On March 24, Schneider Electric and Hy Stor Energy concluded a memorandum of understanding to support the Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub (MCHH) project developed by Hy Stor Energy and its US development arm. The aims of this alliance are to address challenges that face large energy capacity and sustainability while transitioning into renewable and fossil-free energy systems. Among other provisions, Schneider Electric will supply auto-mation, safety solutions, AI optimization software, weather analysis, predictive operations, and digital energy management tools.
In November 2023, Schneider Electric invested $1.7m in the cutting-edge battery lab located in Bengaluru (Bangalore), which is equipped with modern tools as well as up-to-date safety systems and dedicated testing chambers, ensuring the strictest adherence to battery performance with regard to safety.
In July 2021 Babcock announced a deal giving it exclusive ground rights to begin negotiations towards licensing advertizable particle-based advanced thermal storage system technologies through an Intellectual Property Option Agreement with National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
In July 2021, the US department of energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory, together with Babcock & Wilcox, signed a contract on intellectual property rights granting them exclusive marketing rights for particle-based and advanced thermal energy storage technology.
In June 2021, Pearl Homes launched Cortez luxury home complexes. There are eighty-six solar-powered single-family homes fitted with Sonnen ecoLinx advanced energy storage devices in this scheme. Owners can manage their electricity consumption as well as have standby power using Sonnen ecoLinx.
In February 2021, ABB launched an innovative microgrid integrating batteries and flywheel-based storage designed to check scalability and improve power stability for approximately three hundred thousand people in Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
At Tesla’s announcement in 2021 during its partnership with PG&E, they were to build one of the largest Battery Storage Projects globally: a grid-connected lithium-ion battery facility called California Flats at Moss Landing Station worth about $100m for 182.5MW / 730MWh.
Tesla introduced the Megapack in 2021, which is a larger version of its energy storage system meant for commercial and utility-scale applications.
In 2020, LG Chem launched RESU Prime, a new line of residential energy storage systems that are compact, lightweight and easy to install.
May 2022: For an unknown sum, Bhago Mobility Solutions Private Limited, an Indian green energy business of Modern Automotive Limited, an Indian next-generation technology startup, purchased a share in Pastiche Energy Solutions (P) Ltd. Producing solid-state batteries, lithium batteries, and related products for uses including energy storage, electric mobility, military, and other industries will allow this stake acquisition to take advantage of both firms' experience in the field of advanced energy storage and green mobility.
July 2021: A deal for intellectual property rights was announced by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the United States Department of Energy and Babcock & Wilcox. It will be given exclusive marketing rights for sophisticated thermal energy storage technology and particle-based energy storage.