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Early concept rendering of the Vametco mini-grid's battery system. Image: Abengoa.

South Africa: 300MW liquid metal battery storage deal, financial close for flow battery mini-grid at vanadium mine

June 24, 2022
Ambri has received an order in South Africa for a 300MW energy storage system based on its proprietary liquid metal battery technology.
Ground mount solar photovoltaic (PV) modules at the Hickory Park site in Mitchell County, Georgia. Image: RWE.

RWE’s 196MW solar, 80MWh BESS project in Georgia comes online

June 24, 2022
RWE has switched on its Hickory Park project combining 195.5MW of solar PV with 40MW/80MWh of battery storage in Georgia, US.
Astoria Generating Station. New York's largest single peaker plant site has an important legacy with a dark side. It's also among the first to have a committed plan to replace some of its capacity with batteries, by owner Eastern Generation. Image: wikimedia user tim1337

Eastern Generation gets permit for 135MW battery storage at New York fossil fuel plant site

June 23, 2022
Approval has been granted for construction of a large-scale BESS at the site of an existing fossil fuel power plant in New York.
Battery storage and solar array at Google's Saint-Ghislain data centre complex in Belgium. Image: Google / Centrica Business Solutions.

Google’s 24/7 carbon-free energy deal for its California offices ‘could be replicable model’

June 23, 2022
Carbon-free energy deals signed by Google and a California community energy group could be a widely replicable model.
Ontario's installed base of energy storage today largely comprises pumped hydro and short-duration BESS assets at industrial facilities, like the one pictured above. Image: Convergent Energy + Power.

Ontario can leverage energy storage to lower costs for all electricity customers

June 22, 2022
Maximising revenue streams for energy storage at distribution network level could have a positive impact for the energy system of Ontario.
GIG is a specialist investor within Macquarie Asset Management. Image: Macquarie's Green Investment Group via Twitter.

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group in 2GW battery storage development partnership with UK’s Bluestone

June 22, 2022
Joint development agreement has been signed by Macquarie’s Green Investment Group and Bluestone Energy for up to 2GW of UK battery storage.
Major BESS projects internationally, including the Victorian Big Battery in Australia (pictured) and Zenobe's upcoming project in Scotland are providing inertia via their inverters. Image: Victoria State government.

Australia’s capacity mechanism ‘shouldn’t lock in reliance on aging and polluting generators’

June 22, 2022
A capacity mechanism for Australia’s National Electricity Market needs to catalyse investment in renewable energy and energy storage.
Aerial view of a commissioning celebration at a CBEA project implemented by PoweGen in Dokota, Niger State, Nigeria. Image: CBEA.

Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Bank of America among funders of Africa mini-grid push

June 21, 2022
Crossboundary Energy Access, an investment platform which is project financing solar-powered mini-grid projects in rural Africa, has secured US$50 million funding.
Artist's concept drawings of how VSUN's residential flow battery could look. Image: VSUN.

Australian projects trial benefits of distributed neighbourhood and flow battery energy storage

June 21, 2022
The government of Victoria, Australia, has opened a round of funding for ‘neighbourhood-scale’ battery storage.
Battery storage project in New York. Image: Convergent Energy + Power.

New York grid operator says wholesale market will drive investment in energy storage

June 20, 2022
There could be nearly 13GW of energy storage on the grid in New York by 2052, according to the state’s grid operator NYISO.

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