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A competitive funding initiative launched by the government to support battery research and development will make £211 million available over the next three years.

JLEN is to fund new battery storage and biogas investments with the proceeds of a new oversubscribed £56.9 million placement.

Britishvolt has unveiled a new senior hire, with William Reynolds joining as chief financial officer.

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has unveiled its second utility-scale battery project with Harmony Energy, having closed funding and construction contracts.

A trial exploring the use of second life bus batteries for storing solar energy has been awarded £130,000 of funding.

UK battery storage developer Aceleron has received a £2 million equity investment to help further expand its operations.

BMW has announced plans to launch a stationary energy storage product for both residential and small commercial applications using the same high-voltage batteries used in i3 electric vehicles, including those repurposed from existing EVs.