,000+ MWh installed.
Certain Energy raised £10 million to commercialise manganese flow batteries for grid-scale use, fund an MWh-class system in India and expand UK R&D.