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Grid-scale battery boom as US quarterly installs go up 32%, pipeline grows 45% year-on-year

August 8, 2023
The US saw roughly triple the amount of grid-scale battery storage installed in the second quarter of this year as it did in the preceding quarter, in megawatt terms.
Representatives of the companies as the agreements were signed, standing with Indonesia Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs Deputy for Infrastructure and Transportation Coordination, Rachmat Kaimuddin (third from left). Image: Vena Energy

Suntech, Powin and Rept Battero sign up for Vena Energy’s Indonesia clean energy ‘hybrid megaproject’

August 8, 2023
Framework agreement signed between developer Vena Energy and suppliers to a cross-border clean energy ‘hybrid megaproject’ in Indonesia.
Schematic of the BESS business, with three Hitachi departments/subsidiaries involved. Image: Hitachi.

CATL joint venture orders Hitachi Energy BESS for grid-scale project in Japan

August 7, 2023
Construction is set to begin on a battery storage project in Japan through JV involving CATL with utility Shikoku Electric Power.
Australian energy minister Chris Bowen (left) visiting battery storage manufacturer Gelion's premises. Image: Gelion.

Australia seeks public input on tenders for dispatchable renewables generation and storage

August 7, 2023
Australia has opened a public consultation for scheme widely expected to be a game changer in rollout of clean energy technologies.
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August 4, 2023
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Tennessee county enacts 6-month moratorium on battery storage development

August 3, 2023
Development of grid-scale battery storage has been halted in Jefferson County, Tennessee, after a ruling by County Commissioners.
Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia, Canada. Coal represented 51% of total electricity generation in the province in 2019. Image: Flickr user Tony Webster.
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Nova Scotia: Energy storage key to Canadian province’s transition away from coal

August 3, 2023
Nova Scotia is putting expansion of electricity storage capacity as a key pillar of its transition away from coal-fired electricity generation.
Schematic of the new JV business. Image: RENOVA Inc.

Japanese oil major Idemitsu’s energy storage JV launches with 15MW BESS project

August 3, 2023
Idemitsu Kosan, Japan’s biggest petroleum producer, has launched an energy storage business and announced its first lithium battery project.
Electriq Power home battery storage units in a customer garage. Image: Electriq Power.

‘Software-centric’ home battery company Electriq Power gets NYSE listing

August 2, 2023
Energy storage and energy management solutions provider Electriq Power has completed a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger.
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.

Moss Landing: World’s biggest battery storage project is now 3GWh capacity

August 2, 2023
Owner Vistra Energy has announced the completion of work to expand its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California.

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