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A containerised battery storage project in California, branded with Hecate Grid logo.

IPP Hecate Grid raises US$98.9 million for ‘laser-focused’ standalone energy storage deployment

February 8, 2023
Hecate Grid, an independent power producer (IPP) developing utility-scale battery storage assets, has raised US$98.9 million through lenders.
The first grid-scale battery storage project in the UK, a 6MW/10MWh system opened in 2014 as a trial of the technology's ability to provide grid services. Image: S&C Electric.

UK government urged to develop energy storage strategy this year

February 8, 2023
Energy Networks Association has called on UK government to update energy security strategy to include energy storage by the end of 2023.
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).
Coal-fired power plant in Alberta, Canada, pictured in 2017. Image: Flickr user TonyGlen14

Renewables with energy storage cost-competitive with gas in Canadian provinces

February 7, 2023
Wind and solar PV paired with energy storage cost-competitive against gas in Ontario and Alberta, according to study from Clean Energy Canada.
A CIP-invested solar PV project in Texas, US. Image: CIP.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in fresh 2GW UK solar PV and BESS development partnership

February 7, 2023
CIP and Amberside Energy have partnered to develop a 2GW portfolio of solar and battery storage projects across the UK.
Signing of documents in Baku, Azerbaijan. Image: Republic of Azerbaijan, Ministry of Energy.

Azerbaijan government signs MoU on battery storage with ACWA Power

February 7, 2023
ACWA Power and the government of Azerbaijan have signed an agreement for a battery energy storage system in the central Asian country.
Drilling for vanadium at a site in Western Australia, 2019. Image: Australian Vanadium

Australia opens public consultation on National Battery Strategy

February 7, 2023
Australia wants to leverage its position as a mining and minerals hub to capture opportunities in the battery industry.
Artist rendering of the AlphaStruxure microgrid, which will be integrated into JFK Airport's NTO. Image: AlphaStruxure.

Microgrid tech making North Carolina town and JFK Airport hub resilient to outages  

February 6, 2023
Duke Energy has installed its first solar-and-battery microgrid capable of powering an entire town in North Carolina, while a mixed technology microgrid will add resilience to a new hub at JFK Airport.
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Westbridge adds another solar-plus-storage project to 1GWh pipeline in Alberta, Canada

February 6, 2023
Utility-scale solar PV developer Westbridge Renewable Energy has kicked off development of its fifth solar-plus-storage project in Alberta, Canada.
CMBlu began pilot projects of its Organic SolidFlow brand battery systems last year, launching into the US at the start of 2023. Image: CMBlu via Twitter.

First US project for European long-duration organic flow battery maker CMBlu

February 3, 2023
CMBlu Energy, the designer and maker of a proprietary organic flow battery, has won its first deal in the US since the company’s expansion into the market.

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