SUGAR LAND--January 15, 2021--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--France-based energy major Total SA (NYSE:TOT) (Paris) and 174 Power Global (Irvine, California) have announced that they are forming a joint venture to develop 12 utility-scale U.S. battery energy storage system (BESS) and solar power projects in the U.S. The projects will have a combined capacity of 1.6 gigawatts (GW) and will be transferred from 174 Power Global's development pipeline. Industrial Info is tracking $2.62 billion in U.S. renewable energy projects by both companies.