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Ribbon-cutting at the 100MW/400MWh BESS project in Coolidge, Arizona. Image: NextEra Energy Resources.

Utility Salt River Project, NextEra Resources bring online 100MW retrofit BESS at Arizona PV plant

December 20, 2023
Arizona utility Salt River Project has welcomed start of operations at battery storage system installed at existing solar PV plant.
Turbines of the type to be used at the Loch Ness project. Image: Statkraft.

Statkraft acquires pumped hydro project in development near Scotland’s iconic Loch Ness

December 20, 2023
Norwegian power company Statkraft has agreed to acquire a 450MW pumped storage hydro project being developed near Loch Ness in Scotland, UK.
Illustrative rendering of a solar-plus-storage project with LG ES containerised BESS. Image: LG Energy Solution.

LG Energy Solution’s new BESS system integrator arm claims 10GWh of US orders booked already

December 20, 2023
The new system integrator arm of South Korean battery and storage system manufacturer LG Energy Solution has already racked up 10GWh of project orders in the US.
Inside FlexGen's battery lab. Yann Brandt said the company does as much work as possible in the controlled factory setting to minimise the amount of field work that goes into upgrades. Image: FlexGen.
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‘Every energy storage project’ will require regular upgrades to stay in the game

December 19, 2023
It is a “certainty” that all grid-connected energy storage systems will require upgrades to their software, although the reasons for upgrades will be varied, Energy-Storage.news has heard.
One of two large-scale BESS units built and owned by Pacifico Energy which were the first in the country to start wholesale market trading of energy. Image: Pacifico Energy.

Developer Gurin plans 2GWh battery storage project in Japan, to begin construction in 2026  

December 19, 2023
Singapore-headquartered Gurin Energy has revealed plans for a 500MW, 4-hour duration (2,000MWh) battery storage project in Japan.
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Over 4GWh of long-duration energy storage selected through tender in New South Wales, Australia  

December 19, 2023
Three utility-scale long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects have been selected for contract awards in a tender held on behalf of the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The ESO’s ultimate aim is for the Open Balancing Platform to replace the existing Balancing Mechanism and the Ancillary Services Dispatch Platform by 2027. Image: Jason Alden (National Grid).

UK’s National Grid ESO opens new platform to allow batteries ‘more active role in balancing network’

December 15, 2023
UK’s electricity system operator, National Grid ESO (ESO) this week (12 December) launched the first stage of its Open Balancing Platform.
Australian Vanadium and Primero Group team members at the new electrolyte plant in Perth, Western Australia. Image: AVL.

Australian Vanadium completes flow battery electrolyte factory in Western Australia

December 15, 2023
Construction has been completed at a factory making electrolyte for vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage systems in Western Australia
Wärtsilä's Gridsolv Quantum BESS product of the type to be used at the company's project for TECO. Image: Wärtsilä

ROUNDUP: US projects for Ormat, Wärtsilä in California & Florida, Canadian Solar launches 5MWh BESS

December 14, 2023
News in brief from around the world in energy storage, featuring Ormat Technologies, Wärtsilä and Canadian Solar.
The sector deployed 7,322MWh in Q3, 6,848MWh of which was in the grid-scale segment. Image: Wood Mackenzie

US energy storage deployments at record high but ‘multiple headwinds have emerged this year’

December 14, 2023
The US energy storage industry’s upward growth trajectory has seen another record-breaking quarter, with 2,354MW and 7,322MWh of deployments in Q3 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie.

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