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FCAS services remain the biggest revenue stream for most BESS assets in Australia, like the Hornsdale Power Reserve (pictured). Image: Neoen.

Australian tech billionaire Cannon-Brookes’ battery storage fund achieves first closing

February 27, 2023
Infradebt has made the first close of a fund dedicated to investing in large-scale battery storage projects around Australia.
Rendering of Trina Storage's Elementa BESS solution. Image: Trina Storage corporate video screenshot.

Trina Storage developing battery storage EMS as ‘must-have’ aspect of strategy  

February 24, 2023
Trina Storage is developing an energy management system (EMS) as a major strategic priority for its business.
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Planning approval for ‘Super Battery’ to replace coal power plant in New South Wales, Australia

February 23, 2023
Planning approval has been given for Waratah Super Battery in Australia to help fill gap in energy supply from a retiring coal power plant.
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1.29GW of battery storage wins contracts in UK’s T-4 Capacity Market auction

February 23, 2023
The UK’s T-4 Capacity Market auction has cleared in its third round at a record high of more than double the previous record high price.
A Microsoft data centre in Ireland (pictured) is serving as a test bed for adding lithium-ion battery storage to UPS equipment, with Google also undertaking a similar project in Belgium. Image: Microsoft.

Microsoft wants to replicate ‘proven’ data centre battery storage project worldwide

February 22, 2023
Microsoft’s project to equip a data centre with a ‘grid-interactive’ battery storage system shows “what is possible”.
Tunnelling work at a recently completed hydropower project in Portugal featuring 880MW of PHES. Image: Iberdrola

India’s Ministry of Power issues guidelines for pumped hydro energy storage

February 22, 2023
Ministry of Power has issued guidelines for the adoption of PHES as a key technology for India’s renewable energy ambitions.
Hill Farm, one of Zenobe Energy's BESS projects in the UK. Image: Zenobe.

UK’s Zenobē Energy gets US$285 million financing, starts 300MW BESS project in Scotland

February 21, 2023
Zenobē Energy has started construction of a 300MW/600MWh battery energy storage project in Blackhillock, Scotland.
Highview Power's liquid air energy storage (LAES) commercial demonstrator in England, UK. Image: Highview Power.

Diversifying a US$200 billion market: The alternatives to Li-ion batteries for grid-scale energy storage

February 21, 2023
The global need for grid-scale energy storage will rise rapidly in the coming years as the transition away from fossil fuels accelerates.
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‘Urgent need’ for Australia to invest in long-duration energy storage, says AEMO

February 21, 2023
Australia has an “urgent need” for long-duration energy storage, along with new generation resources and transmission infrastructure.
A TransAlta hydroelectric dam. Image: TransAlta via Twitter.

Canada’s TransAlta buys 50% stake in 4.8GWh Alberta pumped hydro project

February 20, 2023
TransAlta has acquired a 50% stake in an early-stage development pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Alberta.

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