Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) has been handed the title of “most volatile electricity market” in the world, with an urgent need for energy storage to mitigate that volatility.
Hitachi Energy has acquired Spanish power electronics and energy management system manufacturer Eks Energy (EKS) from battery storage system integrator Powin.
Electric power distribution company WEL Networks and developer Infratec have launched their grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) in New Zealand.
A 110MW/440MWh battery storage project in New York has been given the green light by regulators, ahead of the launch of tenders which could create a significant market opportunity in the state.
US independent power producer Clearway Energy has started commercial operations at its Daggett solar-plus-storage facility, which includes 482MW of solar capacity and 280MW of battery storage.
The energy storage subsidiary of Croatia-headquartered electric vehicle (EV) company Rimac has officially launched its modular battery energy storage system (BESS) product.