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A solar and battery project Gannawarra, Victoria, completed in 2018 with some support from ARENA. Image: ARENA.

Australian large-scale battery projects compete for ARENA funding support

July 6, 2022
Nearly A$4 billion (US$2.72 billion) of battery projects in Australia are in the running to receive financial support from ARENA.
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‘Outrageous decision’: Indiana gas plants approved despite potential for cleaner alternatives

July 5, 2022
Two gas peaker plants and a gas pipeline extension have been approved by regulators in the US state of Indiana, despite concerns.
Inauguration of India's first 10MW grid-scale BESS, in 2019. Image: Tata Power.

India’s tenders mark beginning of an ‘energy storage revolution’

July 5, 2022
India is on the “cusp of a potential energy storage revolution,” according to authors of a new report on tenders launched in the country.
Rendering of the Fluence-Rich Electric project. Image: Fluence / Rich Electric.

Fluence partners with Taiwanese power electronics group for 100MW battery project

July 5, 2022
Fluence has signed a deal for its third battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Taiwan, its biggest in the region so far.
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.
Intersect Power's Athos III project in Riverside, California, which is currently under construction. Image: Intersect Power.

US developer Intersect secures US$750 million for renewables, energy storage pipeline

July 4, 2022
Intersect Power has secured US$750 million funding to take its portfolio of renewables, energy storage and green hydrogen projects beyond 8GW.
Transgrid operates high voltage lines for New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Image: Transgrid.

Transgrid: Billions of dollars in net benefit from large-scale battery projects in New South Wales

July 4, 2022
Grid-scale battery storage has emerged as the preferred option to ensure reliable electricity supplies in regions of New South Wales, Australia.
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Philippines’ SMC Global Power past halfway mark in 1,000MWh battery storage rollout – report

July 1, 2022
The first 500MWh of SMC Global Power’s battery storage portfolio has been installed.
Forecasted NEM capacity to 2050 under AEMO’s Step Change scenario. Source: AEMO.

Australia’s National Electricity Market ‘needs 46GW/640GWh of dispatchable energy storage by 2050’

July 1, 2022
As the role of coal declines and ends in Australia’s NEM, huge growth in dispatchable energy storage capacity will be needed in the mix.
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ArcLight: Legacy thermal plant sites ‘make excellent potential locations for battery projects’

June 30, 2022
ArcLight views its portfolio of existing thermal power plant assets as “excellent potential locations for battery projects”.

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