Building US domestic energy storage manufacturing capacity will require more than limiting foreign participation, writes Aaron Marks of Intertek CEA.

Renewable energy generator and retailer Flow Power has achieved financial close on a 100MW/223MWh battery storage project in Victoria, Australia.

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation has agreed a financing package for a 1GW solar PV power plant paired with 600MWh of energy storage in Egypt.  

The Australian government has expanded the nationwide Cheaper Home Batteries Program, which has seen rapid uptake from homeowners.

Finland’s largest BESS to date will need to cope with “especially challenging” operating conditions and stringent and evolving grid code requirements.

New laws went into effect last week in Queensland, Australia, that mean large-scale battery storage project applications must be dealt with at the state level.

Renewable energy companies Akuo Energy and Voltalia have begun constructing projects in French overseas territories.

Ford Motor Company’s entry into the “fiercely competitive” energy storage market is a “big strategic pivot,” but one that makes sense, ESN Premium has heard.

Global average prices for turnkey battery storage systems fell by almost a third year-over-year, with sharp cost declines expected to continue.

Waratah Super Battery developer Akaysha Energy has put the first phase of its Ulinda Park BESS project into operation in Queensland, Australia.