Newly announced funding support from ARENA is enabling the expansion of a planned large-scale battery project in New South Wales.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

Quinbrook developing A$2.5 billion ‘Supernode’ site in Queensland for storing energy and data that would include 2,000MWh of battery storage.

Enervenue has already got 5GWh of customer orders for its metal-hydrogen battery for stationary storage.

Construction has begun of a factory for long-duration flow batteries using iron and saltwater electrolyte in Queensland, Australia.

Update 7 July 2022: Eos Energy Enterprises confirmed that the additional orders from Bridgelink will be for Texas projects.

Iberdrola has commissioned a battery storage system in Ireland that will contribute to grid security as more renewables come online.

Aer Soléir has signed an investment and co-development deal for 510MW of battery storage projects in Italy with Altea Green Power.

Nearly A$4 billion (US$2.72 billion) of battery projects in Australia are in the running to receive financial support from ARENA.

Two gas peaker plants and a gas pipeline extension have been approved by regulators in the US state of Indiana, despite concerns.