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Even when BESS fires only have limited impact such as this incident at the Victoria Big Battery in Australia, they make the news, while prevented fires do not. Image: Country Fire Authority.

Tesla Megapack on fire in ‘minor incident’ at battery storage site in Australia

September 27, 2023
A fire has taken place at a battery storage project in Queensland, Australia, as it reached the final stages of its commissioning phase.
Inauguration of a hybrid solar-plus-storage project in Cameroon, which was supported with between 10% and 20% of its cost by World Bank funding. Image: Scatec / Release by Scatec.

Scatec commissions ‘pre-assembled’ solar-plus-storage projects in Cameroon

September 26, 2023
Norway-headquartered renewable energy company Scatec has brought online two solar-plus-storage hybrid resources projects in Cameroon, Africa.
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Developer GlidePath: Flexible Texas, BESS vs the incumbents and optimising market participation

September 26, 2023
Chris McKissack, CEO of GlidePath, talks to Energy-Storage.news about ERCOT’s evolution, optimisation strategies and how batteries and renewables can take on fossil fuels.
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Optimisation of energy storage assets in the US’ leading markets

September 26, 2023
With leading US energy storage markets on a phenomenal growth trajectory, the role of BESS has been highlighted by recent heatwaves.
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UK BESS: Retail bank in US$70 million debt financing, EDF secures permissions for 442MWh

September 26, 2023
Varco Energy has secured debt financing facilities from bank NatWest to fund its pipeline of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the UK.
LG Energy Solution provided battery racks to Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, California, the biggest battery storage system in the world at 3GWh capacity. Image: LG Energy Solution.

Record growth for US BESS industry, but ‘2GW impacted by supply chain, interconnection challenges’

September 25, 2023
The US energy storage industry enjoyed another quarter of record growth in Q2 2023, with 1,680MW/5,597MWh of new installations tracked by Wood Mackenzie.
Ribbon-cutting for the VRFB at Chappice Lake. Image: Invinity Energy Systems.
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Enfinite’s lithium-ion BESS projects, Elemental’s flow battery come online in Alberta, Canada

September 22, 2023
Enfinite has brought online two more battery assets in a nine-project portfolio in Alberta, Canada, while Elemental Energy has commenced operation of a large-scale vanadium flow battery system.
Kiewit's Diane Fischer speaking at the Storage Central stage at RE+ 2023 in Las Vegas, US. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media.

Lithium supply chain much improved but transformers and other components a headache for BESS industry

September 21, 2023
Prices of lithium and the battery supply chain for energy storage systems are becoming manageable once again, but lead times for transformers and other equipment have greatly extended.
Jennifer Granholm, US Energy Secretary (second from left) with West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin at the groundbreaking of Form Energy's factory. CEO Matteo Jaramillo is in the far left of the picture looking on. Image: Form Energy.

Dominion Energy in ‘innovative and timely’ pilot of long-duration energy storage technologies

September 20, 2023
Dominion Energy will pilot deployment of two novel non-lithium technologies designed for long-duration energy storage (LDES) applications.
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Fluence: US-made cells coming soon, the storage ITC boom and tackling safety head-on

September 20, 2023
Fluence president Americas John Zahurancik spoke with Energy-Storage.news at RE+ 2023 last week, discussing a broad range of industry talking points.

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Senate Finance Committee reconciliation bill draft keeps energy storage ITC, cuts solar PV, wind and EV incentives

AES completes phase one construction of largest solar-plus-storage project in the US

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California Energy Commission public information meeting for Engie BESS project draws huge interest

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The dynamics of BESS and cell supplier relationships

Fluence, Hithium, Canadian Solar BESS units undergo Large-Scale Fire Testing without flames spreading

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