Microsoft will be the latest big tech player to use battery storage at data centres which will provide grid flexibility services.

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.