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IESA president Dr Rahul Walawalkar (right) at a recent industry event. Walawalkar is also founder of the Alliance, and managing director and president at advisory group Customized Energy Solutions. Image: IESA via Twitter.

India’s Union Budget ‘supports energy storage supply chain, deployment and export potential’

February 8, 2023
“Overall we are very happy with the direction of the budget,” says Dr Rahul Walawalkar, president of the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA).
A Burns & McDonnell BESS project site in Texas. Image: Burns & McDonnell.

Year in review 2022: Energy storage EPC Burns & McDonnell

January 3, 2023
Burns & McDonnell takes part in our series of Q&A blogs looking back at 2022, and looking ahead to this year in energy storage.
An existing 'community battery' system in Western Australia. Image: Western Power.

Australia’s federal budget “finally delivers on clean energy” with near-AU$25 billion commitments

October 26, 2022
Australia’s budget includes nearly AU$25 billion for clean energy to ease cost of living pressures as well as help fight climate change.
ESS Inc's stand at RE+ 2022 in Anaheim, California. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media.

ESS Inc says 2GWh flow battery deal will enable municipal utility SMUD to derisk decarbonisation

September 22, 2022
A flow battery supply deal will accelerate a California municipal utility’s decarbonisation while derisking that process.
A Burns & McDonnell BESS project site in Texas. Image: Burns & McDonnell.

Nearly 70,000 Americans employed by battery storage industry in 2021

July 4, 2022
The number of people in the US working in battery storage continued to grow in 2021, adding nearly 3,000 jobs from the previous year.
Joe Manchin at an event with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm (left). Image: Joe Manchin's office.

Cobalt-free lithium battery gigafactory to help transition West Virginia away from coal economy

March 23, 2022
A newly-announced battery gigafactory in the US from startup SPARKZ will make batteries suitable for grid storage and will be built in the heart of Appalachian coal county in West Virginia. 
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Racism, discrimination at Buffalo plant alleged in complaint against Tesla

November 28, 2019
Tesla has come under fire for its employment practices once more, with reports of discrimination complaints laying bare worries over profitability at the firm’s very top.

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