With Australia’s federal election set for 3 May 2025, Energy-Storage.news delves into how energy storage could be impacted.

Ontario’s electricity system will be able to handle rising demand, thanks in part to new battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Equinor-owned East Point Energy has officially withdrawn plans to construct a 116MW standalone BESS in New York State.

Energy storage developer and system integrator Energy Vault has closed on US$28 million in project financing for the Calistoga Resiliency Centre (CRC) located in California, US.

The system integration arm of SMA Solar and utility RheinEnergie have partnered to deploy BESS projects in Germany, with construction about to launch on the first.

A 200MW/400MWh BESS project in China combining lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries has been put into operation.

IPP Enlight Renewable Energy has received a US$773 million debt financing for its solar-plus-storage Country Acres project located near Sacramento, California, US.

NHPC India has launched a tender for solar-plus-storage, aiming to secure 1.2GW of solar PV capacity alongside 600MW/2,400MWh of storage.

State-owned utility and power generator Eesti Energia has completed and put into commercial operation the first large-scale BESS in Estonia.

Elgin Energy has seen a 330MW solar-plus-storage site featuring a 250MW/500MWh BESS fast-tracked by the Victoria government in Australia.