Being able to create a single contract for project delivery is perhaps the biggest advantage of vertically integrating battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing with system integration, according to the CEO of LG Energy Solution (LG ES) Vertech.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy has invited public comment on an initiative for tenders for 3GWh of renewable power and storage capacity.

Trina Storage’s new 10MWh battery storage product is claimed by the company to be the first in the US to include full cell-to-AC system integration from a single vendor.

The first community battery energy storage system (BESS) has been switched on as part of the ‘Power Melbourne’ initiative in Australia.

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published its 2024 Integrated System Plan (ISP) providing an updated 30-year roadmap for the transition of the National Electricity Market (NEM).

Consumers Energy, one of eight investor-owned utility (IOU) companies in the US state of Michigan, has signed a 100MW battery storage deal with developer Jupiter Power.

SCE is seeking approval from the California Public Utilities Commission of two new RA agreements covering 750MW of nameplate battery storage capacity.

Energy storage developer Pacific Green has agreed to acquire two large-scale in-development battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Poland, Europe.

Lion Storage has received a construction permit for a 347MW/1,457MW BESS project while Giga Storage hopes to start construction on a similarly sized one this year, representing a major step forward for the grid-scale energy storage market in the Netherlands.

An event on Monday (24 June) celebrated the opening of two large-scale battery storage systems in the service area of Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP), including the southwest US state’s largest project of its type to date.