Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) has negotiated the terms of an energy storage services agreement (ESSA) with Aypa Power, relating to offtake from a 400MW standalone BESS destined for the County of San Bernardino. 

Microsoft, Sunrock, Zurich, and AlphaStruxure are among 20 participants joining Schneider Electric to deploy community-based energy systems across the US, supporting public and private sector organisations with “innovative solutions” and financing.

Although the government in Poland has taken steps to open up its energy storage market, regulatory challenges remain.

Italian multinational energy company Eni intends to become a player in battery cell manufacturing for stationary energy storage systems.

Victoria has become the first state in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) to achieve more than 1GW of simultaneous battery storage charging.

The Australian government has granted approval for the 1.4GWh Garoo solar-plus-storage project being pursued by Jinko Power Australia.

Two developers, OCI Energy and Nexus Renewable Power have secured financing for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects located in Texas, US.

Just over 70% of the successful projects in the first window of the UK’s long-duration energy storage (LDES) scheme are using lithium-ion BESS technology.

A trio of energy storage startups: XL Batteries, Unbound Potential and Fourth Power, have raised financing for emerging flow battery and thermal storage technologies.

RWE Renewables Australia has successfully registered Australia’s first 8-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS) with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).