A 290MW coal plant in Colombia will be entirely converted into a renewable energy site using a combination of solar PV and battery storage.

Swedish wind power pioneer Eolus has made a final investment decision (FID) on a battery storage project in California, its third in the US, with a targeted commercial operation in 2024.

Energy trader Danske Commodities will optimise a BESS for parent company Equinor, while optimisation specialist Habitat Energy will manage a large fleet for investor Gresham House.

Synergy has begun its second large-scale battery project in Western Australia as the company’s first nears its start of commercial operations.

Australian renewables and storage developer Genex Power has switched on its first battery storage project and entered a joint development agreement (JDA) with Japan’s J-Power.

Fire incidents have been reported within weeks of each other at two separate lithium-ion battery storage projects in the US state of New York.

The co-founder of new US developer Granite Source Power (GSP) discussed its for-sale 2GW ERCOT BESS pipeline including a large, 500MW project near Houston, and why it entered the market.

Metals group BASF has begun commissioning on what it claimed is the first combined battery cathode materials production and recycling plant, in Germany.

Vietnam’s VinES Energy Solutions has partnered with SolarBK to promote the integration of battery storage with rooftop solar PV.

Developer Altea Green Power is selling 2GW of battery storage projects in Italy with expected ready-to-build (RTB) status in Q2 2025 – and responded to cautionary comments about large early-stage deals.