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FREYR Battery expands gigafactory plan amid pledge of support from Norway’s government

June 30, 2022
FREYR Battery will go ahead with construction of its first battery gigafactory in Norway, which has announced a National Battery Strategy.
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UK Roundup: 100MWh Wärtsilä project, US$93 million financing for Field, Westbridge gets grid connection

June 30, 2022
News in brief, from another busy week for our colleagues reporting on the UK battery storage market at Solar Power Portal.
FCAS services remain the biggest revenue stream for most BESS assets in Australia, like the Hornsdale Power Reserve (pictured). Image: Neoen.

Hornsdale Power Reserve issued with penalty for failure to deliver contingency services

June 29, 2022
Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia has been fined for breaching National Electricity Rules over a three month period in 2019.  
An existing community, or neighbourhood battey site in Western Australia. ARENA has called for systems of between 500kW and 5MW from applicants. Image: Horizon Power.

Australia ‘should adopt energy storage target, drop capacity mechanism plans’

June 29, 2022
Australia’s Clean Energy Council calls for an energy storage target, while arguing that a plans for a capacity mechanism should be scrapped.
Revenue offsets reduce cost of distribution services, according to analysis in the white paper. Image: Energy Storage Canada.

Rule changes needed ‘to let battery storage lower Ontario’s electricity network costs’

June 28, 2022
Energy storage can enhance the reliability and lower the costs of operating and maintaining Ontario’s electricity distribution network.
Boundary Power R-Series SAPS installation. Image: Boundary Power.

Western Australia putting 1,000 PV-plus-battery standalone power systems into remote and rural areas

June 28, 2022
The government of Western Australia has begun a drive to deploy at least 1,000 renewable energy off-grid power systems.
IESA's VISION 2030 report was launched at India Energy Storage Week earlier this month. Image: IESA.

IESA: India ‘needs at least 160GWh of energy storage’ to meet 2030 renewable energy target

June 27, 2022
To integrate a targeted 500GW of non-fossil fuel energy onto India’s networks by 2030, at least 160GWh of energy storage will be needed.
LG and Fractal EMS shake hands on the deal. Image: LG.

LG Electronics chooses Fractal EMS for commercial battery storage market segment

June 27, 2022
LG will use an energy management system developed by Fractal EMS for commercial and industrial energy storage systems in the US market.
Rendering of CS Energy's 200MWh Chincilla BESS project, announced by the state-owned group earlier this year. Image: CS Energy.

Queensland state budget funds battery storage buildout ‘blitz’

June 27, 2022
Queensland’s state government has identified batteries as the fastest way to add energy storage to the electricity network.
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UK’s Harmony Energy gets US$74 million debt facility from retail bank Natwest

June 24, 2022
Harmony Energy has secured a £60 million debt facility from major UK retail and commercial banking group NatWest.

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